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Beef Empanadas Recipe

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"Empanadas made easy! Individual biscuits are filled with spicy ground beef and folded to seal in the filling while they bake. Great served with sour cream or a mango-peach salsa."
RECIPE RATING:
This recipe has been rated 24 times with an average star rating of 4.0
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PREP TIME  15 Min
COOK TIME  15 Min
READY IN  30 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 2 (10 ounce) cans refrigerated biscuit dough
  • 1/2 pound lean ground beef
  • 8 ounces tomato sauce
  • 4 teaspoons chopped chilies
  • 1 tablespoon garlic
  • 1 1/2 cups cheese
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • Sour cream (optional)
  • Mango-peach salsa (optional)

DIRECTIONS

  1. Brown ground beef.
  2. Add tomato sauce, chilies, garlic, cheese, salt and pepper.
  3. Pat out each biscuit on cookie sheet and put about 2 tablespoons of beef mixture on each biscuit.
  4. Fold biscuits in half and seal the edges by crimping the dough by hand or with a fork.
  5. Brush top of empanadas with egg and bake for 15 minutes at 375 degrees F.
  6. Optional: Serve with sour cream or a mango-peach salsa on the side.

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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.04 star rating.
Reviewed on May 15, 2006 by Grvqn 
This was my first trying empanadas. These turned out great! I added yellow onions and green... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.04 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 13, 2006 by Siobhan 
This was great! The filling was perfect and the biscuit dough made it so easy. The recipe... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.04 star rating.
Reviewed on May 31, 2006 by Rosa 
It was great! MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.04 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 19, 2007 by LoveMy3Boys 
I really wasn't sure how to rate this. Our family loved it however I made several changes by... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.04 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 9, 2006 by Linda 
This was a fun recipe to make, my first time and so simple. I used Jumbo biscuits, added... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.04 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 6, 2007 by Khristin 
The filling on these was good, but I added onion and jalepeno as well. I agree with others... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.04 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 2, 2006 by Carrie 
The filling is really great! The only trouble I had with the recipe was the biscuit dough. ... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.04 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 1, 2007 by REGINACLARE 
would I be able to fry these in oil instead of baking them? I might try it this week and see... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.04 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 4, 2008 by Jen 
Served this at a party and everyone loved it. Only complaint is that it leaked a bit - so be... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.04 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 3, 2006 by reenyroo 
It just wasn't that great. It didn't really have a tex mex flavor. Kind of italian actually. MORE

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Nutritional Information
Beef Empanadas Recipe

Servings Per Recipe: 8

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 547

  • Total Fat: 31.4g
  • Cholesterol: 85mg
  • Sodium: 1516mg
  • Total Carbs: 49.8g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 2g
  • Protein: 18.4g

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