Appetizers

Cheesy Chicken Empanadas

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Shredded chicken, chipotle mayo, gooey cheese and fresh cilantro all tucked neatly into flaky pockets of deliciousness. Soon you'll be answering to Empanada Mama (or Papa).

time

prep:

25 min

total:

40 min

servings

total:

16 servings

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What You Need

cups shredded cooked chicken breasts

cup KRAFT Mexican Style Finely Shredded Four Cheese

1/3

cup KRAFT SANDWICH SHOP Chipotle Flavored Reduced Fat Mayonnaise

Tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro

egg

Tbsp. water

pkg. (14.1 oz.) ready-to-use refrigerated pie crusts (2 crusts)

tsp. chili powder

Make It

HEAT oven to 375ºF.

COMBINE first 4 ingredients. Whisk egg and water until blended.

UNROLL pie crusts on lightly floured surface. Use rolling pin to roll each to 12-inch circle. Cut each crust into 8 (4-inch) circles with biscuit cutter, re-rolling dough as needed. Place on parchment-covered baking sheets. Spoon 2 Tbsp. chicken mixture onto center of each circle; brush edge with egg. Fold dough circles in half. Press tops lightly to remove excess air; seal edges with fork. Brush tops with remaining egg. Sprinkle with chili powder.

BAKE 15 min. or until golden brown.

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Kraft Kitchens Tips

Special Extra

Serve topped with guacamole, TACO BELL® Thick & Chunky Salsa, and BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream.

Serving Suggestion

Serve with a mixed green salad tossed your favorite KRAFT Light Dressing.

Special Extra

Garnish with additional chopped cilantro just before serving.

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schapstic

posted:5/7/2013

They were super simple to make and tasted great!

a cook

posted:4/26/2013

Absolutely wonderful!

a cook

posted:11/24/2012

My whole family really liked them!

lakard

posted:11/12/2012

cut the whole thing in half. used mayo mixed with chipotle BBQ sauce, and cilantro paste. will tweak with lime and spice. and bake on paper instead of foil.

Christacroteau

posted:7/3/2012

This recipe was okay, not going to make it again. It is very time consuming, and I would make them bigger than 4". My kids did not like hem, even when I covered them I In cheese.

Kallyej

posted:5/22/2012

Great and easy to make!

kgspfr

posted:5/12/2012

I couldn't find chipotle mayo, so I added about a teaspoon of taco seasoning to plain mayo. I didn't put any spices on the outside. 3 out of 4 of my kids thought this was the best dinner ever! (4th is a picky 3 year old) Takes a bit of time to make, but totally worth it. This will definitely go into my menu rotation.

aemoutos

posted:5/9/2012

Very yummy! I love the simplicity of this recipe, mainly for its use of store-bought pie crust. A tube of organic cilantro made it even quicker to make. I turned over a wide-rimmed cup to cut out my circles. They were about 3 1/2" in diameter. I cut the recipe in half, since I wanted to use just one crust for our lunch. 1 Tbsp was plenty for the 7 circles I cut out. So 1/4 of the filling recipe made 7 empanadas for me. I'll make the other 7 soon.

tlmart

posted:5/5/2012

This was yummy and easy to make! My daughter doesn't like mayonase so I used Kraft Ranch Dressing instead and everyone loved it! I will definately make this again.

athiessen

posted:6/2/2011

Very tasty.