These bite-size empanadas are filled with a spicy Buffalo chicken filling that is downright addictive! Serve with blue cheese dressing and celery to cool things down.
Buffalo Chicken Empanadas
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 55 min
- Servings 21
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup finely chopped yellow onion
- 1 can (4 oz) Old El Paso™ Chopped Green Chiles, drained
- 2/3 cup chopped deli rotisserie chicken
- 1/3 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
- 1/4 cup Frank's™ RedHot™ Buffalo Wings Sauce
- 1 box (14.1 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Pie Crusts (2 Count), softened as directed on box
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- Celery sticks and blue cheese dressing, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Line 2 cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper; set aside.
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Step2In medium bowl, mix onion, green chiles, chicken, cheeses and Buffalo sauce.
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Step3Unroll pie crusts. Using 3 1/2-inch round cutter, cut circles from crusts, rerolling dough to get 21 circles. Place level measuring tablespoon Buffalo chicken mixture on center of each circle. Fold dough in half over filling; pinch and press edges with fork to seal or roll edges to seal. Place on cookie sheets. Prick tops of empanadas with fork to allow steam to escape.
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Step4Brush each with beaten egg. Bake 16 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 10 minutes on cooling racks. Serve warm with celery sticks and blue cheese dressing for dipping.
Nutrition
110
Calories
6g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
10g
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Empanada
- Calories
- 110
- Calories from Fat
- 60
- Total Fat
- 6g
- 10%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 13%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 15mg
- 6%
- Sodium
- 220mg
- 9%
- Potassium
- 25mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 10g
- 3%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 0g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 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 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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