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"Empanadas are very popular as a street food in South America. Essentially, it is a crescent-shaped pastry with a filling, which may vary greatly by region or preference. Empanadas can be fried or baked, and may use a variety of fillings from meat or seafood to fruit or cheese. While this recipe uses the filling most popular in Buenos Aires, you can..."

Ingredients: cumin powder, eggs...

"A high-protein, delicious one-meal dish. Made ahead of time, this casserole freezes well and is a good dish on-the-run. Omit ground meat for a vegetarian meal."

Ingredients: dried red beans, dried black-eyed peas...

"I wanted to create a new type of empanada using some middle-eastern spices and a healthier meat. These little babies would be great to take on a picnic, in a lunch, or to the beach.

They are also a low-calorie, low-fat meal. These have no cheese or red meat, and would be fine for IBS sufferers."

Ingredients: lean ground turkey, cumin...

"This recipe makes two large empanadas. Be careful when placing the meat on the pie crust, it tends to make the dough soggy and tears easy."

Ingredients: ground cumin, dried cilantro...

"I think this is one of the best turkey breasts I've ever had; it's reportedly part of the Ceia de Natal, or Brazilian Christmas turkey feast. Although a whole turkey is actually used, I just used a turkey breast, about 8 lbs., and used light Puerto Rican rum instead of the traditional Cachaca. It's one of those thing where you keep sneaking..."

Ingredients: fresh lime juice, garlic...

"I haven't tried to cook with ground turkey for ten years. I never liked it before. Since it is so healthy and low in fat I tried to infuse the turkey with flavor and this recipe did the trick. The consistency is much improved too. If you like cilantro and mango flavors, you will love these delicious burgers. So easy to make and can be made a..."

Ingredients: sweetened coconut, egg whites...

"Feijoada (fay-ZHWAH-dah) is Brazil's most famous national dish."

Ingredients: pepper, cumin...

"A hearty Brazilian stew. From Cooking Light. Per 1 cup serving: 415 calories, 12.2 g fat, 28.6 g protein, 50.6 g carb, 8.9 g fiber, 43 mg cholesterol."

Ingredients: chipotle chiles in adobo, dried thyme...

"After looking around at some various empanada and similar recipes, and trying to remember what was in the ones I had in Chile, I came up with this. There are some good empanada dough recipes elsewhere on the site, so I didn't bother to include the dough. The chile relish is another recipe on the site - basically jalapenos, garlic, and wine vinegar...."

Ingredients: cream, Dijon mustard, eggs...

"Asian twist to Mexican food."

Ingredients: corn tortillas, garlic...

"As much as I like my Mother-in-law's enchiladas made with beef, I like to use ground turkey in place of beef wherever I can. This is just as tasty."

Ingredients: turkey chili, flour tortillas...

"I got this recipe from Taste of Home, and I tweaked it just a little. This is a comforting ooeey, gooey, Italian dish that goes great with a tossed salad and garlic bread. My husband and son love this, and it's on our table about once a month!"

Ingredients: green peppers, Italian turkey sausage links...

"Thick with cream, chicken, and vegetables, this colorful soup is perfect for those blustery days when you just want to curl up in front of the fireplace.


(Aji Panca is a type of chile pepper that is commonly grown in Peru, and frequently used in Pervian cuisine. It is dark red, mild pepper with a smokey, fruity taste. It's often..."

Ingredients: cilantro, condensed cream of chicken soup...

"I am all about good, cheap eats! Turkey drumsticks are always a bargain buy, but I've never done much besides roast them. Three hours cooking, but most of this is untended ... a good recipe for a weekend day when you're doing housework. This recipe was posted on Saveur's website."

Ingredients: dried oregano, dried bay leaves...