Air Fryer Beef Empanadas
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Air Fryer Beef Empanadas
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Air fryer beef empanadas made from flaky puff pastry wrapped around a ground beef picadillo filling. They cook in only 8 minutes!
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 plum tomato, diced
- 1/4 medium yellow onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 pound 93% lean ground beef
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 small potato, diced
- 1 medium carrot, diced
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup frozen peas
- 2 heets frozen puff pastry dough, thawed
- 1 egg, whisked
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add tomato and onion and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds, until fragrant.
- Add ground beef, chili powder, salt, ground cumin, dried oregano, and ground coriander, and cook for 6-8 minutes, using a spoon to break up the meat into smaller pieces and stir occasionally.
- Add potato, carrot, and water. Stir to combine, lower heat to medium-low, cover, and cook for 10 minutes until the potatoes and carrots are soft and tender.
- Remove skillet from heat, taste, and season with more salt if desired.
- Add frozen peas, mix together, and set aside. (The frozen peas will thaw and warm up with the residual heat.)
- Roll out puff pastry into two large rectangles, roughly 19x14-inches, then cut the dough into 7.5-inch rounds. (I used the lid of a storage container I had in the pantry as a template.) Repeat this process with the remaining scraps of dough until you get a total of 12 rounds.
- Place a heaping 1/4 cup of the ground beef mixture into the center of each round.
- Fold the dough in half over the filling and crimp the edges together with your fingers or the tines of a fork.
- Brush the tops of each empanada with the whisked egg.
- Preheat the air fryer to 400°F.
- Spray the air fryer basket with olive oil or nonstick cooking spray, and carefully add as many empanadas that will fit in the basket without touching.
- Cook for 8 minutes, flipping halfway through. Remove from the air fryer, and repeat with the remaining empanadas.
- Let the empanadas cool for 3 minutes before eating. Serve with your favorite salsa and some sour cream.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1empanada
Calories
326kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
23g
(8%)
Protein
12g
(24%)
Fat
21g
(32%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
11g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
38mg
(13%)
Sodium
334mg
(14%)
Potassium
258mg
(7%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
987IU
(20%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
19mg
(2%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12empanadas
Amount Per Serving
Calories 326 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1empanada | |
| Calories | 326kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 23g | 8% |
| Protein | 12g | 24% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 38mg | 13% |
| Sodium | 334mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 258mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 987IU | 20% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 19mg | 2% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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