Ground Turkey and Vegetable Empanadas

Ground Turkey and Vegetable Empanadas

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 30
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 129.9
  • Total Fat: 5.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 19.7 mg
  • Sodium: 299.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 15.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.0 g
  • Protein: 4.6 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Ground Turkey and Vegetable Empanadas calories by ingredient


Introduction

These empanadas are low fat, low calorie, high protein and freeze well! They're a staple in our house as a quick lunch or dinner on the go. These empanadas are low fat, low calorie, high protein and freeze well! They're a staple in our house as a quick lunch or dinner on the go.
Number of Servings: 30

Ingredients

    30 Loty Empanada wrappers for baking (I prefer these over Goya brand, but whatever you use, just make sure they're supposed to be baked not fried)
    3/4lb 93% lean ground turkey
    1 medium onion, diced
    1 clove garlic, minced
    1 15oz can diced tomatoes with lime and cilantro
    1/2C frozen peas
    1/2C frozen corn
    1.5C potatoes, diced and boiled until tender
    10 green olives, sliced
    1.25C black beans, rinsed
    2 hard boiled eggs, diced
    1 tsp garlic salt
    1 tsp ground black pepper
    1 tsp cumin
    1 tsp oregano
    1/2 tsp paprika

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
2. Spray cookie sheet with non-stick spray and lay out separate empanada wrappers to thaw
3. Saute onions, turkey, and garlic along with olive oil and spices over med-low heat until onions are translucent and turkey is mostly cooked
4. drain a couple tablespoons of juice off tomatoes and then pour rest of can into pan with turkey, onions, and garlic, simmer 5 minutes to cook off some liquid
5. Remove pan from heat and add peas, corn, potatoes, and beans to pan and mix to heat through
6. Transfer to a separate bowl, add olives and eggs and gently mix
7. spoon a heaping tablespoon onto each thawed wrapper, fold in half and seal by pressing edges together with fingertips
8. bake about 20 minutes until puffy and golden, turn once
9. remove from oven and place on rack to cool

This recipe make 30+ empanadas depending on how full you make them. Once they are cool, you can store them in a freezer bag for a couple of months, but they never last more than a month in my house.

TAGS:  Poultry |

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    9 of 22 people found this review helpful
    It isn't at all helpful to hear how it 'sounds' or 'looks'. I know how it 'sounds' and 'looks' to me. And why on earth are you rating something you didn't actually make and eat? Spark People has asked you to not rate it if you haven't actually tried it. Please! - 5/26/16


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    7 of 7 people found this review helpful
    We really loved these! It would be wonderful if you could get lower fat and whole grain wrappers. That is the only improvement I would want to make for these. Very Yummy! The olives make a nice touch. 5 stars!!!! (even if I can't make them stick on the rating screen for some reason) - 6/7/10


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    4 of 4 people found this review helpful
    to NONNAOF2,,,I find Empanada wrappers in the frozen foods section of markets that have a large Latino population. Goya makes "Grande" ones as well as regular size ones. You can also go to YouTube and see how to do the traditional "fold" on the Empanadas. Makes for a great presentation! - 6/9/16


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Made these with my dd, some with and some without meat. We added cheese instead of boiled eggs, tossed in peppers, some salsa and curry powder. We will definitely make these again. - 6/3/18


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    Very Good
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    These are fabulous and easy to put together. The family has made different fillings according to taste but I will stick with the original ingredients for myself! - 4/24/17


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    Very Good
    delish - 5/26/21


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    Made some changes, no corn due to food allergy. - 5/26/21


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    looks good but not sure if I am going to try it - 5/26/21


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    Incredible!
    These are so good. Even my grandkids love them - 4/30/21


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    Incredible!
    yummy - 4/30/21


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    Incredible!
    yum - 4/12/21


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    Looks tasty - 1/29/21


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    Will have to try this, thanks for sharing! - 12/14/20


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    looks great - 11/23/20


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    Incredible!
    These are GREAT! The instructions seemed complicated when I first read them, but they are VERY easy and tasty!!! - 9/23/20


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    fabulous - 8/12/20


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    Sounds good - 7/11/20


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    Sounds really good. I'm going to try these! - 6/8/20


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    Very Good
    These are good, and you can use all sorts of fillers. A winner. - 5/26/20


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    This looks interesting and I will give it a try once I have the proper ingredients to make them. - 5/26/20


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    Did not try it or rate it - 5/26/20


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    This sounds good. - 5/26/20


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    Very Good
    Ok - 5/26/20


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    Very tasty. I omitted the peas and corn and substituted the potatoes with turnips. - 5/26/20


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    I prefer chicken to turkey but these are one of my favourites - 5/26/20


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    Incredible!
    Double yummy! - 5/26/20


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    Pocket pies by any name are always delicious!!1 - 4/29/20


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    Incredible!
    loved this recipe - 3/19/20


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    Looking forward to trying this recipe - 2/29/20


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    Bad
    Yum-O! - 2/2/20


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    :) - 1/23/20


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    I'm going to be trying these with some soaked raisins and chopt cilantro. Thanks for the recipe! You've inspired me to go ahead and try baking them. - 1/21/20


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    taste great. love these to freeze also - 9/12/19


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    this is great to find green olives,tomatoes, and cumin,etc... - 8/15/19


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    This was really good. - 7/17/19


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    Good
    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Was with ya' until the bird. - 5/27/19


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    Good
    good - 5/26/19


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    Nice - 5/26/19


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    yummy - 5/26/19


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    yum - 5/26/19


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I've never made empanadas - 5/26/19


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    Incredible!
    I love this ground turkey and vegetable empanada recipe! Delicious - 5/26/19


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    thanks - 5/26/19


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    Thanks for this recipe I will be making it! - 5/26/19


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    Very Good
    Delicious didn't change a thing Stored the leftovers in the freezer for a quick meal - 5/26/19


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    AWESOME! - 5/7/19


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    I love empanadas! - 4/27/19


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    I love these empanadas!!! - 4/10/19


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    O.K.
    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Thanks - 3/23/19


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    yummy.... - 12/1/18


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    0 of 2 people found this review helpful
    these look so good cant wait to try them
    - 11/21/18


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    Incredible!
    I changed mine to be "Italian" cuisine. Very good. - 10/21/18


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    Very Good
    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    It's pretty good. You can probably make all different kinds of filling for these - 10/6/18


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    Very Good
    great - 8/27/18


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    Very Good
    Awesome! - 8/17/18


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    Very Good
    I tried this tonight instead of Monday night tacos. What a pleasant surprise. The only thing I took out was the olives, I just can't eat olives. Otherwise very good recipe.. - 7/30/18


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    Good
    Tasty - 7/23/18


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    great - 7/23/18


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    tasty - 7/23/18


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Who carries the Loty wrappers? - 6/7/18


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Much better option - 6/7/18


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    Great idea & if you change the meat &spices will be different each time - 6/6/18


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    Very Good
    A nice break from all the traditional meals! - 5/26/18


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    Wow! Really good! - 5/26/18


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    Incredible!
    Quite good! - 5/26/18


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    Very Good
    Great dinner - 5/26/18


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    Very Good
    Love thesr - 5/26/18


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    Absolutely great - 5/26/18


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    Incredible!
    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Baking always is always better than frying. - 5/26/18


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    Incredible!
    My husband loves this Ground Turkey and Vegetable Empanadas Recipe!!! - 5/26/18


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    Incredible!
    Loved these - 5/26/18


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    Good
    Use extra spices if you don’t like bland. - 5/26/18


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    Good
    We like these for company, easy and fun to make, I leave out the eggs, add a but more veggies... - 5/26/18


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    very good - 5/26/18


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    0 of 2 people found this review helpful
    I enjoyed reading this recipe. I am not rating it, merely commenting that I enjoyed reading it. - 5/26/18


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    yummy - 5/26/18


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    Good
    liked these better with beef than turkey - 5/3/18


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    Incredible!
    My family loved these and I love how easy and adaptable the recipe is.... - 4/11/18


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Where can I find empanada wrappers? Is there a way to make my own? - 4/11/18


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    0 of 2 people found this review helpful
    I always wanted to make empanadas. I cannot wait to try this one. I love ground turkey in anything. - 4/3/18


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    Baking really gives these a light taste. - 4/3/18


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    sounds yummy! I like that these are baked. - 3/13/18


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    Incredible!
    Couldn't find empanada wrappers, so I used pie crusts. They were awesome, they are now on a perment rotation of recipes I use. - 2/12/18


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    Very Good
    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Thanks for sharing - 12/19/17


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    Good
    Yummy! - 12/4/17


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    Very Good
    Delicious and easy to prepare. - 11/19/17


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    Good and easy to make a few substitutions on veggies and spices. - 10/27/17


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    so good - 10/24/17


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    These were okay. I liked the ones with chicken better. - 9/6/17


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    yum - 8/26/17


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    diced peppers instead of boiled eggs - 7/13/17


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    YUMMY - 6/7/17


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    Very Good
    These are awesome - 6/5/17


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    Very Good
    0 of 3 people found this review helpful
    Looks good - 6/4/17


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Yum! - 6/4/17


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    Very Good
    Very good and great to take to work for lunch. - 5/28/17


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    These lok similar to pasties that we have in Australia, the filling of which is usually finely diced vegetables - 5/27/17


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Added to my recipe collection and will definitely be trying them. - 5/26/17


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I have never had one but this one looks tasty. I may try them. - 5/26/17


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    Very Good
    Was very tasty, we liked it very much. - 5/26/17