Football Fest Empanadas

Name: Football Fest Empanadas
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Spanish, European
Ingredients: 454 grams jar black bean and corn salsa; 255 grams package ready-to-use Southwestern chicken strips, chopped; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 3 Tbsps minced fresh cilantro, divided; 83 grams frozen corn, thawed; 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced; 2 teaspoons lime juice; 799 grams packages each) refrigerated pie pastry; 113 grams quesadilla cheese, shredded

Football Fest Empanadas is an European recipe that serves 24. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 210 calories, 7g of protein, and 11g of fat. It works well as a very reasonably priced hor d'oeuvre for The Super Bowl. A mixture of pie pastry, quesadilla cheese, corn, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 40 minutes.

Instructions

In a large bowl, combine the salsa, corn, jalapenos, 2 tablespoons cilantro and lime juice. In another bowl, combine the chicken, remaining cilantro and 1/2 cup salsa mixture; set aside. Reserve remaining salsa for serving.

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Lime Juice

Jalapeno Pepper

Cilantro

Chicken

Salsa

Corn

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Bowl

Unroll a pastry sheet onto a lightly floured surface. Using a floured 4-in. round cookie cutter placed halfway on edge of pastry, cut 4-in. x 3-in. football shapes. Repeat with remaining dough, chilling and rerolling scraps as needed.

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Dough

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Cookie Cutter

Transfer half of the cutouts to greased baking sheets.

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Cut Out Cookies

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Baking Sheet

Place 1 tablespoon chicken mixture in the center of each; top each with 1-1/2 teaspoons cheese.

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Chicken

Cheese

Brush edges of pastry with egg. Top with remaining cutouts; press edges with a fork to seal.

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Cut Out Cookies

Egg

Cut slits in the tops to resemble football laces.

Brush tops with egg.

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Egg

Bake at 450° for 8-12 minutes or until golden brown.

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Oven

Serve warm with reserved salsa mixture. Refrigerate leftovers.

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Salsa

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Servings:

454grams

jar black bean and corn salsa 255grams

package ready-to-use Southwestern chicken strips, chopped 1

egg, lightly beaten 3Tbsps

minced fresh cilantro, divided 83grams

frozen corn, thawed 2

jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced 2teaspoons

lime juice 799grams

packages each) refrigerated pie pastry 113grams

quesadilla cheese, shredded

Recommended wine: Sparkling Wine, Sparkling Rose

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