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Easy Empanada Fillings Recipe

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Ingredients:

Serving

1 (15 oz) can pizza sauce
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (or mexican blend , for pizza filling)
1 1/2 cups pepperoni (sliced or diced , for pizza filling)
2 tbsp olive oil ( mushroom cheese)
1 medium onion, finely chopped ( mushroom cheese)
2 (10 oz) packages white mushrooms, stems trimmed, cut into small dice
1 (4 1/2 oz) can chopped green chilies ( mushroom cheese)
2 large garlic cloves, minced ( mushroom cheese)
2 tbsp minced fresh cilantro ( mushroom cheese)
salt and pepper, to taste (mushroom cheese)
4 oz goat cheese, crumbled
1 cup cooked chopped spinach ( spinach)
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded ( spinach)
8 slices bacon, fried and crumbled ( spinach)
1/4 tsp nutmeg ( spinach)
1 lb browned ground beef (meat) or 1 lb cooked shredded chicken ( meat)
1/2 medium onion, diced ( meat)
1/2 green bell pepper, diced ( meat)
3 garlic cloves, crushed ( meat)
1/8 cup chopped fresh cilantro ( meat)
1/8 cup sliced green olives ( meat)
salt and pepper ( meat)
1 tbsp tomato paste ( meat)
1 tbsp unsalted butter ( pot pie)
1/2 yellow onion, diced ( pot pie)
1 tbsp flour ( pot pie)
3/4 cup low sodium chicken broth ( pot pie)
1 (10 oz) box frozen peas and carrots ( pot pie)
1 store-bought rotisserie-cooked chicken , meat shredded ( pot pie)
1/4 tsp kosher salt ( pot pie)
1/4 tsp black pepper ( pot pie)
1 lb ground beef ( taco)
2 small onions, diced ( taco)
1 (8 oz) packet taco seasoning ( taco)
2 cups mozzarella cheese ( taco)

Directions:

Pick your filling by using the notes in the ( ).
Ensure if there is meat, onion, potato in your filling it is cooked in advance.
Pick up one of your rolled out biscuit empanadas ( see my recipe Easiest Empanada Dough EVER! ).
Ensure all fillings are cooled.
Layer filling onto empanada to equal about 2 tbsp of total filling.
Fold empanada in half.
Crimp edges with a fork.
Either wash in olive oil, butter, or egg wash.
Bake at 400°F for 20 minutes.
OR you may fry till golden brown.
** chicken pot pie instructions **.
Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 3 minutes. Add the flour and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Still stirring, slowly add the broth. Cook until thickened, about 3 minutes. Add the peas and carrots, chicken, salt, and pepper. Remove from heat.
** pizza instructions **.
Spoon sauce then cheese then 2 pepperoni slices on an empanada.
**vegetarian**.
Spoon each ingredient in very small amounts.
** for a beef or chicken**.
Cook meat till no longer pink add in onions and peppers till soft then combine all ingredients in a bowl and spoon 2 tbsp of each mixture onto empanada.
** taco empanada*.
Cook meat till no longer pink add in onions till soft in a bowl combine all ingredients and mix spoon 2 tbsp of mixture onto empanada.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	1100.12 Kcal (4606 kJ)
Calories from fat	679.6 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	75.51g	116%
Cholesterol	232.59mg	78%
Sodium	2444.16mg	102%
Potassium	1136.12mg	24%
Total Carbs	19.64g	7%
Sugars	5.35g	21%
Dietary Fiber	5.49g	22%
Protein	87.02g	174%
Vitamin C	29.4mg	49%
Vitamin A	0.6mg	20%
Iron	10.4mg	58%
Calcium	1171.9mg	117%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	209.61 Kcal (878 kJ)
Calories from fat	129.49 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	14.39g	116%
Cholesterol	44.32mg	78%
Sodium	465.69mg	102%
Potassium	216.47mg	24%
Total Carbs	3.74g	7%
Sugars	1.02g	21%
Dietary Fiber	1.05g	22%
Protein	16.58g	174%
Vitamin C	5.6mg	49%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	20%
Iron	2mg	58%
Calcium	223.3mg	117%

* 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.

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savory
bitter
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

27.5

Points
29

PointsPlus

Good Points

saturated fat free

Bad Points

High in Sodium,
High in Total Fat

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