# High Protein Cheesy Potato Pockets

These high protein cheesy potato pockets are a delicious and easy snack, perfect for meal prep.

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

## Ingredients

- 1 medium diced onion
- diced chili
- 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 potato
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 cup plain flour
- 1 egg
- 20 g low fat cheese

## Instructions

1. Dice one medium onion and add to a pan.
2. Add diced chili to the pan (optional).
3. Add 500g of lean ground beef to the pan and brown it.
4. Season the meat with 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp smoked paprika, 1 tsp black pepper, 1 tsp mixed herbs, and 1 tsp salt.
5. Cook the meat until fully browned.
6. Add 900g of peeled potatoes to a pot of boiling water.
7. Add a pinch of salt to the water.
8. Boil the potatoes for 15 minutes until tender.
9. Mash the cooked potatoes in the pot.
10. Transfer the mashed potatoes to a large bowl.
11. Add 1 cup of plain flour and 1 egg to the mashed potatoes.
12. Add a pinch of salt to the mixture.
13. Mix and knead until a dough forms.
14. Cut the dough into 8 equal pieces.
15. Spray your hands with oil and take one piece of dough.
16. Flatten the dough in your palm to create a pocket.
17. Fill the dough with 1/8 of the meat filling.
18. Add 20g of low-fat cheese on top of the meat filling.
19. Close the dough to form a pocket, ensuring it's sealed.
20. Lightly spray a pan with cooking oil.
21. Place the potato pocket in the pan and cook for 1-2 minutes on medium-low heat, covered.
22. Flip the pocket and cook for another 1-2 minutes on medium-low heat, covered.
23. Serve the cooked potato pockets.

## Equipment

- pan
- pot
- potato masher
- bowl

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/L_evNhPjNjA
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/dea57834-db87-447f-9bb6-ba272908cb27
- Extracted: 2025-08-23

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