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Hot Pocket Alternatives: 8 Recipes for Flaky, Filled Treats

Don't fret over the Hot Pocket recall! Make your own version at home instead, with these 8 recipes.
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If you're a Hot Pocket fanatic—like some of us here at Bon Appétit <del>are</del> were in high school—you might be shocked/hurt/upset that two kinds of the meat-and-cheese-filled dough sacks have been recalled. The reason? Meat that's "unfit for human food." Yikes.

How can you get your handheld warm pastry fix now that you're terrified to touch another Hot Pocket? Easy—make one of these alternative dinners or desserts made with puff pastry. Okay, you can't actually hold some of them, but their flavor will be reminiscent of your former flame. Plus, your homemade version can't get recalled. So there's that.

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    Man Buns

    This will make more pulled pork than you’ll need, but who would be sad about that? Use the leftovers to make tacos, pulled pork sandwiches, pork stew—whatever your heart desires, really

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    Skillet Chicken Pot Pie with Butternut Squash

    Lay the puff pastry over the skillet for a pretty look. Use any brand; the weight may vary, but either way you'll have enough to work with. The butternut squash in this recipe will change the way you make chicken pot pie from here on out.

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Danielle Walsh is the assistant web editor at Bon Appétit, and has also written for New York Magazine's Grub Street. She loves Korean food, tacos, and whiskey, and is trying really, really hard to like sardines. ... Read More
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