5.0 from 6 votes
[Recipe + Video] Chicken with Tomato Sauce Filling for Empanadas
Let not your pastelones, empanada, and picaderas be boring for lack of choice. This tasty, juicy filling will make you add it to the favorites list.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 6 porciones
Calories: 255 kcal
Course:
Lunch , Dinner
Cuisine:
Dominican
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts (1.8 lb [0.8 kg])
- 1 teaspoon pepper (freshly-cracked, or ground) (whole)
- 4 clove garlic
- 2 teaspoons salt (or more, to taste), divided
- 1 red onion halved
- 1 teaspoon oregano (fresh leaves) or ½ teaspoon dry oregano
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 2 prigs parsley plus extra, minced, for garnish
Instructions
1. Boil
- Combine chicken breasts, pepper, garlic, 1 teaspoon of salt, onion, and oregano. Add enough water to cover the chicken. Boil covered until chicken is very tender (20 - 30 mins), adding just enough water to prevent it from drying out and burning if it becomes necessary.
Cup of Yum
2. Shred
- Cool to room temperature. Remove chicken from the liquid (you can save it and use it as chicken broth). Shred the chicken into very small pieces.
3. Cook
- In a skillet heat the oil over medium heat. Add the shredded chicken and cook stirring until it has heated through (about 3 minutes). Pour in the tomato sauce and parsley, and cook stirring until everything is heated. Season with salt to taste.
4. Serve
- Serve warm as a standalone dish, or cool to room temperature before stuffing empanadas and pastelones.
Notes
- If you want to save some time, use supermarket roasted chicken for the filling, shred it, and skip the step in which you boil the chicken, proceeding with the remaining steps as instructed.
Nutrition Information
Calories
255kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
5g
(2%)
Protein
33g
(66%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
96mg
(32%)
Sodium
1165mg
(49%)
Potassium
733mg
(21%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
226IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
7mg
(8%)
Calcium
24mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6porciones
Amount Per Serving
Calories 255
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 255kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 5g | 2% |
| Protein | 33g | 66% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 96mg | 32% |
| Sodium | 1165mg | 49% |
| Potassium | 733mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 226IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 7mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 24mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.