Empanada

Empanada
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 385.5
  • Total Fat: 24.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 46.6 mg
  • Sodium: 558.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 27.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.7 g
  • Protein: 14.6 g

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Introduction

Adapted from the Kraft Recipes website: http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/gotta-
empanada-115314.aspx?tab=recipe
Adapted from the Kraft Recipes website: http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/gotta-
empanada-115314.aspx?tab=recipe

Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    1 lb. ground beef
    1 cup TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Thick 'N Chunky Salsa or other kind of salsa
    1 pkg. (15 oz.) ready-to-use refrigerated pie crusts (2 crusts)
    1 cup KRAFT Mexican Style 2% Milk Finely Shredded Four Cheese

    Optional:
    1/2 cup diced white onions
    Chopped green pepper (to taste)
    Garlic powder (to taste)
    Ground red pepper flakes (to taste)
    Dried cilantro (to taste)

Directions

HEAT oven to 425ºF.

BROWN meat in large skillet; drain. Stir in salsa and onions (if added), spices (if added); remove from heat.

PLACE 1 crust on baking sheet; top with meat mixture, spreading to within 1 inch of edge. Cover with cheese and remaining crust; seal edges with fork.

BAKE 25 min. or until golden brown. Cool 5 min. before cutting into wedges to serve.

Serving Size: makes 8 servings (1/8 of pie)

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CMA444.

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    Quick and easy! Added peas and corn for sort of a Tex-Mex flair. Good! - 5/26/21