Spicy Chicken Empanadas with Orange Salsa Verde

Recipe courtesy Libbie Summers

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: It's My Party

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (12)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
20 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
10 to 12 empanadas

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: 3 min
Cook: 20 min
Total:: 43 min

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 medium yellow onion, finely diced
1 can diced green chiles
1/2 jalapeno, seeded and finely diced, optional
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1 rotisserie chicken, picked and finely chopped
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
2 cups grated pepper jack cheese
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Prepared pie dough
1 egg mixed with 1 tablespoon water, for egg wash
Peanut oil, for fryer
Orange Salsa Verde dipping sauce, recipe follows

Directions

Heat vegetable oil in a medium saute pan, add onions, green chiles, jalapenos, garlic and cumin and saute until onions are translucent.

In large bowl combine chicken, lime juice and cilantro. Add the onion-chili mixture and mix. Stir in cheese and season with salt and pepper, to taste.

Using a 4-inch ring mold, cut circles from prepared pie dough. Put about 1 tablespoon of the chicken mixture in center of dough. Brush egg wash around circumference of the dough. Fold top half over to form a half circle. Seal with the tines of a fork.

Heat a deep-fryer to 325 degrees F. with peanut oil. Submerge a few empanadas into oil until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Remove and drain on paper towels. Cool slightly and serve with Orange Salsa Verde dipping sauce.

Cook's Note: Make sure to flip so both sides cook evenly.

Orange Salsa Verde:

1 jar prepared salsa verde
1/4 cup fresh orange juice
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper or 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce (recommended: Tabasco)

In a large bowl combine all ingredients.

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recipe Spicy Chicken Empanadas with Orange Salsa Verde
Vanessa Anaheim, CA 10-03-2009
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Too time consuming
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was very good. Although, it did take a while to prepare everything. If you end up with extra chicken, you can use it to... make enchaladas or quesadilla!Read more
recipe Spicy Chicken Empanadas with Orange Salsa Verde
Pam Pasadena, TX 08-01-2009
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Average
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

The filling was great, but I really didn't like a pie crust being used for this dish. It really takes away from the... authenticity of empanadas.Read more
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Marie Cambria Heights, NY 04-08-2009
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Loved it!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

It was easy to make just follow the instructions and all I can say is hmmmmmmm gooood!!!
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amy campbell, CA 10-31-2008
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great for parties
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

recipe was easy... maybe a little on the time consuming side to shred the chicken so budget time for that. i got the wrong... dough (b/c i can't make my own) but people ended up liking the puff pastry i used. Read more
recipe Spicy Chicken Empanadas with Orange Salsa Verde
Kasey Sussex, WI 07-13-2008
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I made this recipe easier...
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Instead of deep frying the empanandas, I placed them on a cooking stone and baked them in the oven at 375 for 15-20minutes. ... They were great, and alot less time consuming then frying and less fat.Read more
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Danielle Lake Worth, FL 04-19-2008
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Very Different
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My mom printed the recipe from the internet after she saw it on the show. One night she had to go to an appoinment and asked... me to make them for when she got home. I did that but I had put to much chicken in the mixture so we had leftover filling. Today she put it on chips and heated it up. It was good. When I made the empanadas, I even put three of them in the toasteroven and baked them. Thoes were really good.Read more