Easy Empanadas Meat Pockets Recipes

BEEF EMPANADA RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a baking sheet with a nonstick baking mat or parchment paper.
• Unroll pie crusts on a clean, flat surface. Use a 3-inch round pastry cutter to cut circles from the dough. (If desired, combine scraps, roll out, and cut again.)
• In a skillet over medium-high heat, brown the ground beef.
• Stir in onions, cumin, chili powder, salt, green chiles, and pimento peppers. Saute 2-3 minutes.
• Stir in tomato paste, followed by the cheese. Remove from heat.
• Spoon about 2 tablespoons of the beef mixture into the center of each pie crust circle.
• Fold dough over and use a fork to seal the dough all along the curved edge.
• Arrange in a single layer, not touching, on prepared baking sheet. Brush empanadas with egg wash.
• Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
• Allow to cool slightly before serving with HERDEZ™ Traditional Guacamole. Enjoy!

EASY EMPANADAS (MEAT POCKETS)

Steps:

• 1. In non-stick skillet, heat oil and then cook the sausage and potatoes about 5 minutes. With potato masher, smash potato cubes so that there are no large pieces.
• 2. Add onion and zucchini, then cook about 8 more minutes. Add spices and cook an additional few minutes. Stir in olives. Remove from heat.
• 3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Open rolls and separate into the 8 triangles. Put a large spoonful on filling on half of each triangle and fold over. Use a fork to crimp the edges shut.
• 4. You will have 8 good sized triangles. Grate some black pepper on the top of each before baking. Bake on cookie sheet about 12 minutes. Serve with salsa, guacamole, or sour cream.

QUICK AND EASY EMPANADAS

Steps:

• Brown the ground beef in a frying pan adding the salt and pepper just before done.
• Let the beef cool.
• In a large bowl mix the corn, onions, cheese, and salsa, then add the cooled beef mixing carefully so not to break up all the cheese.
• Roll the biscuits out flat to about 2-1/2 times their size.
• Place approx 1/3 cup filling on one side of the center of the circle lengthwise.
• Fold the dough over the filling like a turn over and crimp the edges like a pie crust. Be careful not to tear the dough, and to seal the edges completely or your filling will come out! depending on how much filling is used will determine how many biscuits you will use.
• Place on slightly greased cookie sheet and bake at 375 till lightly browned.