Turkey Empanadas
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 12
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 224.9
- Total Fat: 11.1 g
- Cholesterol: 50.1 mg
- Sodium: 850.5 mg
- Total Carbs: 19.0 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.0 g
- Protein: 11.8 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Turkey Empanadas calories by ingredient
Introduction
Make ahead and then you can take them to work. Make ahead and then you can take them to work.Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
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1 pound ground turkey
1 lge onion diced finely
1 cup of V-8
2 tsp seasoning
1 egg beaten
1/2 C cheddar cheese
Biscuit=
2 C. flour
3 tsp baking powder
6 T Crisco shortening
1/2 C 2% milk
1 tsp salt
Directions
Saute turkey and onion in skillet until browned.
Drain off fat.
Add V-8 and seasoning
Simmer until almost dry, stirring occasionally.
Add cheese and mix well.
Make biscuit dough
sift together flour , salt and baking powder in a bowl.
cut shortening into bowl so that it looks like small crumbs.
Add milk and mix.
Then roll out dough and cut into rounds with a cutter.
Roll rounds until about 1/4 inch thick.
Brush bottom with egg.
Add about 2Tbs of turkey mixture.
Top with another round and seal edges with tine of fork.
Bake at 450 for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PUNKIN7743.
Drain off fat.
Add V-8 and seasoning
Simmer until almost dry, stirring occasionally.
Add cheese and mix well.
Make biscuit dough
sift together flour , salt and baking powder in a bowl.
cut shortening into bowl so that it looks like small crumbs.
Add milk and mix.
Then roll out dough and cut into rounds with a cutter.
Roll rounds until about 1/4 inch thick.
Brush bottom with egg.
Add about 2Tbs of turkey mixture.
Top with another round and seal edges with tine of fork.
Bake at 450 for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PUNKIN7743.