Chicken Chili Verde Empanadas
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Chicken Chili Verde Empanadas

Chicken Chili Verde Empanadas

Green chiles and chicken are baked in Pillsbury™ Frozen Pie Dough Rounds for flaky Mexican empanadas.

Servings: 12 servings (1 serving = 1 empanada)
Prep
INGREDIENT
WEIGHT
MEASURE
Pillsbury™ Frozen Pie Dough Round (10090)
12 each
Egg, large
2 oz
1 each
Water, cool approx. 72°F
2 Tbsp
Assembly
INGREDIENT
WEIGHT
MEASURE
Diced chicken, cooked
1 lb 8.00 oz
3 cups
Green chilies, diced
8 oz
1 cup
Salsa verde
8 oz
1 cup
Monterey jack cheese, shredded
8 oz
2 cups
Prep
  1. Thaw pie dough, covered, at room temperature 15-30 minutes until flexible or refrigerate overnight.
  2. Whisk egg and water together in small bowl; hold for assembly.
Assembly
  1. Combine chicken, chilies, salsa and cheese in large mixing bowl.
  2. Deposit #12 scoop (approx. 3 oz) of mixture on half of dough round.
  3. Brush edges of crust with beaten egg; fold dough over filling and crimp with fork to seal.
  4. Place on parchment-lined sheet pan and bake as directed below until flaky; serve warm.
BAKE:
TEMP
TIME
Convection Oven*
350°F
14-16 minutes
Standard Oven
400°F
17-19 minutes
*Rotate pans baked in convection oven one-half turn (180°) after 7 minutes of baking.
 
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Nutrition Information

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Serving Size:
1 empanada
Calories
660
Calories from Fat
380
% Daily Value
Total Fat
42g
65%
Saturated Fat
28g
140%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
85mg
28%
Sodium
860mg
36%
Total Carbohydrate
43g
14%
Dietary Fiber
2g
7%
Sugars
5g
Protein
27g
Vitamin A
10%
10%
Vitamin C
40%
40%
Calcium
20%
20%
Iron
20%
20%
Exchanges:
3 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 7 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Nutrition values are calculated using the weights of ingredients.

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