Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, chicken baked empanadas. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Chicken Baked Empanadas is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Chicken Baked Empanadas is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Chicken empanadas are fun to make and a great no-fork-needed appetizer. Baking these tasty treats gives a crispy crust with less fat and the Manzanilla olives add a delicious nutty flavor. Mix flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda together in a large bowl.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have chicken baked empanadas using 12 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Baked Empanadas:

1. Get 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2. Get 2 large onions
3. Make ready 1 red sweet pepper
4. Get 3 eggs
5. Take 2 teaspoon ground cumin
6. Make ready 2 teaspoon sweet paprika
7. Make ready 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper
8. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon salt
9. Make ready Ground black pepper
10. Prepare 3 cups cooked chicken meat, shredded
11. Make ready 13 green olives
12. Get 13 empanada discs (store bought)

Bake - Brush the top of the Chicken Empanadas with the egg wash and transfer them to a baking sheet lined with either parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Chicken empanadas are heavenly mini chicken pies. The dough is made of flour, butter, egg, and water. The filling is made of juicy and perfectly seasoned ground chicken and will make you ask for more empanadas.

Instructions to make Chicken Baked Empanadas:

1. Peel and slice onions.
2. Heat oil in a wide pot or pan. Add onions and dash of salt. Cook at medium low temperature, stirring occasionally until caramelized (approx. 45 minutes). Transfer to a large bowl and let it cool completely.
3. Meanwhile hard-boil 2 eggs, peel and dice. Set aside in the refrigerator.
4. Grill pepper, peel and dice. Set aside in the refrigerator.
5. Once onions are cool, add spices and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Mix.
6. Add diced eggs, diced pepper and shredded chicken and mix. Cover and refrigerate for at least three hours.
7. Preheat oven at 450 degrees F.
8. Place a disc on one hand. Put approx. two spoonfuls of filling plus a green olive in the center of the disc. Moisten half the edge of the disc with egg wash.
9. Seal and press. Moisten the upper edge and sealed turning upwards with thumb in the pattern shown below. Place on sheet with parchment paper.
10. Paint with egg wash. Pierce a couple of holes on the top of each empanada. Bake for 10 minutes. Let them rest for 10 minutes before eating.
11. Note: baked and cooled empanadas can be wrapped in plastic and frozen. To reheat place frozen empanadas on a tray in a preheated 450F oven for 10 minutes. Let rest for a couple of minutes before eating.

The dough is made of flour, butter, egg, and water. The filling is made of juicy and perfectly seasoned ground chicken and will make you ask for more empanadas. For the beef, please try my Beef Empanadas recipe. Give your chicken a makeover and try these delicious Baked Chicken Empanadas. They are filled with a savory chicken, veggies, olives, and raisins to give it a nice sweet and salty twist.

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