Empanadas de Pollo (Easy Chicken Empanadas)

Name: Empanadas de Pollo (Easy Chicken Empanadas)
Total time: 45
Yield: 12
Ingredients: cooking spray; 1 tablespoon butter; 1 cup chopped green onions; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 ½ cups chopped cooked chicken; 1 teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon nutmeg; ½ teaspoon ground black pepper; 12 empanada pastry discs; 1 egg, lightly beaten

Recipe by Fioa from allrecipes.com

Dinner,Lunch,Appetizer 45 Mins.

Ingredients

12 servings

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cooking spray
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1 tablespoon butter
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1 cup chopped green onions
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2 cloves garlic, chopped
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1 ½ cups chopped cooked chicken

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1 teaspoon salt
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½ teaspoon nutmeg
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½ teaspoon ground black pepper
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12 empanada pastry discs
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1 egg, lightly beaten

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets with cooking spray.
Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add chopped green onions and cook until tender, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Mix in cooked chicken, salt, nutmeg, and black pepper; cook 1 minute more.
Arrange pastry discs on a flat work surface. Dab a little water along the edges. Place a large tablespoonful of chicken mixture in the center; fold pastry over and press with a fork to seal.
Transfer empanadas to the prepared baking sheets. Brush with beaten egg.
Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 20 minutes.