Cheesy Beef Empanadas

Name: Cheesy Beef Empanadas
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: American, Mexican, Latin American
Ingredients: 1 lb. ground beef; 1 Onion (medium), chopped; 1 egg; 4 Garlic Cloves, minced; 1 1/2 tsp Ground Cumin; 1 1/2 tsp Garlic Salt; 1 tsp Creole Seasoning, (I used Creole Kick from SweetSmokieJoe.com); 1 tsp Black Pepper; 1 tsp Oregano; 1/2 tsp Crushed Red Peppers; 1/4 tsp Chili Powder; 8 oz. can Tomato Sauce; 1 Tbsp Diced Jalapeños; 1/2 cup of Grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese; 1/2 cup of Grated Monterey Jack Cheese; 2 boxes (4 pie crust) Pillsbury ready made Refrigerated Pie Crust

6 steps

Prep:45minCook:15min

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Updated at: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 10:10:00 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories343.2 kcal (17%)

Total Fat22.2 g (32%)

Carbs24.9 g (10%)

Sugars1.1 g (1%)

Protein11 g (22%)

Sodium683.5 mg (34%)

Fiber1.4 g (5%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

1 lbground beef

1 ½ tspground cumin

1 ½ tspgarlic salt

1 tspCreole Seasoning

I used Creole Kick from SweetSmokieJoe.com

1 tspblack pepper

1 tsporegano

½ tspcrushed red peppers

¼ tspchili powder

8 ozcan tomato sauce

1 TbspJalapeños

Diced

½ cupSharp Cheddar Cheese

Grated

½ cupMonterey Jack Cheese

Grated

2 boxesRefrigerated Pie Crust

4 pie crust, ready made

Instructions

Step 1

Sear the ground beef (no oil added). Add diced onions, minced garlic. Season with ground pepper and salt. At this point your beef might have released its juice and fat, let it reduce in the pan.

Step 2

Add in all the seasoning: ground cumin, creole powder seasoning, oregano, and crushed red peppers. mix altogether

Step 3

Add a can of tomato sauce. mix together then add chopped jalapeno

Step 4

Prepare store bought pie crust. Lightly flour your bench and start portioning and cutting circles on the dough.

Step 5

Assemble: put a spoonful of the filling and add grted cheddar cheese and monterey jack cheese. Brush the dough perimeter with water to help seal the dough. Crimp the edges.

Step 6

Place all the empanadas on a lined tray. Brush with egg wash. Bake in preheated 425F for 15mins.

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