RWOP Finalist: Breakfast Empanadas with Chipotle Cream Recipe
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RWOP Finalist: Breakfast Empanadas with Chipotle Cream

By: PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese 
"From Real Women of Philadelphia 2010 Finalist Stacey Shields: A savory breakfast dish, the spicy sausage and chilies really kick this up a notch. The chipotle cream is the perfect accompaniment and the biscuit dough saves a lot of time. "

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.7 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (9)

Prep Time:
20 Min
Ready In:
35 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 16 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 pound hot pork sausage
  • 1 (8 ounce) package PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, cubed
  • 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes and green chilies
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 (16 ounce) can jumbo refrigerated biscuits
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
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  • Chipotle Cream:
  • 4 ounces PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 2 canned chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Spray a cookie sheet with vegetable oil cooking spray; set aside.
  3. In a large skillet, over medium-high heat, cook sausage, crumbling into small pieces. Once cooked through, drain fat. Add 8 oz. cream cheese to sausage and stir until melted. Add tomatoes, cumin, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Stir to combine.
  4. Open can of biscuits; separate each biscuit into 2 halves. Flatten each half with your hands to make larger. Spoon a heaping tablespoon of sausage mixture onto center of each biscuit; fold biscuit in half and seal by pressing edges together. Place on prepared baking sheet and brush with beaten egg.
  5. Bake 15 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly before serving with Chipotle Cream.
  6. Chipotle Cream: In a small saucepan, combine 4 oz. cream cheese, sour cream, chipotle peppers and garlic salt. Cook over medium heat until cream cheese is melted and all ingredients are combined.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 247 | Total Fat: 17.9g | Cholesterol: 57mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 17, 2011 by Texastrucker58 Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Followed recipe and it turned out perfect. No changes needed as far as Im concerned. Thanks...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 29, 2011 by Lil Mermaid   view full review
Delicious! A little time consuming but I'm sure they take less time than authentic empanadas....
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 6, 2011 by Julie Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I gave 4 stars because the filling was an excellent taste, however did not like in the biscut...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2011 by moonflower   view full review
These were really good. I messed up on the sauce. I misread the directions and added 2 CANS...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 26, 2011 by mrstexas63   view full review
These were great followed as written for the first time but i didn't use the hot sausage I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 26, 2011 by Bridgette   view full review
a family full of picky eaters! this was gone in no times and the chipolte cream sauce to die...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on May 11, 2011 by footballgrl16   view full review
To make a kid friendly version for my toddler i used regular sausage and cheddar cheese. I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 19, 2011 by pammy44   view full review
These were ok...the whole family loved them. I'm giving it 4 stars b/c they are not my...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 19, 2012 by cberty   view full review
My family and I really enjoyed these they were really easy to make. I substituted turkey...

 

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