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Easy Turkey Empanadas

January 29, 2012 by lauren.kelly 4 Comments

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Ok, I am starting off by warning you, these are ADDICTIVE!! I love these so much and they are perfect as a main dish with a side salad, or as an appetizer (think Superbowl everyone!!)  Now before I get criticized, these are NOT one of the lowest calorie recipes I have made, but they are loaded with protein and fiber! I don’t make these often, but with the Superbowl coming up, I thought this would be the perfect game time appetizer.  I also love have versatile empanadas are, you make them with whatever you like.  This is how we like them here in the Kelly house…

First off, I use these…GOYA empanada discs.  You can make your own lower calorie dough or use pastry puff, but I used these for the convenience and ease…

They are so easy to use and are the perfect size to stuff your empanadas.  I have also used this wonderful recipe from Dietician on the Run for whole wheat empanada dough that turned out delicious!

Ingredients:

  • 2 packages of Goya empanada discs (10 in each bag so 20)
  • 1 lb of lean organic ground beef, turkey or chicken (I use turkey)
  • 1 can organic pinto beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 can organic black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 10 oz package of organic frozen corn
  • 6 plum tomatoes, diced
  • 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon coriander
  • 1/3 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 reduced fat mexican blend finely shredded cheese
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 white onion, finely diced
Directions:
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Place olive oil in skillet with onion.  Sautee’ 1-2 minutes over medium heat until translucent.
  • Add ground turkey and sautee’ until no longer pink.  Add 1/2 cup water, cumin, coriander, chili powder and red pepper flakes. Stir until well mixed and put it to low heat.
  • Add frozen corn, beans and tomatoes.  Make sure it is completely mixed and let sit for a few minutes. Remove from heat.
  • Take out your Goya Discs and two baking sheets sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.  Next, lay the discs flat and spread 2 spoonfuls of the meat mixture on the bottom half of the disc (as shown in picture below) sprinkle some cheese on top.

  • Fold over and pinch the ends closed with your fingers. Make sure the ends are completely closed.  You can also take a fork and make slit marks along the edges
  • Continue to make all of the empanadas.  Place in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes until light golden brown.  I always have leftover meat so I usually make a taco salad the next day with fresh cilantro or make them into wraps (kids love those!) You will be guaranteed to score points with your family with these! ENJOY : O )

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 empanada
Amount Per Serving
Calories
259
% Daily Value*
Total Fat
5.8g
Trans Fat
0.0g
Cholesterol
39mg
13%
Sodium
220mg
17%
Total Carbohydrates
29.4g
Dietary Fiber
13.1g
105%
Sugars
4.7g
Protein
21.9g

* Nutrition information provided by www.caloriecount.com.  May not be 100% accurate

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Filed Under: Appetizer, Kids, Meat and Poultry, Recipes Tagged With: easy, empanada, ground turkey, kids

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  1. Deep Web says

    August 8, 2019 at 3:45 am

    his looks So amazing! I have only recently discovered that I love butternut squash! I was scared to try it after multiple attempts to like spaghetti squash were made, I just do not like spaghetti squash! But I have a cousin who’s tastes are completely different from mine and she loves spaghetti squash and hates butternut, so I had to give it a try and Yum!!!

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    • lauren.kelly says

      September 8, 2019 at 11:14 am

      Hope you love it!

      Reply
  2. Rose Martine says

    October 18, 2019 at 12:56 am

    You are AMAZING! Thank you thank you thank you so much for this. I was considering doing the same thing and you’ve just made the task a lot less daunting.

    Reply
    • lauren.kelly says

      October 18, 2019 at 12:08 pm

      I hope you love them! Thanks so much.

      Reply

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