Chicken Broccoli Empanada (American style)

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  • Number of Servings: 7
Ingredients
Dough:5 cups flour2 tsp. baking soda3/4 tsp. Salt1/2 cup butter, melted1 cup Milk, hotFilling:1 boneless skinless chicken breast, cubed.3/4 cup broccoli cooked and chopped.1 1/2 cups fresh spinach, coarsely chopped.14 oz. cream of mushroom soup1/4 cup sour cream1 1/2 tsp. Basil1/2 tsp. garlic powderPepper to tastesalt to taste
Directions
Sift together the flour, soda, and salt, add the melted butter and hot milk, mix well. Let sit for 20 minutes or however long it takes to mix the other ingredients.

Spray pan with cooking spray, add chicken, cook on Medium heat until the chicken is no longer pink. put all the filling ingredients in a bowl and mix well.

Roll out dough into 6 inch circles, put in about 1/4- 1/2 cup filling, fold over to make a nice semi-circle, seal with a fork.

Brush with egg whites and make a few slits in the top, to prevent bubbly of dough and to allow the middle to cook heat throughly.

Bake at 375 for 25 minutes or until golden brown.

Makes about 7 servings.

Number of Servings: 7

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user STEENALLS.

Servings Per Recipe: 7
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 575.0
  • Total Fat: 20.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 58.4 mg
  • Sodium: 996.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 77.0 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.3 g
  • Protein: 20.7 g

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