Empanadas de Pollo (Easy Chicken Empanadas)

Name: Empanadas de Pollo (Easy Chicken Empanadas)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12 empanadas
Ingredients: cooking spray; 1 tablespoon butter; 1 cup chopped green onions; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 ½ cups chopped cooked chicken; 1 teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon nutmeg; ½ teaspoon ground black pepper; 12 empanada pastry discs; 1 egg, lightly beaten

Rating: 4 stars

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Transform your leftover cooked chicken into these tasty empanadas. This delicious, crispy, and tender Mediterranean-inspired finger food is easy to make!

By Fioa

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Recipe Summary

prep:

20 mins

cook:

25 mins

total:

45 mins

Servings:

Yield:

12 empanadas

Nutrition Info

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets with cooking spray.

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Step 2

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add chopped green onions and cook until tender, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute more. Mix in cooked chicken, salt, nutmeg, and black pepper; cook 1 minute more.
Step 3

Arrange pastry discs on a flat work surface. Dab a little water around the rims. Place a large tablespoonful of the chicken mixture in the center; fold pastry over and press with a fork to seal.
Step 4

Transfer empanadas to the prepared baking sheets. Brush with beaten egg.
Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 20 minutes.