Love meat and potatoes? Here's a tasty way to wrap up the basics for hearty appetites.
Southwest Beef Empanadas
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 40 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
- 1 packet (1 oz) Old El Paso™ Original Taco Seasoning Mix
- 2/3 cup water
- 1 cup refrigerated hash brown potatoes
- 1 can (8 1/4 oz) sliced carrots, drained
- 1 tablespoon dried minced onion
- 4 1/2 cups Original Bisquick™ mix
- 1 cup boiling water
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. Grease cookie sheet with shortening or cooking spray.
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Step2In 10-inch skillet, cook beef over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly cooked; drain. Stir in taco seasoning mix, 2/3 cup water, the potatoes, carrots and onion. Reduce heat to medium; cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Step3In medium bowl, stir Bisquick mix and boiling water until dough forms. On surface sprinkled with Bisquick mix, roll dough in Bisquick mix to coat; knead 20 times. Divide dough into 6 balls. Pat or roll each ball into 7-inch round. Place on cookie sheet.
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Step4Spoon about 1/2 cup beef mixture onto half of each round. Moisten edge of round with water. Fold round over beef mixture; press edge with fork to seal. Cut 3 small slits in top of each crust to allow steam to escape.
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Step5Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until light golden brown.
Nutrition
550
Calories
21g
Total Fat
20g
Protein
70g
Total Carbohydrate
8g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 550
- Calories from Fat
- 190
- Total Fat
- 21g
- 32%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 32%
- Trans Fat
- 2 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 45mg
- 16%
- Sodium
- 1940mg
- 81%
- Potassium
- 500mg
- 14%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 70g
- 23%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 10%
- Sugars
- 8g
- Protein
- 20g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 70%
- 70%
- Vitamin C
- 6%
- 6%
- Calcium
- 20%
- 20%
- Iron
- 30%
- 30%
Exchanges:
2 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
4 1/2Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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