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Crock Pot Ground Meat Pockets Recipe

Last Modified: October 21, 2024 Sabrina Quairoli This blog uses cookies. It also has affiliate links. We earn sponsored content income.

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Crock Pot Ground Meat Pockets Recipe

This recipe is one of my favorite Crock Pot meals. I call it "Crock Pot Ground Meat Pockets" because you can use any meat as long as it is a lean type ground meat.  I decided to change it up a bit and make ground meat pockets with this meat mixture.

This dish is such a versatile. I have frozen this cooked dish in two four serving freezer bags for two family meals.  I also used this recipe as a meat tomato sauce (Affiliate Link) with pasta. And, of course, made it into turkey pockets.  It's so easy to do.

Ingredients:

Crock Pot Ground Meat Pockets ingredients

3 lb lean ground meat (chicken, turkey or beef)
½ cup chopped onion
Two cloves of garlic
40 oz of tomato sauce (Affiliate Link)
1 (6 oz.) can of tomato paste
1 (3.8 oz) can of sliced ripe olives, drained
One drizzle of olive oil (Affiliate Link)
1 tablespoon dried parsley
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
½ teaspoon dried oregano (Affiliate Link) (optional)
Salt and Pepper to taste
8 - 12 oz shredded mozzarella
Four canisters of prepackaged croissant

Instructions: 

Add the olive oil (Affiliate Link) to the pan, then add the ground turkey, onion, and garlic, and optional red pepper to it to make it spicy. Stirring frequently over medium heat for 6-8 minutes until the meat cooks. Drain the meat. 

Add the onion and garlic to olive oil and then add the ground chicken till brown. Stir frequently. Add parsley to tomato sauce

In the 3 ½ to 4-quart slow cooker (Affiliate Link), add the cooked meat mixture, tomato sauce (Affiliate Link), parsley, tomato paste, sliced ripe olives, and add optional dried oregano (Affiliate Link) and mix well.

Cover, cook on high settings for 2 hours or low setting for 3.5 to 5 hours.

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Here is how to make the pockets. (Note: I only did two canisters and used the rest for leftovers the next day.)

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

Keep two sides of the croissant together and place them on a parchment paper (Affiliate Link) on a cookie sheet (Affiliate Link).

add to the croissants

Let it cool a bit and then drain about ⅓ of a cup of the mixture and add to the top of the croissant.

Add a tablespoon of shredded mozzarella on top then cover with the other croissant pair.  Be sure to pinch the edges. 

Bake it in the oven for 12-15 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes.

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That's it. Eat and enjoy.

Crock Pot Ground Meat Pockets Recipe

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  • Author: Sabrina M Quairoli
  • Total Time: 5 hours 45 minutes
  • Yield: 8
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A delicious easy dish you can make into croissant pockets. 


Ingredients

  • 3 lb lean ground meat (chicken, turkey, or beef)
  • ½ cup chopped onion
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 40 oz of tomato sauce (Affiliate Link)
  • 1 (6 oz.) can of tomato paste
  • 1 (3.8 oz) can of sliced ripe olives, drained
  • 1 drizzle of olive oil (Affiliate Link)
  • 1 tbsp dried parsley
  • ¼ tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
  • ½ tsp dried oregano (Affiliate Link) (optional)
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • 8 oz shredded mozzarella
  • 4 canisters of prepackaged croissant

Instructions

  1. Add the olive oil (Affiliate Link) to the pan, then add the ground turkey, onion, garlic, and optional red pepper to make it spicy. Stirring frequently over medium heat for 6-8 minutes until the meat is cooked. Drain the meat.
  2. In the 3 ½ to the 4-quart slow cooker (Affiliate Link), add the cooked meat mixture, tomato sauce (Affiliate Link), parsley, tomato paste, sliced ripe olives, and optionally dried oregano (Affiliate Link) and mix well.
  3. Cover, cook on high settings for 2 hours or low settings for 3.5 to 5 hours.
  4. How to make the pockets.
  5. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
  6. Keep two sides of the croissant together and place them on parchment paper (Affiliate Link) on a cookie sheet (Affiliate Link).
  7. Let it cool a bit and then drain about ⅓ of a cup of the mixture and add to the top of the croissant.
  8. Add a tablespoon of shredded mozzarella on top, then cover with the other croissant pair. Be sure to pinch the edges.
  9. Bake it in the oven for 12-15 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes.
  10. That's it. Eat and enjoy.

Equipment

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Notes

If you have leftover filling, you can use it to make sandwiches the next day. If you place the slow cooker (Affiliate Link) on high, it will take less time to cook.

  • Prep Time: 0 hours
  • Cook Time: 5 hours 20 minutes
  • Category: beef
  • Method: slow cooker (Affiliate Link)
  • Cuisine: american

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 pocket
  • Calories: 650.3 kcal
  • Sugar: 9.97 g
  • Sodium: 1298.87 mg
  • Fat: 45.37 g
  • Saturated Fat: 18.56 g
  • Trans Fat: 2.01 g
  • Carbohydrates: 21.56 g
  • Fiber: 4.38 g
  • Protein: 39.72 g
  • Cholesterol: 152.55 mg

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