Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, chicken baked empanadas. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Chicken Baked Empanadas is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They are nice and they look wonderful. Chicken Baked Empanadas is something which I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have chicken baked empanadas using 12 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Baked Empanadas:

1. Make ready 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2. Take 2 large onions
3. Prepare 1 red sweet pepper
4. Take 3 eggs
5. Make ready 2 teaspoon ground cumin
6. Take 2 teaspoon sweet paprika
7. Make ready 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper
8. Make ready 1/2 teaspoon salt
9. Get Ground black pepper
10. Take 3 cups cooked chicken meat, shredded
11. Make ready 13 green olives
12. Make ready 13 empanada discs (store bought)

Steps to make Chicken Baked Empanadas:

1. Peel and slice onions.
2. Heat oil in a wide pot or pan. Add onions and dash of salt. Cook at medium low temperature, stirring occasionally until caramelized (approx. 45 minutes). Transfer to a large bowl and let it cool completely.
3. Meanwhile hard-boil 2 eggs, peel and dice. Set aside in the refrigerator.
4. Grill pepper, peel and dice. Set aside in the refrigerator.
5. Once onions are cool, add spices and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Mix.
6. Add diced eggs, diced pepper and shredded chicken and mix. Cover and refrigerate for at least three hours.
7. Preheat oven at 450 degrees F.
8. Place a disc on one hand. Put approx. two spoonfuls of filling plus a green olive in the center of the disc. Moisten half the edge of the disc with egg wash.
9. Seal and press. Moisten the upper edge and sealed turning upwards with thumb in the pattern shown below. Place on sheet with parchment paper.
10. Paint with egg wash. Pierce a couple of holes on the top of each empanada. Bake for 10 minutes. Let them rest for 10 minutes before eating.
11. Note: baked and cooled empanadas can be wrapped in plastic and frozen. To reheat place frozen empanadas on a tray in a preheated 450F oven for 10 minutes. Let rest for a couple of minutes before eating.
12. Ready to serve and ENJOY!

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