Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2012

Only used one package of Puff Pastry and cut into 8 squares. Accidentally put the entire can of black beans in. Used ground chicken. And they STILL turned out great!

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Grace T.

Cooking Level: Beginning

Living In: New York, New York, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2012

These were a major hit at a family gathering! Next time I make them I will add more tomatoe sause and more cheese as they were a bit dry. I also used the Empanada Dough recipe and followed the sugestions to add more water and shortening. Serve hot.

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Grace

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Reviewed: Feb. 4, 2012

Super yummy, the kids loved them, and they're portable. I use a homemade crust though, not as easy but no chemicals.

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eandtheboys

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Bend, Oregon, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2011

I made these as part of a Halloween feast that was zombie themed. (they were made into "intestines", gross!) But despite their intentional gross appearance, they were a delicious hit that didn't last long! I've made them several times since then in a more conventional shape ;)

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April

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Victoria, Texas, USA

Living In: Austin, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2011

AWESOME recipe! I made them for a party and they were the first to disappear! Very easy to make and even easier to enjoy. My husband is always asking me to make more.

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Danielle

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Barrie, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2011

This was great. I read that a lot of reviewers had to increase the seasonings so i went ahead and used chorizo instead of plain sausage... there was no need to even think about messing with the seasonings. My husband loved it along with salsa!

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momof2angels

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Houston, Texas, USA

Living In: League City, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2011

Fantastic recipe, we will make this often! My suggestion, double the recipe and freeze the extra for awesome easy meals later! Only modifications were using of ground beef instead of pork and increasing the cumin, chili powder and crushed pepper by about 50%. We also made our own dough; had more filling than dough so should have increased dough recipe by about 50% as well (recipe had 2.25 cups flour, so we should have increased to around 3.25).

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VTdadathome

Reviewed: Jul. 22, 2011

Very tasty. I omitted the pork and added corn and kidney beans to the black beans. Also used pepperjack cheese and used salsa instead of tomato sauce. I had no problems with the puff pastry, just don't let it get too soft. Made 8 medium sized empanadas. Froze the leftovers. Will definitely make again!

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flour_child

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 14, 2011

I made these for dinner and made 5 large empanadas instead of making small ones. I also used ground pork. It was incredible! I will make these for years to come!!

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SYates

Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2011

Really good and easy to make. I did make some changes, starting with making 1/2 the recipe since I didn't need the full amount. I'm vegetarian so I left out the pork and used a full can of black beans instead. I had already starting making this when I realized that i didn't have tomato sauce so I used salsa instead, and it added fantastic flavor. I really enjoyed this recipe, I ate it as a meal by adding a salad with margarita dressing (from this site) but I know these would make great appetizers for a party. Thank you for the recipe!

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