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GOTTA EMPANADA?



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Gotta Empanada? This empanada recipe comes together quickly and cuts like a pie. This empanada recipe has all the cheesy-salsa goodness you love!

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories     Home

Time 40m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 lb. lean ground beef
1 cup TACO BELL® Thick & Chunky Salsa
1 pkg. (14.1 oz.) ready-to-use refrigerated pie crusts (2 crusts)
1 cup KRAFT Mexican Style 2% Milk Finely Shredded Four Cheese

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 425ºF.
  • Brown meat in large skillet; drain. Return meat to skillet; stir in salsa.
  • Place 1 pie crust on baking sheet; top with meat mixture, spreading to within 1 inch of edge. Cover with cheese and remaining crust; seal edge with fork.
  • Bake 25 min. or until golden brown. Cool 5 min. before cutting into wedges to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Fat 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 0 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 0 g

GOTTA EMPANADA?



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Make and share this Gotta Empanada? recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Chef mariajane

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 15m

Yield 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 lb extra lean ground beef
1 cup salsa
1 (425 g) package ready-to-use refrigerated pie crusts (2 crust)
1 cup kraft tex-mex light cheese, shredded

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 425°F.
  • Brown meat in large skilllet; drain. Stir in salsa; remove form heat,.
  • Place 1 crust on baking sheet; top with meat mixture, spreading to within 1-inch of edge. Cover with cheese and remaining crust; seal edges with fork.
  • Bake 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes before cutting into wedges to serve.
  • SUBSTITUTE: Substitute Tex-Mex for Mozzarella shredded cheese.
  • SPECIAL EXTRA: Top with 1 small chopped tomato and 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro just before serving. Serve with a mixed green salad.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 287.6, Fat 16.2, SaturatedFat 5.5, Cholesterol 28.1, Sodium 460.3, Carbohydrate 22.7, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 2.6, Protein 12

GOTTA EMPANADA?



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Gotta eat? Check out our empanada. Filled with all the same cheesy-salsa goodness as the handheld version, this one comes together quickly and cuts like a pie.

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 4

1lb. ground beef
1cup TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Thick 'N Chunky Salsa
1pkg. (15 oz.) ready-to-use refrigerated pie crusts (2 crusts)
1cup KRAFT Mexican Style 2% Milk Finely Shredded Four Cheese

Steps:

  • HEAT oven to 425ºF.
  • BROWN meat in large skillet; drain. Stir in salsa; remove from heat.
  • PLACE 1 crust on baking sheet; top with meat mixture, spreading to within 1 inch of edge. Cover with cheese and remaining crust; seal edges with fork.
  • BAKE 25 min. or until golden brown. Cool 5 min. before cutting into wedges to serve.

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