{"id":3314,"date":"2026-04-08T20:38:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=3314"},"modified":"2026-04-08T20:38:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:38:52","slug":"homemade-easy-cheesy-pizza-pockets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/homemade-easy-cheesy-pizza-pockets\/","title":{"rendered":"Homemade Easy Cheesy Pizza Pockets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Homemade Easy Cheesy Pizza Pockets\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 can refrigerated crescent roll dough <strong>or<\/strong> pizza dough<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup pizza sauce<\/li>\n<li>1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese<\/li>\n<li>20\u201324 slices pepperoni (optional)<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon olive oil or melted butter<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon dried oregano or Italian seasoning<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Preheat the oven<\/strong> to 375\u00b0F (190\u00b0C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prepare the dough<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>If using crescent dough, separate into rectangles and pinch the seams closed.<\/li>\n<li>If using pizza dough, roll it out and cut into small rectangles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add the filling<\/strong><br \/>\nSpread a spoonful of pizza sauce in the center of each rectangle. Top with mozzarella and a few slices of pepperoni.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Seal the pockets<\/strong><br \/>\nFold the dough over the filling and press the edges with a fork to seal tightly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Season the tops<\/strong><br \/>\nBrush each pocket with olive oil or melted butter. Sprinkle with garlic powder, oregano, and Parmesan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bake<\/strong> for 12\u201315 minutes, or until golden brown and puffed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cool slightly<\/strong> before serving. Serve warm with extra pizza sauce for dipping.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Add cooked sausage, mushrooms, or bell peppers for extra flavor.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t overfill, or the cheese may leak out.<\/li>\n<li>These freeze well\u2014reheat in the oven or air fryer for best results.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Homemade Easy Cheesy Pizza Pockets\u00a0 Ingredients 1 can refrigerated crescent roll dough or pizza dough 1\/2 cup pizza sauce 1&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3315,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3314"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3316,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3314\/revisions\/3316"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}