Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, chicken empanada. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Chicken empanada is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look wonderful. Chicken empanada is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
Chicken Empanada is a type of pastry that is stuffed with chicken meat, potato, carrots, and sweet peas. This is made by arranging the filling in the middle of a flattened dough and sealing it by pinching. Chicken Empanada is a stuffed pastry or piece of bread stuffed with a mixture of chicken and other delicious ingredients.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook chicken empanada using 9 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken empanada:
- Take 1 large chicken breast
- Get 1 packages taco seasoning
- Prepare 1 can beans ( black, pinto, kidney, doesn't matter)
- Get 1/2 cup frozen corn kernals
- Make ready 1/4 cup chopped onion
- Make ready 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
- Get 1 cup shredded mexican blend cheese
- Get 2/3 cup water
- Prepare 2 can cresant rolls
The chicken empanada filling recipe is basic which is part of what I love about this recipe. You could also use leftover chicken. When I know I'll be making these chicken empanadas, I try and bake the. This recipe for chicken empanadas draws from the empanadas found throughout Latin America, Spain, and Portugal, where the briny bite of olives is coupled with warmer spices, like cumin and.
Steps to make Chicken empanada:
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- In a bowl, season your chicken however you like. I use Chipotle and black pepper.
- In a pan, heat vegitable oil at medium heat on stovetop. When oil pops when you sprinkle water in it it's ready.
- When pan is hot enough, place seasoned chicken breast in to cook till juices run clear.
- In a sauce pan put the undrained can on beans, corn and green pepper in, let it simmer covered on medium heat.
- When chicken breast is done cooking let it sit on a plate for a few minutes. Then I put it in my ninja blender, a food processor will work ok too, you want to shred the chicken.
- Put Shedded chicken back in the pan with 2/3 cup of water and the envelope of taco seasoning. Cook for a few minutes over medium low heat. String frequently so chicken doesn't stick.
- When the water is almost gone, put taco seasoned chicken in a bowl, with the drained bean mix, add the cheese. Mix with a spoon.
- Rolls out the cresant rolls. Flatten them out, add a heaping teaspoon of the chicken and bean mix to the cresant roll and roll them up. Be sure to seal the mix in well, you don't want it to open while they are cooking.
- Put in the preheated oven for 10 to 13 minutes.
- Enjoy with sour cream, salsa, guacamole, whatever the preference. Very yummy.
These useful spices can be used to cook so many different meals! This empanada recipe contains braised chicken, olives, and spices, surrounded by a flaky, buttery dough. Throw the ultimate fiesta with this recipe for chicken empanadas from Food.com. Transform your leftover cooked chicken into these tasty empanadas. This delicious, crispy, and tender Mediterranean-inspired finger food is easy to make!
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