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Easy Sausage Empanadas

Easy Sausage Empanadas

9 Ingredients | 45 min | 12 Servings

Make the filling ahead of time, cover and chill. These will disappear quickly from the appetizer table, so plan for a double batch.

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Ingredients

  • 1/4 pound bulk pork sausage
  • 2 tablespoons onion, finely chopped
  • 1/8 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/8 teaspoons dried oregano, crushed
  • 1 tablespoon pimento stuffed green olives, chopped
  • 1 tablespoons raisins, chopped
  • 1 egg, separated
  • 1 15-oz package refrigerated pie crust, (2 crusts)

Instructions

Crumble sausage in a medium skillet. Add onion, garlic powder, cumin and oregano; cook over medium-high heat till sausage is no longer pink. Drain and discard drippings. Stir in olives and raisins. Beat the egg yolk slightly; stir into sausage mixture, mixing well. Unfold crusts and cut into 3-inch rounds with biscuit cutter. Place about 2 teaspoons of sausage filling on half the cutouts. Top with remaining dough. Moisten fingers with water and pinch dough to seal edges. Slighly beat the egg white; gently brush over top of empanadas.

Bake in a 425 degree F. oven for 15-18 minutes, until browned. Serve hot.

Serves 12

Nutrition

  • Calories180calories
  • Protein3grams
  • Fat12grams
  • Sodium210milligrams
  • Cholesterol25milligrams
  • Saturated Fat4grams
  • Carbohydrates19grams