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Monday, March 9, 2015

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.

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