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Chicken Empanadas Recipe With Three Cooking Methods

A black pan with four chicken empanadas overlapping one another on it. There is a bowl of sweet and sour sauce on the pan with a spoon in it.
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These chicken empanadas have a crispy and flaky outer crust with a savory chicken filling. It only takes about 45 minutes to make these flavorful empanadas for the whole family! And you can make them in the air fryer, oven, or stovetop!

Ingredients

24 Empanada Discs

2 Chicken Breasts, cubed

1 tbsp. Olive Oil

1 cup Onion, chopped

½ Red Pepper, chopped

½ Yellow Pepper, chopped

1 tsp. Cumin Powder

1 tsp. Cinnamon Powder

1 tsp. Ginger Powder

¼ cup Tomato Sauce

Salt and Pepper

1 Egg, for the egg wash

Sweet and Sour Sauce for dipping

Instructions

  1. Make this empanada dough recipe for the empanada discs.
  2. Bring a pot filled with water to a boil over medium-high heat and add salt. Add the chicken breasts and cook for 20 minutes, or until fully cooked. Once done, remove from the water, let them cool, and shred with two forks.
  3. Heat a non-stick skillet to medium-high, add the olive oil, onion, red pepper, yellow pepper, and spices. Cook for 10 minutes, or until all veggies are soft.
  4. Add the shredded chicken and tomato sauce and cook for 5 more minutes, and stir to combine. 
  5. Fill the empanada disks with 1 tbsp. of chicken filing and close them using a fork. Brush each one with the egg wash.
  6. Air Fryer Method: Remove the grid from the air fryer and spray some oil. Cook in batches of 4 (or more depending on your air fryer, they shouldn't touch each other) at 350°F (180ºC) for 10 minutes.
  7. Oven Method: Preheat to 375°F (190ºC) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Arrange empanadas on the sheet and make sure they don't touch. Bake for about 20 minutes or until golden brown. 
  8. Stovetop Method: Heat some oil in a deep pan (enough to cover the empanadas) and bring it to 365°F (180ºC). Add 2-5 empanadas to the pan and fry for 5 minutes or until golden brown on each side.
  9. Serve the empanadas with sweet and sour sauce on the side. Enjoy!

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