Chicken and Mushroom Empanadas with Roasted Tomatillo Sauce

Name: Chicken and Mushroom Empanadas with Roasted Tomatillo Sauce
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Spanish, European
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper, divided; 1 large egg, lightly beaten; 6 garlic cloves, peeled and divided; 227 grams ground chicken; 6 Tbsps 1.5 ounces shredded cave-aged Gruyère cheese (about; 2 jalapeño peppers, stemmed; 1 Tbsp lime juice; 59 milliliters ounce shredded Monterey Jack cheese (about; 113 grams chopped mushrooms; 79 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil, divided; 237 milliliters chopped onion; 1 teaspoons salt, divided; 1 teaspoons sugar; 454 grams tomatillos, husks removed; 414 milliliters ounces unbleached all-purpose flour (about; 1 teaspoon water; 5 Tbsps very cold water

The recipe Chicken and Mushroom Empanadas with Roasted Tomatillo Sauce could satisfy your European craving in approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains roughly 14g of protein, 18g of fat, and a total of 321 calories. Head to the store and pick up cave-aged gruyère cheese, water, mushrooms, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the onion you could follow this main course with the Candy Corn Cupcakes as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 45

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Oven

Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.

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All Purpose Flour

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Measuring Cup

Knife

Combine flour, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and baking powder in a food processor; pulse to combine.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Food Processor

Combine 1/3 cup oil and 5 tablespoons water. With processor on, slowly add oil mixture through food chute; process until dough is crumbly. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead 1 minute; add additional flour, if necessary, to prevent dough from sticking. Gently press dough into a 5-inch disk; wrap in plastic wrap, and chill at least 30 minutes.

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Dough

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Water

Wrap

Cooking Oil

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Plastic Wrap

Arrange tomatillos, jalapeos, and 4 garlic cloves in a single layer on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray; lightly coat vegetables with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Whole Garlic Cloves

Tomatillos

Vegetable

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Baking Sheet

Bake at 450 for 25 minutes or until charred.

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Oven

Combine tomatillo mixture, juice, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, and sugar in a blender; pulse until finely chopped, scraping sides.

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Black Pepper

Tomatillos

Juice

Sugar

Salt

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Blender

Reduce oven temperature to 40

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Oven

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.

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Frying Pan

Add remaining 1 teaspoon oil to pan; swirl to coat.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add onion; saut 5 minutes or until tender. Chop remaining 2 garlic cloves.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Onion

Add garlic to pan; saut 1 minute.

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Garlic

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Frying Pan

Add chicken and mushrooms; cook 6 minutes or until chicken is browned, stirring to crumble. Cool slightly.

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Mushrooms

Whole Chicken

Add 1/2 cup tomatillo sauce, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, remaining 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, and cheeses, stirring well to combine.

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Black Pepper

Tomatillos

Sauce

Salt

Combine egg and 1 teaspoon water in a small bowl, stirring well with a whisk.

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Water

Egg

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Bowl

Remove dough from refrigerator; let stand 5 minutes. Divide dough into 8 equal portions, shaping each into a ball.

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Dough

Roll each dough portion into a (6-inch) circle on a lightly floured surface. Working with 1 portion at a time (cover remaining dough to keep from drying), spoon 3 tablespoons chicken mixture into center of each circle. Moisten edges of dough with egg mixture; fold dough over filling. Press edges together with a fork to seal.

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Whole Chicken

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