Easy Baked Empanadas with Cheesy Saffron Rice and Salsa

Name: Easy Baked Empanadas with Cheesy Saffron Rice and Salsa
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1/2 cup canned sweet corn; 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and diced; 1/2 cup black beans, rinsed; 1/2 cup salsa (any variety); 1 tsp cumin; 1 lime, juiced; 1/4 cup cilantro; 2 pkg (14.1oz) refrigerated pie pastry; 1 large chicken breast, cooked and diced; 1/2 cup Monterey Jack cheese, shredded; 10oz pkg Saffron yellow rice (I used Vigo brand)- about 5 cups prepared; 4 oz cream cheese; 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese, shredded; 1/2 tsp cumin; 1/2 tsp kosher salt; 1/4 tsp onion powder; 1/4 tsp paprika

Easy Baked Empanadas with Cheesy Saffron Rice and Salsa was pinched from <a href="http://www.shugarysweets.com/2012/04/easy-baked-empanadas-with-cheesy-saffron-rice-and-salsa" target="_blank">www.shugarysweets.com.</a>

INGREDIENTS

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1/2 cup canned sweet corn

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2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and diced

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1/2 cup black beans, rinsed

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1/2 cup salsa (any variety)

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1 tsp cumin

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1 lime, juiced

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1/4 cup cilantro

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2 pkg (14.1oz) refrigerated pie pastry

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1 large chicken breast, cooked and diced

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1/2 cup Monterey Jack cheese, shredded

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10oz pkg Saffron yellow rice (I used Vigo brand)- about 5 cups prepared

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4 oz cream cheese

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1 cup Monterey Jack cheese, shredded

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1/2 tsp cumin

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1/2 tsp kosher salt

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1/4 tsp onion powder

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1/4 tsp paprika

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