15 Reviews of Chilean Empanadas

From: Perl

On Dec 26, 2007

I used the filling with some variations - put some grated celery root in it because i had to use it up and I put dried cranberries in it instead of the raisins and seasoned it with cinnamon instead of allspice- and it was grea! I put the filling between two sheets of pastry dough and cut it afterwards into small squares. It was the appetizer at our big family christmas meal. It went down really well with the wine from my sisters own vineyard. The square empanadas were also well recieved by the youngsters (2-10 years)! Thankls, charmie - I love it! Perl

From: Mirtha Giselle

On Sep 8, 2006

Very good!! excellent for the husband's lunch box !! the only change I made was instead of raisins (since he does not likes then) I used frozen young peas these empanadas were soo good!! Thank you for the posting

From: dicentra

On Jun 11, 2006

I made these last night for ZWT2. This is my trip to Chile! These are good, but a little labor intensive to make as written. I ended up using 2 biscuits per empanada to make things easier. Very nice presentation, eventhough mine were round instead of crescent shaped. I omitted the raisins and used Cheddar cheese (b/c I had some in the fridge) Yummy! Thanks for sharing!

From: Lurchlike

On Nov 4, 2007

I've made this twice, both times with peas instead of raisins. The first time was with biscuits the next as burritos (baked 15 min). I'm just too lazy and my hands to big to fill that many itty-bitty biscuits. I really love this thanks!

From: gurugirl

On Apr 2, 2006

At Last! I finally found a recipe that tastes EXACTLY like a recipe an old boyfriend's mother used to make! The second time I made these, I omitted the cheese and raisins and added potatoes, sliced avocado and chopped hard boiled eggs. Love the Pillsbury Buttermilk Biscuit idea! LOVE this recipe! Thanks so much for sharing it, Charmie777!

From: GaylaV

On Jun 9, 2008

We loved these, Charmie!! I did decrease the spices a bit to suit us. I am not sure what I did wrong but in step 4 there was nothing to thicken in with the meat. I used extra lean ground beef so that may have made a diff. I did use peas instead of raisins as I have a raisin hater here! I ended up adding in nearly a 1/2 cup of water to make it a bit juicy. It didn't seem to hurt the flavour. They went together very quickly after I got the hang of it. We will be fighting over the leftovers for lunch tomorrow. I made these for ZWT4. Thanks for sharing another great recipe.

From: mikey & ev

On Feb 16, 2009

Awesome! Used chicken and added peas and sauteed onion. We also used empanada rounds from target, instead of biscuits. Just yummy!

From: SaderBee

On Dec 20, 2008

These were terrific. I omited the green pepper and added cranberries instead of the rasins and they turned out great. The spices were perfect. Definietly a recipe I wil use again and again. Thanks for sharing. Sandy

From: Midwest Maven

On Jun 16, 2008

These were delicious! I've never had empanadas before, and these were very easy to make too. Thanks for a great meal. Made this for ZWT4 for the Chic Chefs.

From: mama's kitchen

On Jun 12, 2008

Fantastic! These have to be the easiest empanadas I have ever made! This all went together very fast and made a great little 'pocket' meal that dh can take along in his lunch box or I can pop in the freezer for a quick bite. Thanks for a great recipe! Made for ZWT4