Turkey Empanadas

Turkey Empanadas
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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

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Introduction

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Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients

    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.