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Baked Chicken Empanadas Recipe
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Baked Chicken Empanadas Recipe

9 ingredients 8 empanadas openrecipes

Anytime I make up some chicken breasts for whatever my dinner is that night, I always make sure to cook up a few extra so that they can be shredded and used for...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

558
Calories
51g
Protein
15g
Fat
56g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Black Bean 1/2 cup canned (120g) drained 114
Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Corn 1/2 cup kernels (82g) 77
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bell Pepper 1 medium (119g) 31
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Pie Crust 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

  • 2-4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cooked in your preferred method and shredded
  • 1 16 oz can refried black beans
  • 1 8 oz bag of shredded cheese, preferably a Mexican Mix variety
  • 1/2 of a small onion, finely chopped
  • 1/2 of a bell pepper, finely chopped, your choice of color
  • 4 premade pie crusts
  • 1 cup of frozen corn
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • red pepper flakes to taste

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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