Empanada Filling Recipes

A staple of Latin American cuisine, empanadas are delicate dough-wrapped pastries that can contain fillings ranging from meats to sweets. They're easy to wrap up for lunch on-the-go, or serve on a tray at your next tailgate for an international twist on finger foods. Here are some of our best empanada recipes to try for your next get-together.

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Try these empanada recipes for comfort food at its best! From beef to chicken to shrimp, there are so many delicious fillings for empanadas.

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Empanada fillings can be meat-based, featuring ingredients like chicken, beef, fish, and chorizo; or vegetarian, with sweet potatoes, bell peppers, cheese, and even guava. Depending on the region, empanada dough recipes can call for all-purpose flour, wheat flour, corn flour, or, as seen in some recipes, cassava, potato, or plantain flour. 1.

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An empanada is a type of baked or fried turnover consisting of pastry and filling, common in Spain, Portugal, other Southern European countries, North African countries, West African countries (where they are known as meatpies in Nigeria), South Asian countries, Latin American countries, and the Philippines. The name comes from the Spanish empanar (to bread, i.e., to coat with bread), [1][2 ...

Empanadas are a popular Latin American food that varies regionally but typically consists of a stuffed baked or fried pastry turnover. This recipe walks you through making beef filling, but ...

This empanada recipe is our take on the classic Latin-American turnover. We use a homemade dough and the filling is ground meat, onion, tomatoes, and spices.

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What is an empanada? Learn about this savory pastry's history, popular fillings, regional varieties & how they're made. Complete guide from Empanada Mama NYC.