Paula Deen's Spicy Chicken Empanadas

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups cooked chicken (finely chopped)
• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 1 cup monterey jack and cheddar cheese blend
• 1/4 cup diced red bell pepper
• 1 jalapeno, diced & seeded
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 1 rolled refrigerated pie crust (boxed dough)
• 1 egg

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 2 mix all ingredients (except the dough and egg) in a large bowl using rubber spatula.
• 3 roll out the pie crust dough and cut circles, about 5 inches in diameter.
• 4 spoon filling into the middle of the dough circles.
• 5 wet your finger and run it along the edge of the circle(this helps it stick shut) - fold circle in half and pierce the edges with a fork that has been dipped in flour (to prevent sticking to the dough).
• 6 beat the egg and brush over the empanadas.
• 7 bake at 400°f for 15 minutes.