Name: Empanadas de Pollo (Easy Chicken Empanadas)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Cooking spray -; Butter - 1 tablespoon; Chopped green onions - 1 cup; Garlic, chopped - 2 cloves; Chopped cooked chicken - 1 ½ cups; Salt - 1 teaspoon; Nutmeg - ½ teaspoon; Ground black pepper - ½ teaspoon; Empanada pastry discs - 12; Egg, lightly beaten - 1

Empanadas de Pollo (Easy Chicken Empanadas)

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Cooking:

20 min.

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Ingredients for - Empanadas de Pollo (Easy Chicken Empanadas)

1. Cooking spray -

2. Butter - 1 tablespoon

3. Chopped green onions - 1 cup

4. Garlic, chopped - 2 cloves

5. Chopped cooked chicken - 1 ½ cups

6. Salt - 1 teaspoon

7. Nutmeg - ½ teaspoon

8. Ground black pepper - ½ teaspoon

9. Empanada pastry discs - 12

10. Egg, lightly beaten - 1

How to cook deliciously - Empanadas de Pollo (Easy Chicken Empanadas)

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets with cooking spray.

2. Stage

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add chopped green onions and cook until tender, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Mix in cooked chicken, salt, nutmeg, and black pepper; cook 1 minute more.

3. Stage

Arrange pastry discs on a flat work surface. Dab a little water along the edges. Place a large tablespoonful of chicken mixture in the center; fold pastry over and press with a fork to seal.

4. Stage

Transfer empanadas to the prepared baking sheets. Brush with beaten egg.

5. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 20 minutes.