Empanada filling

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 10
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 160.9
  • Total Fat: 12.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 34.0 mg
  • Sodium: 11,417.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 3.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.8 g
  • Protein: 8.8 g

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Number of Servings: 10

Ingredients

    1 medium onion, chopped
    3 cloves garlic, minced
    2-4 Tbsp olive oil (nutrition info based on 2.)
    2 tomatoes, peeled and chopped
    1 pound of lean ground beef
    1/2 cup beef broth or stock
    1/2 cup red bell pepper
    1 tsp balsamic vinegar
    1/8 tsp ground cloves
    1/8 tsp cumin
    4 Tbsp tomato sauce
    salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Saute onions, red pepper and garlic in hot oil until translucent.
Add meat, saute 5 more minutes. Stir in tomatoes, broth and remaining ingredients.
Simmer for 30 minutes.
Make a bread or biscuit dough, and roll out small balls. Put filling in middle of the dough and close using water to seal.
Bake according to bread or biscuit directions.

Number of Servings: 10

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user COCONUTOIL.