These golden-brown crescents, filled with melted cheese and Spanish flavors, make a classy start to any gathering. Simply cut rounds of ready-made pastry dough, fill, bake, and serve.
Chile and Cheese Empanaditas
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 45 min
- Ingredients 5
- Servings 16
Ingredients
- 1 cup shredded pepper Jack cheese (4 oz)
- 1/3 cup from 1 can (4 oz) Old El Paso™ Chopped Green Chiles
- 1 box (14.1 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Pie Crusts (2 Count), softened as directed on box
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 cup salsa
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. In small bowl, mix cheese and chiles.
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Step2With 3 1/4-inch round cutter, cut each pie crust into 8 rounds. Spoon cheese mixture evenly onto half of each dough round. Brush edge of crust rounds with beaten egg. Fold crust rounds in half; press edges with fork to seal. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Brush tops with egg. Cut small slit in top of each.
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Step3Bake 12 to 16 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm empanaditas with salsa.
Nutrition
120
Calories
7g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
12g
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Appetizer
- Calories
- 120
- Calories from Fat
- 70
- Total Fat
- 7g
- 11%
- Saturated Fat
- 3 1/2g
- 17%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 20mg
- 7%
- Sodium
- 300mg
- 13%
- Potassium
- 10mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 12g
- 4%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 0g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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