Addictive Turkey Empanadas
From melsa102 16 years ago
- 20 minutes to make
- Serves 6
The prep is a little tedious but well worth it, I promise! I would just like to add that I showed my husband that I was posting this recipe and his response was "Yeah, those are good...can we have them tomorrow? Read more " They are THAT addictive! You can make ahead and freeze them, just add 10 min to the cooking time. See less
Ingredients
- 2 refrigerated pie crusts shopping list
- 1 Tbsp olive oil shopping list
- 2 Tbsp garlic, minced shopping list
- 1 lb ground turkey shopping list
- 4 green onions, sliced (save chives for garnish) shopping list
- pinch of salt shopping list
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon (crucial ingredient!!) shopping list
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes shopping list
- 3/4 c salsa, drained as much as possible shopping list
- 1/2 c. light cheddar, shredded shopping list
- 1 egg, beaten (for glaze) shopping list
How to make it
- Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat.
- Add garlic, turkey and whites of the green onions.
- Saute until meat is no longer pink.
- Add salt, cinnamon, red pepper and salsa to meat mixture.
- Drain and transfer to bowl.
- Let cool while moving onto the next step.
- Roll pie crusts to half the original packaged depth.
- Cut into rounds. (I use a peanut container lid)
- Add cheese to meat mixture.
- Fill rounds with meat but allow room to fold pastry in half to form a crescent shape.
- Seal empanada edges shut with fork tine imprints.
- Brush top side with egg.
- Bake at 425 (for gas ovens) 375 (for electric ovens) for 20 min.
- Serve with salsa, fat free sour cream or guacamole. Or all three!!
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Looks yummy!
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This sounds very easy and tasty - thanks so much!
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Yep, they're going to be great for me too. I tried something similar, not so long ago and thought they were great. I can't wait to give them a go. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
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