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Easy Picadillo Empanadas
Photo: Eiliv Sonas Aceron

Easy Picadillo Empanadas

15 ingredients 20 servings openrecipes
Easy Picadillo Empanadas

"Go deep this Super Bowl Sunday: Serve empanadas. These turnovers are perfect 'finger food' -- no knife and fork required. And because the recipes use refrigerated biscuit dough, it's an easy score. All you have to do is make the fillings."

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

856
Calories
46g
Protein
35g
Fat
96g
Carbs

Counts 15 of 16 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Biscuit 1 medium (45g) 166
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Apple 1 medium (182g) 95
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Cloves 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Olive 1 large (4g) 4
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Meat not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 (7.5 ounce) packages refrigerated buttermilk biscuits (not the layered varieties)
  • Cornmeal for rolling
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 1/2 medium Granny Smith apple, cut into small dice
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 2 cups shredded meat from a rotisserie chicken
  • 1 (16 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup seedless raisins
  • 1/4 cup chopped pimento-stuffed olives
  • 2 large garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/4 cup toasted slivered almonds
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • Olive oil, for brushing

Directions

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