Go vegetarian without missing out on flavor with these yummy biscuit empanadas.
Black Bean and Cheese Empanadas
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 50 min
- Ingredients 6
- Servings 8
Ingredients
- 1 can (15 oz) Progresso™ black beans, drained, rinsed
- 1 tablespoon canned chopped chipotle chile in adobo sauce
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 cup sliced green onions (4 medium)
- 1/2 cup crumbled Cotija cheese (2 oz)
- 1 can (16.3 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Grands!™ Flaky Layers Original Biscuits (8 Count)
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper. In medium bowl, mix beans, chile, cumin, onions and cheese.
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Step2Separate dough into 8 biscuits. Press or roll each to form 6-inch round. Scoop 1/4 cup mixture on center of each round.
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Step3Fold each in half, gently stretching dough over filling.
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Step4Using fork, press seams to seal. Place on cookie sheet. Bake 24 to 26 minutes or until golden brown.
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Nutrition
230
Calories
9g
Total Fat
7g
Protein
31g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 230
- Calories from Fat
- 80
- Total Fat
- 9g
- 14%
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- 21%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 3%
- Sodium
- 740mg
- 31%
- Potassium
- 20mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 31g
- 10%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 7%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 7g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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