Chicken and Cheesy Easy Empanadas Recipe

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Ingredients:

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Ingredients:
Cooked chicken breast (Better if you grill the chicken breast the night before)
Cup cream cheese
Cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
1/2 cup monterrey Jack cheese, shredded
1/4 cup diced canned green chiles
1/4 cup green onion, diced
1/4 cup tomatoes, diced
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
Jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced
1/2 tsp cumin
Package pre-made pie crusts
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350°f. Dice Tomato, jalapeno, green onion, chicken, and cilantro. Toss in a bowl with canned green chiles, cumin, shredded cheeses, and cream cheese. Mix thoroughly until all ingredients are combined.
Use a circle cookie cutter to cut as many circles as you can out of two pre-made pie crusts. Place a small spoonful of the mixture into the middle of each circle and fold crust in half over mixture into little crescent shapes(or half circles). With the tines of a fork,press along the outer edge of the half circle to create a nice edge and seal the empanada. Place prepared empanadas on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper and bake for15 minutes or until they are golden brown. These are
Great served with salsa!

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