# High Protein Cheesy Potato Pockets

These high-protein, cheesy beef-stuffed potato pockets are a delicious and easy high-protein snack that can be meal-prepped and enjoyed throughout the week.

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

## Ingredients

- 1 medium diced white onion
- 10 g diced chilli
- 500 g lean ground beef
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp mixed herbs
- 1 tsp salt
- 900 g peeled potatoes
- pinch salt
- 1 cup plain flour
- 1 egg
- 20 g low fat cheese
- cooking spray

## Instructions

1. Cook down the diced onion in a pan on medium heat until soft.
2. Add optional diced chilies for heat and stir.
3. Add lean ground beef to the pan, let it get a crispy sear, then add garlic powder, smoked paprika, black pepper, mixed herbs, and salt, and cook through until browned.
4. Set the cooked meat filling aside.
5. Boil peeled potatoes in salted water for 15 minutes until fork-tender.
6. Drain the water from the potatoes.
7. Mash the potatoes until nice and smooth.
8. Add the mashed potatoes to a bowl with plain flour, one egg, and a pinch of salt.
9. Mix until a dough forms.
10. Slice the dough into 8 equal pieces.
11. Lightly grease your hands and flatten a piece of dough into the palm of your hand.
12. Add one-eighth of the meat filling with 20g of low-fat cheese.
13. Gently close the dough to form a ball.
14. Flatten the ball out slightly.
15. Add the flattened pocket to a pan with cooking spray, cover with a lid, and cook for 1-2 minutes on each side until golden brown.
16. Repeat for all 8 pockets.
17. Serve and enjoy.

## Equipment

- pan
- knife
- pot
- fork
- potato masher
- bowl
- lid

## Tips

- let the potatoes fully cool before making the dough
- lightly grease your hands to help with handling
- To reheat from the fridge, unwrap from the foil and airfry for for 8-10 minutes at 220°C to get them crispy again.
- to reheat from the freezer unwrap from the foil, airfry at 220 for 13-15 minutes to get crispy..

## Source

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- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/b854d202-5271-4ca1-9c1d-7b16a7e25b97
- Extracted: 2025-09-25

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