Chorizo Empanadas [Recipe + Video] Filling + 3 Types of Dough

Name: Chorizo Empanadas [Recipe + Video] Filling + 3 Types of Dough
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 people
Ingredients: 1 pound Mexican-style chorizo sausages; 1 red onion; 1 red bell pepper; ⅓ cup pitted green olives; 1 cup tomato sauce; salt; 1 sprig parsley; 2 egg (medium); ½ cup diced boiled potatoes; 1 cup cheddar cheese

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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings
4 people
Calories
410 kcal
Course
Snacks
Cuisine
South American, Dominican

Chorizo Empanadas [Recipe + Video] Filling + 3 Types of Dough

Oriana Walker

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Looking to try a new filling for your pastelitos, empanadas, or pastelones? This extra-flavorful, easy-to-make chorizo filling is just perfect.

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Ingredients

Servings

1 pound Mexican-style chorizo sausages [454g]
1 red onion (medium-size, minced [65 g]
1 red bell pepper or green bell pepper (diced [76g]
⅓ cup pitted green olives sliced
1 cup tomato sauce [115g]
salt (optional)
1 sprig parsley for garnish, chopped (optional)

Optional additions (pick one)

2 egg (medium) hard-boiled, minced
½ cup diced boiled potatoes
1 cup cheddar cheese (or cheese of your preference

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Instructions

1. Removing casing

Slice the casing with a knife and remove and discard the casings.

2. Cooking meat

Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add the sausage. Cook stirring, breaking down the clumps, until the chorizo is browned and cooked through (about 7 minutes. Discard excess grease if you find it necessary (it wlil depend on the sausage you use).Stir in onion and cook and stir until it turns translucent. Add pepper and olives and cook stirring for a minute.Pour in tomato sauce and stir until it is heated through. Season with salt to taste (I didn't add any). Remove from the heat and sprinkle with parsley (optional).

3. Using extra ingredients

For empanadas and pastelitos, you can mix in the minced boiled egg or the diced boiled potato. Alternatively, you can stuff empanadas with cheese and this chorizo stuffing.

Notes

The nutritional information is calculated as if this will be served as a meat dish, which would yield 4 servings.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 410kcal (21%) Carbohydrates 14g (5%) Protein 23g (46%) Fat 29g (45%) Saturated Fat 16g (80%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 5g Cholesterol 203mg (68%) Sodium 2375mg (99%) Potassium 495mg (14%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 6g (12%) Vitamin A 2248IU (45%) Vitamin C 71mg (79%) Calcium 265mg (27%) Iron 3mg (17%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 410 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories	410kcal	21%
Carbohydrates	14g	5%
Protein	23g	46%
Fat	29g	45%
Saturated Fat	16g	80%
Polyunsaturated Fat	1g	6%
Monounsaturated Fat	5g	25%
Cholesterol	203mg	68%
Sodium	2375mg	99%
Potassium	495mg	11%
Fiber	3g	12%
Sugar	6g	12%
Vitamin A	2248IU	45%
Vitamin C	71mg	79%
Calcium	265mg	27%
Iron	3mg	17%