Quick 'n' Easy Empanadas

By The Good Housekeeping Test KitchenPublished: Mar 10, 2016

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Mike Garten

Yields:

Total Time:

45 mins

They couldn't be quicker — or easier.

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Ingredients

1 box (17.3 ounces) puff pastry sheets, thawed
3 cups leftover Cuban-Style Pulled Pork with Olives (recipe in link below)
1 large egg, beaten
1 cup salsa verde

Directions

1. Step 1Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line large cookie sheet with parchment paper.
2. Step 2On lightly floured surface, with lightly floured rolling pin, roll 1 sheet puff pastry into 12-inch square. Cut into quarters to form 4 squares. Trim corners off each square to form rough 6-inch round.
3. Step 3Scoop heaping 1⁄4 cup Cuban-Style Pulled Pork mixture onto center of each round. Wet edges of round with water. Fold each in half to form half-moons, pressing to flatten slightly and pinching and rolling dough to seal edges. Transfer empanadas to prepared cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining pastry sheet and pork.
4. Step 4Brush empanadas with egg. Bake 25 min. or until golden brown.
5. Step 5Serve with salsa verde.

Nutritional Information (per serving): Calories 540; Protein 25g; Carbohydrate 32g; Total Fat 33g; Saturated Fat 10g; Dietary Fiber 3g; Sodium 1095mg

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