A healthy homemade pizza pop (pizza pocket or hot pocket) stuffed with Mediterranean flavors like black olive, feta cheese and spinach. It's Weight Watchers friendly and a healthy lunch (hot or cold) for the lunch box!
Course lunch, Snack
Cuisine American, Canadian, Mediterranean, North American
Keyword healthy, homemade, pizza pockets, pizza pop
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F/205 degrees C and spray an aluminum lined cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray.
Mix spinach, pepperoni, pizza sauce, black olives and cheese together in a bowl.
Make egg wash: Add water to egg and beat together for a few seconds.
Cut pitas in half, then open (use a knife to gently slice open fi necessary) each pita and stuff it with about 3 tbsps of the filling * Do not overfill or it will be too difficult to seal and will rip.
Seal the pita with the egg wash by running the egg wash inside the rim of the pita on each side with a pastry brush. Be careful not to use too much and 'soak it' or it will get soggy and fall apart. Then brush egg wash over the pita until it's covered, but not soaked.
Take a fork and press down along the cut of the pita (on the straight side), as you would a pie crust, sealing it in.
Sprinkle each pita with parmesan cheese, distributing equally between the pitas. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes.
Serve hot as a meal or snack with raw veggies (like carrots and celery) and berries or pack for a lunch (they can be reheated or eaten cold). You can also freeze them.
Notes
🌡️STORING
Fridge: you can keep these in the fridge for up to 3 days in a sealed container
Freezer: you can freeze these pizza pops for up to 3 months in a sealed container or ziplock bag
Reheating: you can reheat from frozen in the microwave for 1-2 minutes, depending on your microwave.
To keep warm: Wrap in aluminum foil before adding to an insulated lunch bag. *Do not reheat with aluminum foil on
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Nutrition Facts
📋 Healthy Pita Pizza Pocket Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 pocket)
Calories 127Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Fat 3g5%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Cholesterol 9mg3%
Sodium 393mg17%
Potassium 118mg3%
Carbohydrates 17g6%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 7g14%
Vitamin A 420IU8%
Vitamin C 1.7mg2%
Calcium 107mg11%
Iron 1.2mg7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.