Taco Empanadas
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These taco empanadas are made from scratch with my ground turkey taco recipe and my quick and easy pizza dough recipe!
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Ingredients
- 1/2 pound 93% ground turkey
- 1 cup (5 oz) unbleached all purpose or whole wheat flour
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder (make sure it’s not expired or it won’t rise)
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt (use less if using table salt)
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup non-fat Greek yogurt (use Stonyfield or Fage, not regular yogurt, not Chobani, it will be too sticky)
- 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 whole egg (beaten)
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon oregano
- 1/4 small onion (minced)
- 1 tablespoon bell pepper (minced)
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 ounces canned tomato sauce (1/4 can)
- 5 tbsp part-skim shredded Mexican cheese blend
Instructions
- Brown turkey in a large skillet breaking it into smaller pieces as it cooks.
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- When no longer pink add dry seasoning and mix well.
- Place parchment paper or a silpat on a baking sheet. If using parchment paper, spray with oil to avoid sticking.
- Add the onion, pepper, water and tomato sauce and cover.
- In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder and salt and whisk well.
- Simmer on low for about 15 minutes, uncover and simmer until dry, about 8 to 12 minutes. You don’t want any liquid remaining, it will make the dough soggy.
- Add the yogurt and mix with a fork or spatula until well combined, it will look like small crumbles.
- Lightly dust flour on a work surface and remove dough from the bowl, knead the dough a few times until dough is tacky, but not sticky, about 15 turns (it should not leave dough on your hand when you pull away).
- Place on a floured work surface and roll the dough out until it’s very thin. Cut circles about 4-3/4 inches (I used a small work bowl turned upside down) cut out as many rounds as you can.
- With the remaining dough, roll out and form into more rounds. I got 10 altogether.
- Place 2 tablespoons of the meat mixture on each round topped with 1/2 tablespoon cheese.
- Brush the edges with egg wash then fold the edge over and crimp with a fork.
- Transfer to the baking sheet and brush the tops with egg wash.
- Bake in the center of the oven for 22 minutes, or until golden
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1empanada
Calories
112kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
11.5g
(4%)
Protein
10g
(20%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
36.5mg
(12%)
Sodium
254mg
(11%)
Fiber
0.5g
(2%)
Sugar
1.5g
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 112 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1empanada | |
| Calories | 112kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 11.5g | 4% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 36.5mg | 12% |
| Sodium | 254mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 0.5g | 2% |
| Sugar | 1.5g | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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