Easy Italian Empanadas
Roxana Yawgel
Updated Oct 13, 2016
Tender biscuit pockets filled with Italian-flavored ground beef, tomatoes and Parmesan cheese make a great lunch or light dinner.
Easy Italian Empanadas
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 55 min
- Ingredients 6
- Servings 8
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
- 1 cup Muir Glen™ organic diced tomatoes with basil and garlic (from 14.5-oz can)
- 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
- 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced, if desired
- 1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 can (16.3 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Grands!™ Flaky Layers Original Biscuits (8 Count)
Instructions
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Step1In 8-inch skillet, cook beef over low to medium heat until no longer pink, breaking up beef with wooden spoon or spatula. Stir in tomatoes, Italian seasoning and garlic; season to taste with salt and pepper. Cook 3 minutes longer. Remove from heat; stir in Parmesan cheese.
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Step2Heat oven to 375°F. Line 2 cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper.
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Step3On lightly floured work surface, split each biscuit into 2 rounds. With rolling pin, flatten each biscuit round into 4-inch round. Spoon small amount of beef mixture in center of each round; fold dough over to form semicircles. With fork or fingers, seal edges. Arrange on cookie sheets.
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Step4Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from cookie sheets to serving plate. Serve warm with your favorite marinara sauce, if desired.
Nutrition
300
Calories
14g
Total Fat
15g
Protein
28g
Total Carbohydrate
6g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 300
- Calories from Fat
- 120
- Total Fat
- 14g
- 21%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 28%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 40mg
- 13%
- Sodium
- 590mg
- 25%
- Potassium
- 110mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 28g
- 9%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 6g
- Protein
- 15g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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