Clamato Empanadas

Submitted by Mommy Diva

"These looked tasty - posting here to save for future use! ;) Found on the Clamato website."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 24 empanadas

ingredients

• 2 pie crusts
• 3⁄4 lb ground beef or 3/4 lb ground pork
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 1⁄4 ounces taco seasoning (1 package) or 1 1/4 ounces fajita seasoning mix (1 package)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 1 cup Clamato juice

directions

1. Sauté ground meat and onions on medium-high heat. When starting to brown, add seasoning packet and garlic, stir to combine.
2. Add green pepper and Clamato and let simmer for 10 minutes; Let cool.
3. Take a pie crust and cut twelve, 3-inch rounds.
4. Place spoonful of mixture on the center of a round. Fold in half and pinch closed then flute edge with a fork.
5. Repeat with remaining dough and mixture.
6. Bake in a 350° oven for 15 - 20 minutes or until golden and crisp. Serve warm.
7. Enjoy! ;).

Reviews

[coronajf]

These were delicious!!! It was really easy to make, but it did take a little time to fold the empanadas. Next time I think I will make them a little bigger, like 3 1/2 inch rounds or maybe even 4 inches. I will definitely make these again. Delicious!!!

 

[MeliBug]

yum! i just love clamato so when i saw this i HAD to try it! i was upset cause the pie crusts i bought were made really bad dough so i kept breaking the dough when i tried to shape the empanadas. i only got a few small ones made. but the few i made were delicious!!! :D! i would totally recommend u guys try these! i loved em! next time i'm making my own pie crust dough! thanks mommy diva! made for recipe swap!