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These baked chicken empanada aremade of a tasty chicken filling with mildly sweet vegetables and enclosed in a cheddar cheese crust. These are so good and so worth every effort.
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These baked chicken empanada are my favorite savory indulgence. I love empanadas because there is a perfect ratio of the crust to filling. Not to mention, I am a lover of anything flaky and buttery (a.k.a. pastries!).
I posted this chicken empanada recipe for the first time two years ago, and now I am posting it again with an even better recipe that I really fell in love with. You guys, my heart delights in its deliciousness.
The crust is now a cheddar cheese pie crust. Still flaky. Still buttery, but now with a hint of cheese in every bite. Can you imagine? I was so excited with just the thought of that.
The filling is made even tastier and a bit sweeter as I would like. Together, they make up one dang good empanada recipe that is so good they will be gone in a flash.
How to Make Baked Chicken Empanada?
In a mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add the shredded cheddar cheese. Using your fingers, rub the cheese into the powders until a coarse meal is formed.
Add the cubed butter and using a pastry cutter, cut the butter into the ingredients until a coarse mixture with tiny bits of butter is formed.
Add 5 tbsp of water and stir the dough until it is moist enough cling together when pressed with your fingers. If the dough is too crumbly, add another tablespoon of water.
With your hands on the bowl, gently mix the dough until it clings together and gather it into a ball. This dough will still be crumbly but it should form into a ball when pressed together.
Wrap this in plastic and chill it in the fridge for two hours to overnight.
After chilling, allow the dough to rest at room temperature for about 5-8 minutes. On a floured board, roll the dough into 1/4 inch thickness. Use a circle cutter with about 5 inches in diameter to cut as many circles as you can.
Gather the scraps and roll it out again, and cut more circles. Repeat until all the dough is used up.
Spoon about a tablespoon of the filling into the center of the circle dough. Fold the dough in half, covering the filling. Press the ends together, then fold them inwards to seal (seal them well so they don’t open while baking).
Repeat with the remaining dough and filling. Arrange the pastries on a large baking pan.
Bake!
- Preheat the oven to 400 F. Chill the pastries in the fridge while the oven is heating up. Once the oven is ready, brush the pastries with the egg wash.
- Bake the chicken empanadas at 400 F for 15-20 minutes, or until lightly golden.
Freezing the Chicken Empanadas
- The empanadas can be frozen for up to two weeks (without brushing with egg wash). Dust with a little flour, seal in a freezer bag or tight container.
- To bake, preheat oven to 400F, brush empanadas with egg wash and bake for 20 minutes until light golden brown. You do not need to thaw prior to baking.
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Baked Chicken Empanada
These baked chicken empanada are made of tasty chicken filling accompanied with mildly sweet vegetables and enclosed in a flaky cheddar cheese crust.
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Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: chicken filling, meat turnovers, pastries
Prep Time: 40 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
chilling of dough: 2 hours hours
Total Time: 2 hours hours 50 minutes minutes
Servings: 12 pieces
Calories: 294kcal
Author: sanna
Equipment
round dough cutter
Ingredients
For the crust
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/8 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup cheddar cheese grated
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter cut into little cubes then chilled
- 5-6 tablespoons ice water
For the Filling
- 2 pieces chicken breasts boneless, skinless
- 1 small carrot diced
- 1 small potato diced
- 1/4 cup frozen green peas
- ½ cup raisins
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 small onion diced
- 1 cup cooking liquid from boiling the chicken
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt to taste
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 and 1/2 tsp cornstarch
- 2-4 tbsp cooking oil
For the egg wash
- 1 large egg beaten
Instructions
For the crust:
In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Add the shredded cheese and use your fingers to rub them into the powders until a coarse mixture forms.
Add the cubed butter. Use a pastry blender to cut them into the mixture until the mixture looks like a coarse meal with some bits of butter here and there. Pour 5 tbsp of ice water and use a rubber spatula to stir the mixture until it clings together. If the dough is still very dry and loose, add 1 more tablespoon of water. Using your hands into the bowl, press the dough together and gather it into a ball. The dough should still be a bit crumbly but clings when pressed together. Wrap the dough in plastic and chill in the fridge for 2 hours to overnight.
For the Filling:
Place the chicken breast in a small pot. Cover it with enough water and let it boil. Lower heat and simmer until the chicken is tender and cooked through. Transfer the chicken to a plate and let cool. Reserve the cooking liquid. Shred the chicken into chunks using two forks. Set this aside.
Heat cooking oil in a large skillet. Cook the garlic and onion until soft. Add the carrots and potatoes and toss around for 2-3 minutes. Add 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid and let simmer and cover. Cook until the potatoes and carrots are tender. Add the chicken, peas, and raisins and toss the ingredients around. Add sugar and soy sauce and stir them in. Add salt and pepper. In a small cup, dissolve cornstarch in the remaining 1/2 cup of cooking liquid. Pour the mixture into the skillet and stir, until the ingredients are lightly coated with a thick sauce. Season with more salt and pepper if needed. Turn off heat. Transfer the mixture to a bowl and let cool.
Assembly
Take the dough out of the fridge and let stand for a few minutes at room temperature. On a floured surface, roll dough to about ¼ inch thick using a rolling pin. Using the rim of a round bowl, a cookie cutter or anything round of about 5 inches in diameter, cut circles from the flattened dough.Gather the scraps and roll it out again. Cut more circles and repeat until all the dough is used up.
Preheat oven to 400 F. Spoon a heaping tablespoon of the filling into the center of circular dough and fold in half, covering the filling. Pinch the edges and fold it inwards to seal. Refrigerate the empanadas for about 15 minutes. Brush the surface of empanadas with egg wash. Bake at 400 F for 15-20 minutes or until empanadas are lightly golden.
Notes
Make sure to seal the empanadas well to prevent them from opening during baking.
Freezing the Chicken Empanadas
- The empanadas can be frozen for up to two weeks (without brushing with egg wash). Dust with a little flour, seal in a freezer bag or tight container.
- To bake, preheat oven to 400F, brush empanadas with egg wash and bake for 20 minutes until light golden brown. You do not need to thaw prior to baking.
Pie crust recipe adapted from The Pie and Pastry Bible from Rose Levy Berenbaum.
Nutrition Facts Baked Chicken Empanada Amount Per Serving (1 piece) Calories 294Calories from Fat 162 % Daily Value* Fat 18g28% Saturated Fat 10g63% Cholesterol 58mg19% Sodium 332mg14% Potassium 198mg6% Carbohydrates 28g9% Fiber 2g8% Sugar 4g4% Protein 6g12% Vitamin A 1194IU24% Vitamin C 4mg5% Calcium 89mg9% Iron 2mg11% * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition
Serving: 1piece | Calories: 294kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 58mg | Sodium: 332mg | Potassium: 198mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1194IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 89mg | Iron: 2mg
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About sanna
Sanna is a wife and mother of three, living in Alberta, Canada. Her passion for baking, making good food and writing sparked her desire to start Woman Scribbles.
She loves pastries, yoga, reading books and camping during the summer. She loves cilantro, avocado toast, and a real crispy fried chicken.
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Renna Capasso saysThank you so much for your Chicken empanada recipe, it is so yummy and melt in the mouth. Loved by my family. Definitely will make again and again. Cheers
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- sanna says
Aaaw, thanks Renna! I am so glad you liked it!
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