Sloppy Joe Pockets

Total Time: 1 hr 1 min Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• 2 lbs ground chuck
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 3 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic salt
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, ground
• 3 (15 ounce) packages pie crusts
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f lightly grease 2 baking sheets.
• 2 in a large skillet, combine ground chuck, onion, and bell pepper. cook over high heat until mixture is browned and crumbly; drain.
• 3 return meat mixture to pan, stir in tomato sauce, tomato paste, garlic salt, sugar, and pepper.
• 4 reduce heat to medium, and simmer 20 minutes. remove from heat, and cool slightly. on a lightly floured surface, unroll pie crusts.
• 5 using a 5-inch round cutter, cut 5 circles from each crust, re-rolling dough as necessary. spoon 2 tbsp meat mixture into center of each round, sprinkle with 1 1/2 tsp cheese; lightly brush edges of pie crust with beaten egg yolk.
• 6 fold dough over to enclose filling, crimping edges to seal. place pies on prepared baking sheets; bake 20 minutes. serve immediately.