Beef Pocket Sandwiches

Name: Beef Pocket Sandwiches
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams 95% Lean Ground BEEF; 1 Tbsp butter; 237 milliliters sliced fresh mushrooms; 1 green bell pepper, cut into strips; 227 grams package shredded Italian six-cheese blend; 8 servings Olive oil; 782 grams refrigerated pizza crust dough; 397 grams pizza sauce

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Beef Pocket Sandwiches a try. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 8 servings with 589 calories, 29g of protein, and 30g of fat each. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 30 minutes. Head to the store and pick up olive oil, butter, mushrooms, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

Cook ground beef in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, stirring until it crumbles and is no longer pink.

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Ground Beef

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Frying Pan

Remove from skillet, and drain well. Wipe skillet clean with a paper towel.

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Melt butter in skillet over medium-high heat.

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Butter

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Add bell pepper strips and sliced mushrooms, and saut 8 minutes or until mushrooms are lightly browned and liquid evaporates.

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Mushrooms

Remove from heat; stir in beef, 1 jar pizza sauce, and cheese.

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Unroll each can of pizza crust dough on a lightly floured surface; cut each crust into quarters. Press each dough quarter into a 7- x 6-inch rectangle. Spoon about 2/3 cup meat mixture in the center of each rectangle. Fold 1 short side of dough over filling, pressing or crimping edges to seal.

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Place beef pockets on 2 lightly greased baking sheets, and cut slits in tops to allow steam to escape.

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Beef

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Brush lightly with olive oil.

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Bake, on separate oven racks, at 375 for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden. (Switch places of baking sheets in oven after 15 minutes if necessary for even baking.)

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