Easy Empanada Fillings

Prep Time: 15 Minutes

Cook Time: 15 Minutes

Ready In: 30 Minutes

Servings: 6

I use this along with my Easiest Empanada dough Ever Easiest Empanada dough Ever super yummy. Remember these are for meat empanadas ( dough included)

Ingredients:

1 (15 ounce) can pizza sauce (for pizza filling)

2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (or mexican blend, for pizza filling)

1 1/2 cups pepperoni (sliced or diced, for pizza filling)

2 tablespoons olive oil (mushroom cheese)

1 medium onion, finely chopped (mushroom cheese)

2 (10 ounce) packages white mushrooms, stems trimmed, cut into small dice (mushroom cheese)

1 (4 1/2 ounce) can chopped green chilies (mushroom cheese)

2 large garlic cloves, minced (mushroom cheese)

2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro (mushroom cheese)

salt and pepper, to taste (mushroom cheese)

4 ounces goat cheese, crumbled (mushroom cheese)

1 cup cooked chopped spinach (spinach)

1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded (spinach)

8 slices bacon, fried and crumbled (spinach)

1/4 teaspoon 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 tablespoon tomato paste (meat)

1 tablespoon unsalted butter (pot pie)

1/2 yellow onion, diced (pot pie)

1 tablespoon flour (pot pie)

3/4 cup low sodium chicken broth (pot pie)

1 (10 ounce) box frozen peas and carrots (pot pie)

1 store-bought rotisserie-cooked chicken, meat shredded (pot pie)

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt (pot pie)

1/4 teaspoon black pepper (pot pie)

1 lb ground beef (taco)

2 small onions, diced (taco)

1 (8 ounce) packet taco seasoning (taco)

2 cups mozzarella cheese (taco)

Directions:

1. Pick your filling by using the notes in the ( ).
2. Ensure if there is meat, onion, potato in your filling it is cooked in advance.
3. Pick up one of your rolled out biscuit empanadas ( see my recipe Easiest Empanada Dough EVER! ).
4. Ensure all fillings are cooled.
5. Layer filling onto empanada to equal about 2 tbsp of total filling.
6. Fold empanada in half.
7. Crimp edges with a fork.
8. Either wash in olive oil, butter, or egg wash.
9. Bake at 400°F for 20 minutes.
10. OR you may fry till golden brown.
11. ** chicken pot pie instructions **.
12. 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.
13. ** pizza instructions **.
14. Spoon sauce then cheese then 2 pepperoni slices on an empanada.
15. **vegetarian**.
16. Spoon each ingredient in very small amounts.
17. ** for a beef or chicken**.
18. 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.
19. ** taco empanada*.
20. 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.

By RecipeOfHealth.com