Description
These Beef Empanadas are stuffed with flavorful lean ground beef, olives, and spices, all wrapped in crispy puff pastry. They’re perfect for a quick dinner or tasty snack, making everyone happy with their irresistible taste!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon paprika, or to taste
- freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- ½ cup chopped pimiento stuffed manzanilla olives
- 2 sheets puff pastry dough, thawed
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375ºF and grease 2 baking sheets with cooking spray.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add diced onions and cook for 2-3 minutes until translucent. Then, stir in minced garlic and cook for another 15 seconds until fragrant.
- Add the ground beef to the skillet along with cumin, paprika, and black pepper. Cook while breaking up the beef for about 5-7 minutes until fully cooked. Mix in chopped olives and set aside.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out one sheet of puff pastry to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut out 6 circles, each about 5 inches in diameter. Repeat with the second sheet of dough.
- Spoon about a tablespoon of the meat mixture onto the center of each round of dough.
- In a small bowl, mix the egg and water, then lightly beat. Use a pastry brush to paint the edges of the dough with this egg wash.
- Fold the dough over the filling to form a half-moon shape. Gently press the edges together and twist to seal. Repeat with the rest of the dough and filling.
- Arrange the empanadas on the prepared baking sheets, leaving about 1½ inches between them. Bake in the preheated oven for 18-20 minutes until they are puffed and golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and serve immediately.
Notes
Feel free to customize the filling with your favorite ingredients or spices.
These empanadas can be made ahead of time and frozen before baking.
For added flavor, try serving with salsa or a dipping sauce.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 empanada
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 40mg