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Homemade Chicken Empanadas
Homemade Chicken Empanadas
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10 INGREDIENTS • 11 STEPS • 2HRS

Homemade Chicken Empanadas

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Baked or fried, these classic empanadas are delicious! They're a fun weekend project to last you through the week.
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Baked or fried, these classic empanadas are delicious! They're a fun weekend project to last you through the week.
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Cocina Familiar
Hello, I'm Javier Romero. Enjoy a lot of Spanish recipes from all categories: first courses, meat recipes , diet recipes, and desserts of all kinds.
http://www.cocina-familiar.com

2HRS

Total Time

$1.52

Cost Per Serving

Ingredients

Servings
6
us / metric
Bread Flour
3 2/3 cups
Bread Flour
Water
9 oz
Water
Olive Oil
1.5 oz
Fresh Yeast
2 2/3 Tbsp
Fresh Yeast
Salt
1 Tbsp
Egg
1

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Eggland's Best Classic White Egg, boiled, grated
Tomato Sauce
to taste
Tomato Sauce
Cayenne Pepper
to taste

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Simply Organic® Cayenne
Cooking Oil
as needed
Cooking Oil

Nutrition Per Serving

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Calories
411
Fat
9.0 g
Protein
18.2 g
Carbs
62.2 g
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Cooking Instructions

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step 1
First make the dough for the empanadas. In a large bowl dissolve the Fresh Yeast (2 2/3 Tbsp) in Water (9 oz).
step 2
In another large bowl sift the Bread Flour (3 2/3 cups) and make a crater in the middle. Add the yeast water to the crater and start mixing. Once mixed a little, add the Olive Oil (1.5 oz) and keep mixing. Following that, add the Salt (1 Tbsp) and continue to mix thoroughly.
step 2 In another large bowl sift the Bread Flour (3 2/3 cups) and make a crater in the middle. Add the yeast water to the crater and start mixing. Once mixed a little, add the Olive Oil (1.5 oz) and keep mixing. Following that, add the Salt (1 Tbsp) and continue to mix thoroughly.
step 3
Take the dough out and place on a flat surface and knead with your hands for 10 minutes. Place the dough back in the bowl, pour over some olive oil and cover with a cloth let it rise for one hour and a half.
step 3 Take the dough out and place on a flat surface and knead with your hands for 10 minutes. Place the dough back in the bowl, pour over some olive oil and cover with a cloth let it rise for one hour and a half.
step 4
Hardboil the Eggland's Best Classic White Egg (1) and then grate.
step 5
While the dough is rising we can make the filling. Dice the Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast (1) and heat up a frying pan with some olive oil.
step 6
Season the diced chicken with salt and add to the pan. Add grated egg and Simply Organic® Cayenne (to taste) and mix. Then add the Tomato Sauce (to taste) and after mixing let it reduce to thicken the filling.
step 6 Season the diced chicken with salt and add to the pan. Add grated egg and Simply Organic® Cayenne (to taste) and mix. Then add the Tomato Sauce (to taste) and after mixing let it reduce to thicken the filling.
step 7
Take a piece of the dough and roll it out with a rolling pin.
step 7 Take a piece of the dough and roll it out with a rolling pin.
step 8
Place some of the filling in the center but not too much.
step 8 Place some of the filling in the center but not too much.
step 9
Brush the edges with water and seal the empanada. With a fork press along the edges to seal completely.
step 9 Brush the edges with water and seal the empanada. With a fork press along the edges to seal completely.
step 10
Heat up Cooking Oil (as needed) in a frying pan. Fry until golden brown, then transfer onto a plate with a paper towel to absorb the excess oil.
step 10 Heat up Cooking Oil (as needed) in a frying pan. Fry until golden brown, then transfer onto a plate with a paper towel to absorb the excess oil.
step 11
Serve and enjoy!
step 11 Serve and enjoy!

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Tags

Appetizers
Dairy-Free
Budget-Friendly
Comfort Food
Lunch
Chicken
Date Night
Snack
Caribbean
Shellfish-Free
Dinner
Game Day
Latin American
Spanish
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