BBQ Chicken Empanadas
2014-07-29 06:28:09
This a meal that the whole family will like!
Print
Ingredients
- 4 6 OZ CHICKEN BREASTS
- 2 TBSP OLIVE OIL
- AS NEEDED SALT
- AS NEEDED PEPPER
- 1/4 CUP BBQ SAUCE
- 2 TBSP GREEN ONION FINELY CHOPPED
- 1 CUP CHEDDAR/JACK CHEESE SHREDDED
- 1 EA JALAPENO PEPPER SEEDED AND FINELY CHOPPED
- 1 16.3 OZ CAN JUMBO HOMESTYLE REFRIGERATED BISCUITS
- 1 LG EGG YOLK BEATEN WITH 1 TSP WATER
Instructions
- PREHEAT OVEN TO 375°F.
- DICE CHICKEN BREAST INTO 1 INCH CUBES, SAUTE IN OLIVE OIL, SEASON WITH SALT AND PEPPER.
- COMBINE WITH BARBECUE SAUCE, ONION, CHEESE AND JALAPEÑO PEPPER.
- ROLL BISCUITS OUT ON LIGHTLY FLOURED SURFACE, TO DISCS ABOUT 4 1/2 INCHES IN DIAMETER. BRUSH OUTER EDGES OF THE DISC WITH EGG MIXTURE. PLACE ABOUT 1 HEAPING TABLESPOON OF CHICKEN MIXTURE IN CENTER OF EACH DISC. FOLD HALF THE DOUGH OVER THE FILLING AND PRESS THE EDGES WITH A FORK TO CRIMP. PLACE EMPANADAS ON UNGREASED COOKIE SHEET AND BRUSH TOPS WITH REMAINING EGG YOLK.
- BAKE AT 375°F FOR 17 TO 20 MINUTES OR UNTIL GOLDEN BROWN TOP.
From The Chef To You http://fromthecheftoyou.com/