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These baked chicken empanada aremade of a tasty chicken filling with mildly sweet vegetables and enclosed in a cheddar cheese crust. These are so good and so worth every effort.

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These baked chicken empanada are my favorite savory indulgence. I love empanadas because there is a perfect ratio of the crust to filling. Not to mention, I am a lover of anything flaky and buttery (a.k.a. pastries!).

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I posted this chicken empanada recipe for the first time two years ago, and now I am posting it again with an even better recipe that I really fell in love with. You guys, my heart delights in its deliciousness.

The crust is now a cheddar cheese pie crust. Still flaky. Still buttery, but now with a hint of cheese in every bite. Can you imagine? I was so excited with just the thought of that.

The filling is made even tastier and a bit sweeter as I would like. Together, they make up one dang good empanada recipe that is so good they will be gone in a flash.

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How to Make Baked Chicken Empanada?

In a mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add the shredded cheddar cheese. Using your fingers, rub the cheese into the powders until a coarse meal is formed.

Add the cubed butter and using a pastry cutter, cut the butter into the ingredients until a coarse mixture with tiny bits of butter is formed.

Add 5 tbsp of water and stir the dough until it is moist enough cling together when pressed with your fingers. If the dough is too crumbly, add another tablespoon of water.Baked Chicken Empanada Recipe (4)

With your hands on the bowl, gently mix the dough until it clings together and gather it into a ball. This dough will still be crumbly but it should form into a ball when pressed together.

Wrap this in plastic and chill it in the fridge for two hours to overnight.

After chilling, allow the dough to rest at room temperature for about 5-8 minutes. On a floured board, roll the dough into 1/4 inch thickness. Use a circle cutter with about 5 inches in diameter to cut as many circles as you can.

Gather the scraps and roll it out again, and cut more circles. Repeat until all the dough is used up.

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Spoon about a tablespoon of the filling into the center of the circle dough. Fold the dough in half, covering the filling. Press the ends together, then fold them inwards to seal (seal them well so they don’t open while baking).

Repeat with the remaining dough and filling. Arrange the pastries on a large baking pan.

Bake!

  • Preheat the oven to 400 F. Chill the pastries in the fridge while the oven is heating up. Once the oven is ready, brush the pastries with the egg wash.
  • Bake the chicken empanadas at 400 F for 15-20 minutes, or until lightly golden.

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Freezing the Chicken Empanadas
  • The empanadas can be frozen for up to two weeks (without brushing with egg wash). Dust with a little flour, seal in a freezer bag or tight container.
  • To bake, preheat oven to 400F, brush empanadas with egg wash and bake for 20 minutes until light golden brown. You do not need to thaw prior to baking.

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Baked Chicken Empanada

These baked chicken empanada are made of tasty chicken filling accompanied with mildly sweet vegetables and enclosed in a flaky cheddar cheese crust.

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Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: Asian

Keyword: chicken filling, meat turnovers, pastries

Prep Time: 40 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes

chilling of dough: 2 hours hours

Total Time: 2 hours hours 50 minutes minutes

Servings: 12 pieces

Calories: 294kcal

Author: sanna

Equipment

Ingredients

For the crust

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/8 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese grated
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter cut into little cubes then chilled
  • 5-6 tablespoons ice water

For the Filling

  • 2 pieces chicken breasts boneless, skinless
  • 1 small carrot diced
  • 1 small potato diced
  • 1/4 cup frozen green peas
  • ½ cup raisins
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 1 cup cooking liquid from boiling the chicken
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt to taste
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1 and 1/2 tsp cornstarch
  • 2-4 tbsp cooking oil

For the egg wash

  • 1 large egg beaten

Instructions

For the crust:

  • In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Add the shredded cheese and use your fingers to rub them into the powders until a coarse mixture forms.

  • Add the cubed butter. Use a pastry blender to cut them into the mixture until the mixture looks like a coarse meal with some bits of butter here and there. Pour 5 tbsp of ice water and use a rubber spatula to stir the mixture until it clings together. If the dough is still very dry and loose, add 1 more tablespoon of water. Using your hands into the bowl, press the dough together and gather it into a ball. The dough should still be a bit crumbly but clings when pressed together. Wrap the dough in plastic and chill in the fridge for 2 hours to overnight.

For the Filling:

  • Place the chicken breast in a small pot. Cover it with enough water and let it boil. Lower heat and simmer until the chicken is tender and cooked through. Transfer the chicken to a plate and let cool. Reserve the cooking liquid. Shred the chicken into chunks using two forks. Set this aside.

  • Heat cooking oil in a large skillet. Cook the garlic and onion until soft. Add the carrots and potatoes and toss around for 2-3 minutes. Add 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid and let simmer and cover. Cook until the potatoes and carrots are tender. Add the chicken, peas, and raisins and toss the ingredients around. Add sugar and soy sauce and stir them in. Add salt and pepper. In a small cup, dissolve cornstarch in the remaining 1/2 cup of cooking liquid. Pour the mixture into the skillet and stir, until the ingredients are lightly coated with a thick sauce. Season with more salt and pepper if needed. Turn off heat. Transfer the mixture to a bowl and let cool.

Assembly

  • Take the dough out of the fridge and let stand for a few minutes at room temperature. On a floured surface, roll dough to about ¼ inch thick using a rolling pin. Using the rim of a round bowl, a cookie cutter or anything round of about 5 inches in diameter, cut circles from the flattened dough.Gather the scraps and roll it out again. Cut more circles and repeat until all the dough is used up.

  • Preheat oven to 400 F. Spoon a heaping tablespoon of the filling into the center of circular dough and fold in half, covering the filling. Pinch the edges and fold it inwards to seal. Refrigerate the empanadas for about 15 minutes. Brush the surface of empanadas with egg wash. Bake at 400 F for 15-20 minutes or until empanadas are lightly golden.

Notes

Make sure to seal the empanadas well to prevent them from opening during baking.

Freezing the Chicken Empanadas
  • The empanadas can be frozen for up to two weeks (without brushing with egg wash). Dust with a little flour, seal in a freezer bag or tight container.
  • To bake, preheat oven to 400F, brush empanadas with egg wash and bake for 20 minutes until light golden brown. You do not need to thaw prior to baking.

Pie crust recipe adapted from The Pie and Pastry Bible from Rose Levy Berenbaum.

Nutrition Facts

Baked Chicken Empanada

Amount Per Serving (1 piece)

Calories 294Calories from Fat 162

% Daily Value*

Fat 18g28%

Saturated Fat 10g63%

Cholesterol 58mg19%

Sodium 332mg14%

Potassium 198mg6%

Carbohydrates 28g9%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 4g4%

Protein 6g12%

Vitamin A 1194IU24%

Vitamin C 4mg5%

Calcium 89mg9%

Iron 2mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition

Serving: 1piece | Calories: 294kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 58mg | Sodium: 332mg | Potassium: 198mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1194IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 89mg | Iron: 2mg

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About sanna

Sanna is a wife and mother of three, living in Alberta, Canada. Her passion for baking, making good food and writing sparked her desire to start Woman Scribbles.

She loves pastries, yoga, reading books and camping during the summer. She loves cilantro, avocado toast, and a real crispy fried chicken.

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  1. Baked Chicken Empanada Recipe (16)Renna Capasso says

    Thank you so much for your Chicken empanada recipe, it is so yummy and melt in the mouth. Loved by my family. Definitely will make again and again. Cheers

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    • Baked Chicken Empanada Recipe (17)sanna says

      Aaaw, thanks Renna! I am so glad you liked it!

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FAQs

Can empanadas be baked instead of fried? ›

How to bake: Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Brush pastries with egg wash to achieve that shiny, golden color. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, then allow them to cool on a wire rack before serving. Pros: This is a healthier technique as it doesn't require oil.

Can you bake empanadas on aluminum foil? ›

BAKING INSTRUCTIONS FOR FROZEN RAW EMPANADAS

Directly from the freezer place the empanadas 1” apart on a cookie-pan with aluminum foil sprayed with oil or butter. Once you have preheated your oven for 15 minutes or more, bake the empanadas about 15 -20 minutes or until golden brown, depending on your oven.

Is empanada dough the same as tortilla dough? ›

There's not a lot of difference — chief one being that you use ice water with empanada dough, and hot water for tortillas. Another difference is the flour.

How long do baked empanadas last? ›

If empanadas have been baked, shelf-life up to 7 days refrigerated (we don't recommend freezing them after baking.)

How do you bake instead of pan fry? ›

Any kitchen supply company can provide you with a sprayer, which you can fill with cooking oil & pump up. Then simply coat your food with breading & put it onto a non-stick tray, then spray it with olive oil (or other type of cooking oil), and then bake it at 400–425F.

Can I bake Goya empanadas instead of frying? ›

These classic Argentinean empanadas are filled with chicken, chorizo, onions, garlic, paprika, chopped GOYA® Manzanilla Olives Stuffed with Minced Pimientos and raisins. And following the Argentinean tradition, they're baked instead of fried! Make them in a snap with GOYA® Empanada Dough-Puff Pastry for Baking.

How do you keep empanadas crispy? ›

Just place them on a cooling rack set over a baking sheet.

In much the same way, putting fried food on a cooling rack means the excess oil will drip off, but there's enough air circulating underneath the food that the bottoms don't get soggy.

Can I bake Goya empanada shells? ›

Prepare flavorful homemade empanadas easily with convenient GOYA® Tapas Criollas – Dough for Turnover Pastries, which are perfect for baking or frying. They have a round disk shape and are made from wheat flour and margarine. 11.6 oz.

Is empanada dough the same as pie crust? ›

While pie dough is designed to be flaky, empanada dough is meant to be more tender. Pastry for empanadas has a higher flour-to-fat ratio, making it sturdy and perfect for wrapping around meaty fillings. Some recipes use lard or an additional egg as the fat source, but our recipe keeps it simple and easy with butter.

Which dough is best for empanadas? ›

As mentioned above many people will use their favorite pre-made pie dough to make empanadas. This is because the ingredients for most dough recipes are very similar. Most pie doughs use flour, butter, salt, water, and sometimes egg; an ingredient list almost identical to those needed for this recipe!

Can you buy dough for empanadas? ›

Here's a delicious, flaky wrapper that's perfect for capturing all your favorite flavors: GOYA® Empanada Dough. Our line of ready-to-use flour dough discs are the #1 ingredient for preparing a wide variety of empanadas, a favorite in Latin America and around the world.

What can I use instead of empanada dough? ›

What Can You Substitute for Empanada Dough? If you're looking for a shortcut, store-bought pie dough can be used to make empanadas. You may need to roll the dough out slightly thinner—it will produce a flakier result than typical empanada dough and is better for baking than frying.

Are empanadas Mexican or Spanish? ›

Empanada is made by folding a dough or bread patty around the stuffing. The stuffing can consist of a variety of meats, vegetables, or even fruits. Empanadas have their origins in Galicia (Spain) and Portugal. They first appeared in Medieval Iberia during the time of the Moorish invasions.

Do chicken empanadas have to be refrigerated? ›

How to Store Empanadas. Refrigerate leftovers either plastic wrapped or stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Reheat in a 400°F oven until the crust has re-crisped and the filling is warmed through, about 5 to 7 minutes.

How long are chicken empanadas good for? ›

Refrigerate leftover empanadas in an airtight container or food storage bag for up to 4 days. To reheat empanadas, wrap them in foil, place them on a baking sheet, and heat in a preheated 350 F oven for about 20 to 25 minutes, until hot.

What is the difference between baking and frying empanada dough? ›

Baked empanadas are easier because you can bake a whole ton at once and certainly lighter without all that deep fried goodness but they don't have quite the same flavor as the fried version. So I leave it up to you! Don't skip the egg wash if baking because it is what helps give the empanadas their color!

Why bake instead of fry? ›

The oxidised oils can cause many possible health problems including damage to the heart, kidney and lungs. Consuming oxidised oils can also lead to the increased risk of high blood pressure and atherosclerosis. As baking requires no addition of oils, it does not cause any oxidation.

How do you cook frozen empanadas in the oven? ›

Cooking directions for frozen empanadas
  1. Pre-heat oven at 450°F.
  2. Place frozen empanadas on an oven-safe tray with non-stick. oil at a distance of one inch from each other .
  3. Place tray on center oven rack for best results.
  4. Bake 10 to 15 minutes until the dough turns golden brown.
  5. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
  6. Enjoy.

Is an empanada is a stuffed bread or pastry baked or fried in many countries of Latin America and the south of Europe? ›

An empanada is a stuffed bread or pastry baked or fried in many countries of Latin America and the south of Europe. The name comes from the verb empanar, meaning to wrap or coat in bread. Empanada is made by folding a dough or bread patty around the stuffing.

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