Easy Leftover Meatloaf Empanadas

Try this empanada recipe for a great way to use leftover meatloaf wrapped in homemade pastry.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 285 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• ⅓ cup water
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons garlic powder
• 2 ½ tablespoons chili powder
• 2 ¼ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons cumin
• ½ cup cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• ½ pound leftover meatloaf, or more as desired
• 2 tablespoons crushed bay leaf

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Sift flour into a bowl. Add butter, egg, water, and vinegar. Combine, mashing with your hands, until dough is well blended and sticks together.

Step 2

Put meatloaf in a bowl and add chili powder, crushed bay leaves, cumin, garlic powder, and salt. Mash together until well mixed.

Step 3

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Add meatloaf and cook until hot and browned, 3 to 5 minutes.

Step 4

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a baking sheet with nonstick spray.

Step 5

Flour a work surface and roll out dough. Cut out 10 circles.

Step 6

Add an equal amount of meatloaf filling to each circle. Fold dough over and use a fork to enclose and seal empanadas. Place on the prepared baking sheet.

Step 7

Whisk egg yolks in a bowl and brush over empanadas.

Step 8

Bake in the preheated oven until slightly browned, 15 to 20 minutes.