Empanadas de Pollo (Easy Chicken Empanadas)

Transform your leftover cooked chicken into these tasty empanadas de pollo. This delicious, crispy, and tender Mediterranean-inspired finger food is easy to make!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 161 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon butter
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 cup chopped green onions
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• cooking spray
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 ½ cups chopped cooked chicken
• 12 empanada pastry discs

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 20 minutes.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets with cooking spray.

Step 3

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add chopped green onions and cook until tender, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Mix in cooked chicken, salt, nutmeg, and black pepper; cook 1 minute more.

Step 4

Arrange pastry discs on a flat work surface. Dab a little water along the edges. Place a large tablespoonful of chicken mixture in the center; fold pastry over and press with a fork to seal.

Step 5

Transfer empanadas to the prepared baking sheets. Brush with beaten egg.