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Chicken Empanadas Recipe
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Chicken Empanadas Recipe

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Chicken Empanadas Recipe

Empanadas are to South Americans what sandwiches are to Americans: a portable lunch with endless filling combinations and styles of dough. This version contains...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1036
Calories
55g
Protein
24g
Fat
142g
Carbs

Counts 18 of 19 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 18 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bell Pepper 1 medium (119g) 31
Plum 1 medium (66g) 30
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Olive 1 large (4g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Cilantro 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water 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 large eggs
  • 1/3 cup dry white wine, chilled
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons distilled white vinegar
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon fine salt
  • 12 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), chilled and cut into small pieces
  • 1 pound bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (about 3 thighs)
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 1/2 medium yellow onion, finely chopped
  • 1/2 medium red bell pepper, finely chopped
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 3/4 teaspoon fine salt, plus more for seasoning the chicken
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more for seasoning the chicken
  • 2 plum tomatoes,
  • and finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup dry white wine
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped green olives
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro
  • 1/2 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
  • Flour, for dusting the work surface
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tablespoon water

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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