chicken empanadas
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When my kids were small there was a family down the street and our kids all played together. Their Mother made these delish lil meet pies and would share with us. Yrs later I thought about those little pies and came up with this. I hope you like them as much as my family has.
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yield
15 pies
prep time
25 Min
cook time
15 Min
Ingredients For chicken empanadas
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3 cchopped, cooked chicken
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1 pkg(8-ounce) shredded colby and monterey jack cheese blend
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4 ozcream cheese, softened
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1/4 cchopped red bell pepper
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1jalapeno, seeded and chopped
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1 Tbspground cumin
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1 tspsalt
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1/2 tsppepper
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1 pkg(15-ounce) package refrigerated pie crusts
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water
How To Make chicken empanadas
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1Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease a baking sheet
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2In a large bowl, combine the chicken and next 7 ingredients
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3Unroll 1 piecrust onto a lightly floured surface. Roll into a 15-inch circle. Cut out rounds, using a 3-inch cookie cutter. Re-roll dough as needed.Repeat procedure with remaining piecrusts, making 12 to 15 circles total.
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4Arrange 1 round on a clean, flat surface. Lightly brush the edges of crust with water. Place 1 heaping teaspoon of chicken mixture in the center of the round. Fold the dough over the filling, pressing the edges with a fork to seal. Repeat with the remaining rounds and chicken mixture.
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5(Up to this point, the recipe can be made ahead and frozen for up to 1 month). Arrange empanadas on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes.
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