Speedy Chicken Empanadas
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
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15 empanadas
- Serves:
- 15
ingredients
- 3 cups chopped cooked chicken
- 1 (8 ounce) package shredded colby-monterey jack cheese, blend
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1⁄4 cup chopped red bell pepper
- 1 jalapeno, seeded and chopped
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 (15 ounce) package refrigerated pie crusts
- 2 tablespoons water
directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Lightly grease a baking sheet. In a large bowl, combine the chicken and next 7 ingredients. Unroll 1 piecrust onto a lightly floured surface. Roll into a 15-inch circle. Cut out rounds, using a 3-inch cookie cutter. Re-roll dough as needed. Repeat procedure with remaining piecrusts, making 12 to 15 circles total. Arrange 1 round on a clean, flat surface. Lightly brush the edges of crust with water. Place 1 heaping teaspoon of chicken mixture in the center of the round. Fold the dough over the filling, pressing the edges with a fork to seal. Repeat with the remaining rounds and chicken mixture. (Up to this point, the recipe can be made ahead and frozen for up to 1 month). Arrange empanadas on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes.
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I really enjoyed this recipe. I did have to change up a few things, though. I used a whole 8oz pkg of cream cheese and two 15 oz boxes of the pie crusts. I will DEFINITELY make this recipe again -already bought the ingredients to do so - however, I am using two jalepeno's. :) Wonderful recipe! Thank you for posting it!
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