cheesy beef empanada
This dish reminds me of beef empanadas. A bread filled with a meat mixture. I made this with a pizza dough. It could be made with other types of dough/bread and other meat combinations a well. Let your imagination take control! This made for a very hardy full of flavor meal! Hope you enjoy!
prep time
1 Hr
cook time
30 Min
method
Bake
yield
8 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 small red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 - 10-ounce can rotel diced tomatoes, (i used original)
- 1 tablespoon cummin
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika (or you can use plain)
- 1/2 tablespoon cilantro, dried
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped fine
- 1 tablespoon capers, chopped fine, optional
- - salt and pepper to taste
- 1 - 15-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 pound colby jack cheese, shredded
- - frozen pizza dough (enough for a pie crust and top) i used homemade
- - coarse sea salt to sprinkle on top of pie
- - egg wash (1 egg, 1 t milk)
- EASY HOMEMADE BREAD MACHINE PIZZA
- 1 1/8 cups warm water
- 1/2 teaspoon olive oil
- 3 1/3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
How To Make cheesy beef empanada
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Step 1Brown ground beef; drain any grease.
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Step 2Saute onions, bell pepper and garlic in olive oil until tender; add rotel tomatoes. Bring to a simmer and continue cooking about 5 minutes.
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Step 3Combine meat and sauteed vegetable; add cummin, smoked paprika, cilantro, parsley and caper. Add black beans. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Continue to simmer to reduce liquid.
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Step 4BREAD MACHINE PIZZA DOUGH: NOTE: I made a 1 1/2 lb loaf and had dough leftover. A 1 lb load would be plenty. For a 1 1/2 lb loaf. Add all ingredients to brand pan in the order given. Set on "Dough Only" feature. Start machine. When dough cycle is complete, remove dough to a floured board (if using immediently) and roll out into desired shape. Or, place in a bowl greased with olive oil, turn dough to coat and cover with plastic and refrigerate until ready to use.
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Step 5Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Divide dough, a little more to line pie plate and less for top. Roll out to fit 9 inch pie plate; line plate with bottom dough, brush edge with egg wash, fill with meat filling. Place cheese on top of meat.
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Step 6Roll out top dough to fit and brush inside edge of dough with egg wash and place on top of meat. Press edges together to seal. Trim excess dough. Brush top top with egg wash. Sprinkle with coarse salt if desired. Pierce top with fork.
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Step 7Bake 25 to 30 minutes until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes before slicing.
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