Chicken Empanadas
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400°.
  2. Lightly grease a baking sheet.
  3. In a large bowl, combine chicken and next 7 ingredients.
  4. Unroll 1 piecrust onto a lightly floured surface.
  5. Roll onto a 15-inch circle.
  6. Cut out rounds, using a 3-inch cookie cutter.
  7. Re-roll dough as needed. Repeat procedure with remaining pie crusts.
  8. Arrange 1 piecrust round on a clean, flat surface.
  9. Lightly brush edges of crust with water.
  10. Place 1 heaping teaspoon of chicken mixture in center of the round.
  11. Fold dough over filling, pressing edges with a fork to seal.
  12. Repeat with remaining rounds and chicken mixture.
  13. (Up to this point, the recipe can be made ahead and frozen for up to 1 month).
  14. Arrange empanadas on prepared baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes.