# High Protein Cheesy Potato Pockets

These high protein cheesy beef stuffed potato pockets are a delicious and easy high protein snack that you can meal prep and enjoy throughout the week.

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

## Ingredients

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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

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

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/L_evNhPjNjA?feature=share
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f144a6ae-ac17-47ee-881c-05a4338dd316
- Extracted: 2025-08-19

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