Chicken Empanadas Recipe

Posted by
Rate It!
Chicken Empanadas
Add your photo!
Ingredients
10
Count
Nutrition
127
Calories
Total time
18
Minutes
Comments Print recipe

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Remove pie crusts pouches from box. Let stand at room temp. for 20 mins.
  2. Heat cream cheese in small heavy saucepan over low heat;cook and stir until melted. Add cilantro,salsa,cumin,salt and garlic powder;stir till smoth. Stir in chicken;remove from heat.
  3. Unfold pie crusts;remove plastic. Roll out slightly on floured surface. Cut crusts into 3 rounds using biscuit cutter. Reroll pie crust scraps and cut enough additional to equal 20 rounds.
  4. Preheat oven to 425. Line baking sheet with foil. Place about 2 tsps. of chicken mixture in center of each round. Brush edges lightly with water. Pull one side of dough over filling to form half circle; pinch edges to seal.
  5. Place 10 to 12 empanadas on prepared sheet;brush with egg wash lightly. Bake 16 to 18 mins or till lightly browned. Serve with salsa.
  6. Can be prepare ahead and frozen.. Bake for 18 to 20 mins.
Kitchen-Friendly View

Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 127.3 Kcal (533 kJ)
Calories from fat 87.85 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.76g 15%
Cholesterol 39.02mg 13%
Sodium 322.02mg 13%
Potassium 98.89mg 2%
Total Carbs 5.38g 2%
Sugars 0.49g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0.15g 1%
Protein 4.99g 10%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Calcium 20.6mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 274.55 Kcal (1149 kJ)
Calories from fat 189.46 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21.05g 15%
Cholesterol 84.14mg 13%
Sodium 694.49mg 13%
Potassium 213.27mg 2%
Total Carbs 11.59g 2%
Sugars 1.05g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0.32g 1%
Protein 10.77g 10%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Iron 0.9mg 2%
Calcium 44.4mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
Search recipes
by ingredients
Search
Construct & Analyze
Your Recipe
Analyze

Try this similar recipes

View More

Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 3.3
    Points
  • 4
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Also Try

Share Recipe

Recipes▼
Search
Get Your Recipe of Health!
Follow RecipeOfHealth on Facebook!
Scroll to top