# High Protein Cheesy Beef Potato Pockets

These high-protein Cheesy Beef Potato Pockets are an excellent and easy meal prep option, perfect for muscle building.

- Servings: 8 servings
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 medium diced white onion
- 10 g diced chili
- 500 g lean ground beef (5% fat or less)
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp mixed herbs
- Cooking spray
- 900 g peeled potatoes
- 125 g flour
- 1 egg
- to taste Salt
- 20 g low fat grated cheese

## Instructions

1. Cook some diced white onion over medium heat until it's soft.
2. Add some optional diced chili peppers to the pan.
3. Add the lean ground beef, let it get crispy, sear, add spices, and cook until browned, then set it aside.
4. Boil the peeled potatoes in salted water for 15 minutes until fork-tender.
5. Drain the water from the potatoes.
6. Mash the potatoes until nice and smooth.
7. Add the mashed potatoes to a bowl with flour, one egg, and a pinch of salt.
8. Mix until a dough forms.
9. Divide the dough into 8 equal pieces.
10. Lightly grease your hands and flatten one piece of dough into the palm of your hand.
11. Add 1/8 of the meat filling and low-fat grated cheese.
12. Gently close the dough to form a ball.
13. Slightly flatten the ball.
14. Add the pocket to a pan with cooking spray over medium-low heat.
15. Cover with a lid and cook for 1 to 2 minutes on each side until golden.
16. Repeat for all 8 pockets.

## Equipment

- pan
- lid
- bowl

## Tips

- Lightly grease your hands to help with handling the potato pocket dough if it's sticky.
- Once cooled, wrap the pockets in foil and store in the fridge or freezer.
- To reheat from the fridge, unwrap and microwave for 1-2 minutes, then pan toast for a couple of minutes to get crispy.
- To reheat from the freezer, unwrap, wrap in a damp paper towel, microwave for 2-3 minutes, then remove towel and pan toast to get crispy.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNR6YrKFm/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/192c928b-0151-439d-b41d-62e457b0f13d
- Extracted: 2025-12-29

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