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Homemade Hot Pockets

Published: September 28, 2014 | Updated: November 16, 2017 | By Ashlee

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This post was sponsored by Hillshire farm natural lunchmeats through Mom It Forward. Although I was compensated for my time, all opinions are 100% mine.

We’re a month into school and while I miss my kids they LOVE it. The worst part (other than waking up earlier than I’d like) is the monotony of school lunches! My kids attend a charter school that doesn’t have a kitchen or offer school lunches, so we go through the easy lunches pretty quickly.

easy to make and delicious homemade hot pockets

So I wanted to come up with a great-tasting and wholesome lunch that my kids will actually eat and enjoy! It’s nice to add something new to the rotation. There are only so many days you can enjoy PB & J or Chocolate hazelnut spread before your sick of them. I remembered one of my favorites were homemade hot pockets (my high school lunch lady made them) and I decided to see if my kids would like them too.

hillshire farm natural lunchmeat is great-tasting and wholesome, the perfect thing for mom's to use when making kids school lunches
I was super excited to get the chance to try the new Hillshire Farm Naturals™ premium line of lunchmeat! It’s great because there are a ton of options, Slow Roasted Turkey Breast, Hardwood Smoked Turkey Breast, Honey Roasted Ham, and Black Forest Ham. AND it’s a healthier lunch meat. It contains no artificial ingredients, preservatives or colors and no added nitrites/nitrates (except those occurring naturally in celery juice).

simple meat and cheese hot pockets taste great and are easy to make
homemade hot pockets

Homemade Hot Pockets

it's easy to make these meat amd cheese filled baked hot pockets
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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 32 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 150kcal
Author: Ashlee Marie
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 batch of pizza dough
  • 6 slices Hillshire farm natural lunch meat - any flavor
  • 6 slices Cheese - any flavor
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 425
  • Chop (or grate) your lunch meat and cheese, as much or as little as you want.
  • Cut the pizza dough into 8 portions
  • Roll out the pizza dough
  • Sprinkle the meat and cheese onto one half of the dough circles
  • Wet the outer 1/2 inch of the dough circle with some water on your finger (or a brush)
  • Fold the dough over and pinch it REALLY well
  • Place the half circles of dough onto some parchment paper
  • Cook (I use a pizza stone but you can cook them on a pan too) for 12-14 mins, until the top is golden brown
  • Serve warm or cold

Nutrition

Calories: 150kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 379mg | Potassium: 33mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 210IU | Calcium: 151mg | Iron: 1mg
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a simple meat and cheese homemade hot pocket is popular with all my kids for lunch or after school snacks
I made a ham and cheddar, and a turkey and swiss for the kids.  I made them for lunch for the Baby and I one day and served them for the older kids school lunches the next day.  It was great cause they held up in the lunch box just fine, and the kids loved them!  HUGE hit.  Most of the kids just ate them cold but one heated them up in the school microwave and every kid came home and said they wanted them again.

homemade hot pockets taste great fresh and are great cold
Next time I’ll make a double batch over the weekend, letting each kid make their own flavor combination!  By added a small piece of cheese to the top we could tell what flavor they each were.  My kids will probably want to carve their initial into the dough so they don’t get messed up (they love personalizing their food!

I sent the cooled hot pockets to school with my kids for a great-tasting and wholesome lunch, they can eat them cold or reheat them easily
So what is YOUR favorite home lunch to make for your school age kids?  I’d love to add a few more recipes to the rotation!

You can find the new line in the packaged deli meats section of grocery stores, such as Walmart, nationwide. Learn more at – Hillshire Farm Website – Facebook Page, Twitter, Pinterest, Youtube

one of my kids favorite snacks are these homemade hot pockets. Fill them with any meat or cheese you like

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  1. Kelly

    September 30, 2014 at 10:23 am

    YUM! Love the idea of making them homemade too!!

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    • Ashlee

      November 26, 2014 at 1:50 am

      and you can fill them with ANYTHING, they are so easy and so good!

  2. Heather

    September 30, 2014 at 12:15 pm

    These look so yummy! My boys will love these!

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      November 26, 2014 at 1:51 am

      I couldn’t believe how fast my boys finished these off! I need to make a much bigger batch next time!

  3. Taryn @ Design, Dining and Diapers

    September 30, 2014 at 3:24 pm

    Wow these look so good and I love how easy they are! Pinned 🙂

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      November 26, 2014 at 1:56 am

      I love creating easy lunches and snacks for my kiddo’s, esp when I can make them in big batches

  4. Stacy Risenmay

    September 30, 2014 at 5:54 pm

    My boys would LOVE these!!!

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      November 26, 2014 at 1:57 am

      my boys sure did, but I think I might have liked them even better, the perfect on the go snack when I get super busy!

  5. sharon garofalow

    October 5, 2014 at 8:29 pm

    These sound delicious! I’d love to make these for my kids.

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      November 26, 2014 at 2:56 am

      I haven’t made these in awhile, going back and looking at comments now I’m craving them again! So good!

  6. Leanne

    October 6, 2014 at 10:08 am

    These look delicious! My kids would love these for lunch, but so would I.

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    • Ashlee

      November 26, 2014 at 10:37 am

      agreed, I would have eaten more but the kids beat me to it

  7. Melissa @ Bless this Mess

    October 6, 2014 at 11:29 am

    Those look so so good! Do you know if the lunch meat has sodium nitrate in it?! I was just wondering! Thanks girl. My kids (and me too!) would love these!

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    • Ashlee

      November 26, 2014 at 10:38 am

      Not this lunch meat! It’s great!

  8. Rachel

    October 7, 2014 at 10:35 am

    Oh, those look delicious! I really love that there is a nitrate free option for lunchmeats.

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    • Ashlee

      November 26, 2014 at 10:43 am

      I agree! I’ve made these quite a few times since this for my kiddo’s! they love them and so do I!

  9. Sara @ Mom Endeavors

    October 7, 2014 at 9:38 pm

    These look great! My boys would love them!

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    • Ashlee

      November 26, 2014 at 10:44 am

      Last time I made them I let the kids each make their own and they loved it (just keep an eye so the filling doesn’t get to be too much)

  10. Barbara

    October 8, 2014 at 12:28 am

    What a great idea! We love Hot Pockets so these would be fabulous!

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    • Ashlee

      November 26, 2014 at 10:44 am

      Thanks so much! I’ve enjoyed homemade hot pockets since I was a girl, they are so easy and so tasty!

  11. malia

    October 8, 2014 at 8:41 am

    Fantastic idea! I am so making these!

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    • Ashlee

      November 26, 2014 at 10:48 am

      thanks so much! I love that I can change up the filling too! fancier stuff for me, simple stuff for the kiddos!

  12. Becky

    December 2, 2014 at 5:51 pm

    These look fun! If i made a bunch in advance do you recommend baking then freezing or freezing then baking?

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    • Ashlee

      January 31, 2015 at 11:14 pm

      freezing them baking is my usual preference, just bring to fridge temp before baking

  13. Amber

    April 18, 2020 at 4:43 pm

    This is a great idea! We are at home, distance learning due to covid-19… so I’ve been looking for creative ways to have lunches and snacks. One of my kids favorites are homemade lunchables. Cut up crackers, cheese, veggies and ranch, fruit and fruit dip, pretzels/chips and cheese dip. Etc.

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    • Ashlee Marie

      April 18, 2020 at 5:23 pm

      I hope you enjoy them as much as we do!!!

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