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Recipe Turkey Empanadas Grande (Main Dish)
Home Cooking Recipes
Required Ingredients:
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup chopped green bell peppers
- 2 cups chopped fresh tomato
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon dried cilantro
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 (15 ounce) package refrigerated pie crusts
- 1 egg white, beaten
Preparing/Cooking:
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, saute turkey, garlic, onion, and green pepper until turkey is no longer pink in center.
- Stir in tomatoes, parsley, cilantro, cumin, oregano, red pepper flakes, and black pepper.
- Stirring occasionally, cook over medium heat about 15 minutes or until most the liquid is reduced.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Spray cookie sheet with non-stick oil.
- Unfold one pie crust in center of cookie sheet.
- Carefully spread one half of meat mixture to within 1-inch of one-half pie crust.
- Brush 1 inch of pie crust with egg white.
- Encase meat by folding other half of pie crust over meat mixture.
- Using a fork, press edges of crust together and pierce top of crust to make holes to allow steam to escape.
- Repeat steps 4 and 5 with remaining ingredients and pie crust.
- Bake at 400 degrees F.
- 20 to 25 minutes.
- To serve, cut each empanada into 4 wedges.
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