Photo: Eiliv Sonas Aceron
Easy Picadillo Empanadas
15 ingredients
20 servings
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"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."
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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