Empanada

Name: Empanada
Ingredients: 2 cans biscuits 16 large uncooked, refrigerated; 1/2 pound beef lean ground; 8 ounces tomato sauce; 4 teaspoons chilies chopped; 1 tablespoon garlic; 1 1/2 cups cheese; salt and pepper to taste; 1 egg lightly beaten; sour cream and/or mango-peach salsa

9 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

2 cans biscuits 16 large uncooked, refrigerated
1/2 pound beef lean ground
8 ounces tomato sauce
4 teaspoons chilies chopped
1 tablespoon garlic
1 1/2 cups cheese
salt and pepper to taste
1 egg lightly beaten
sour cream and/or mango-peach salsa

Directions

1

Brown ground beef.
2

Add tomato sauce, chilies, garlic, cheese, salt and pepper.
3

Pat out each biscuit on cookie sheet and put about 2 tablespoons of beef mixture on each biscuit.
4

Fold biscuits in half and seal the edges by crimping the dough by hand or with a fork.
5

Brush top of empanadas with egg and bake for 15 minutes at 375 degrees.
6

Optional: Serve with sour cream or a mango-peach salsa on the side.