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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 empanadas 196g

Recipe makes 12 empanadas)

Calories 445
Calories from Fat 208 (46%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 23.2g 35%
Saturated Fat 9.2g 45%
Monounsaturated Fat 4.4g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.6g
Trans Fat 0.4g
Cholesterol 45mg 15%
Sodium 1221mg 50%
Potassium 293mg 8%
Total Carbohydrate 42.3g 14%
Dietary Fiber 1.4g 5%
Sugars 2.2g
Protein 18.5g 36%

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Quick and Easy Empanadas

Recipe #133297 | 45 min | 45 min prep | add private note
homegirl

By: homegirl
Aug 12, 2005

This is such a simple recipe w/ just a few ingredients I almost always have on hand. It's a quick dinner w/ a green salad. You can double this easily for make ahead lunches.

12 -16 empanadas (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Directions

  1. 1
    Brown the ground beef in a frying pan adding the salt and pepper just before done.
  2. 2
    Let the beef cool.
  3. 3
    In a large bowl mix the corn, onions, cheese, and salsa, then add the cooled beef mixing carefully so not to break up all the cheese.
  4. 4
    Roll the biscuits out flat to about 2-1/2 times their size.
  5. 5
    Place approx 1/3 cup filling on one side of the center of the circle lengthwise.
  6. 6
    Fold the dough over the filling like a turn over and crimp the edges like a pie crust. Be careful not to tear the dough, and to seal the edges completely or your filling will come out! depending on how much filling is used will determine how many biscuits you will use.
  7. 7
    Place on slightly greased cookie sheet and bake at 375 till lightly browned.

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From: AmyMCGS

On May 9, 2008

Good and easy. My 5 year-old and husband both liked them, and my 1 year-old enjoyed the filling eaten with a spoon.

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  • From: Chef #832533

    On May 4, 2008

    really was easy and they taste great. I was a bit worried about the biscuit dough, but all of the ingredients tasted great together.

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    From: CWatson

    On Aug 20, 2005

    These were great! They were quick and easy to make and yet tasted good when reheated. You do have to crimp them very well or the bisuit dough separates when baking.

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