Whether you want an easy, kid-friendly dinner or the perfect party food, these stuffed crescent rolls are the answer! You only need three ingredients to whip up these warm, cheesy burger pockets in no time.
You are going to love this recipe! These little cheeseburger bundles are a lot like homemade hot pockets. You could change up the filling to use chicken or pepperoni or veggies. My boys love everything better when it’s wrapped in bread and cheese, so I might be able to sneak in some vegetables next time without them even noticing!
This recipe might not exactly be homemade, but I was surprised that I could make it with organic ingredients. Annie’s has organic crescent roll dough now, and finding organic or even vegetarian frozen meatballs is pretty easy. If you’d rather make your own meatballs and pizza dough for this recipe, then you are my hero! I personally like the shortcuts of refrigerator crescent roll dough and pre-made meatballs :)
I just made a new video for this recipe, but did you know I actually made my first ever video tutorial for this recipe back in 2013? The lighting and sound leave a lot to be desired, but if you want to see that classic tutorial, check it out here. I actually made them a different way the first time around with french bread dough instead of crescent rolls, but it’s basically the same idea.
These stuffed crescent rolls are good for dinner, after school snacks, or football food. Just make sure to let them cool down a bit before serving. I kind of burned myself trying to get those melty cheese photos, so learn from my mistake. They taste just as good when the filling is less like hot lava :) Enjoy!
Meatballs and cheese are folded into crescent roll dough to make a little cheeseburger pocket sure to please everyone!
Total Time:25 minutes
Yield:41x
Ingredients
Scale
1 can refrigerated crescent roll dough
4 large frozen meatballs (or homemade if you have them)
2 slices of your favorite cheese cut into four small triangles
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
Heat frozen meatballs in the microwave for approximately 90 seconds. Then, cut each meatball in half.
Unroll dough and separate into triangles. Place two triangles of cheese (1/2 slice) on one triangle of dough. Arrange 1-2 halves of meatball on top of the cheese. (Depends on size of your meatballs.)
Place another triangle of dough over the top of the first. Press the edges together to seal.
Place cheeseburger pockets on prepared baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven for about 15 minutes, until tops are golden brown. Allow to cool slightly before serving to avoid burns.
Andi Gleeson is a passionate blogger and mom based in San Francisco who focuses on easy and delicious dinner recipes.
12 comments
tanya
11 years ago
What a great video!!! I love the little Lego guy!!! You are right, my family would love these pockets!! Would make an easy weeknight dinner! Andi, your website looks wonderful! I love it!
The Weary Chef
11 years ago
Thank you, Tanya, you sweetie! :) These definitely make for an easy dinner, and they are YUMMY!
Gloria @ Simply Gloria
11 years ago
Andi, wanted to come back over and tell you what a lovely make over! I love the new look! Everything about it screams: Professional!
The Weary Chef
11 years ago
Thank you, Gloria!! If you could see my life, “professional” would not be your first thought! I was just doing some CSS fixes while holding my enormous toddler on my hip ;)
Thanks again! Your comments are making my day!
Lisa@ Cooking with Curls
11 years ago
You did an awesome job Andi! :) I don’t think I would be able to get a full sentence out without getting tongue tied :P
The Weary Chef
11 years ago
Thanks, Lisa! You can hear my little one approaching at the end, so that was my only chance ;)
LydiaF
11 years ago
Love the figurine! Thanks for making and posting the video. It’s inspirational. I thought you did a great job.
The Weary Chef
11 years ago
You are too kind, Lydia! Thank you!
Gloria // Simply Gloria
11 years ago
Andi, I love your video! You did such a great job! I’m such a visual person…so the video rocks!
The Weary Chef
11 years ago
Thank you, Gloria! I definitely need to work on my filmmaking skills, but I so appreciate the encouragement. It will make me keep trying! xoxo
Laura
11 years ago
Andi, I think your video is great! Much better than I could have squeezed out with my two little ones hanging around! These look yummy and even something that I think I could handle. :)
The Weary Chef
11 years ago
That is so sweet, Laura! Thank you! You could definitely make this. You can see how easy it is :)
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12 comments
What a great video!!! I love the little Lego guy!!! You are right, my family would love these pockets!! Would make an easy weeknight dinner! Andi, your website looks wonderful! I love it!
Thank you, Tanya, you sweetie! :) These definitely make for an easy dinner, and they are YUMMY!
Andi, wanted to come back over and tell you what a lovely make over! I love the new look! Everything about it screams: Professional!
Thank you, Gloria!! If you could see my life, “professional” would not be your first thought! I was just doing some CSS fixes while holding my enormous toddler on my hip ;)
Thanks again! Your comments are making my day!
You did an awesome job Andi! :) I don’t think I would be able to get a full sentence out without getting tongue tied :P
Thanks, Lisa! You can hear my little one approaching at the end, so that was my only chance ;)
Love the figurine! Thanks for making and posting the video. It’s inspirational. I thought you did a great job.
You are too kind, Lydia! Thank you!
Andi, I love your video! You did such a great job! I’m such a visual person…so the video rocks!
Thank you, Gloria! I definitely need to work on my filmmaking skills, but I so appreciate the encouragement. It will make me keep trying! xoxo
Andi, I think your video is great! Much better than I could have squeezed out with my two little ones hanging around! These look yummy and even something that I think I could handle. :)
That is so sweet, Laura! Thank you! You could definitely make this. You can see how easy it is :)