CHEESY GROUND BEEF EMPANADAS

These cheap hamburger empanadas area unit jam-packed with deliciously seasoned hamburger, loaded with 2 forms of cheese and so baked to a T. The flaky pie shell that surrounds the meat and cheese is thus flaky and golden brown.

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CHEESY GROUND BEEF EMPANADAS

Start out by adding hamburger, onions and garlic to a forged iron pan or an oversized cooking pan. Cook till meat isn't longer pink and onions area unit clear, then drain grease. Come to pan and sprinkle with seasonings. Stir and so add pasta sauce and jalapeños. Simmer for quarter-hour whereas making ready the pie shell.

On a gently flour surface, unroll temperature pie shell and roll a time or 2 with a kitchen utensil to enlarge simply a small amount. Employing a four in. Bowl, flip the other way up and displace on pie shell. You ought to be ready to get four items from every pie shell. Take one piece of pre-cut crust and gently add a bit water round the edge. Add cheese and regarding 1/4 cup of meat mixture. Fold over and seal with a fork crimping the perimeters. Place on a baking sheet, baste with associate degree egg wash and bake for quarter-hour or till crust could be a flaky, golden brown. take away and luxuriate in. Easy, peasy!

INGREDENTS :

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 1/2 tsp garlic salt
• 1 tsp Slap Ya Mama seasoning
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1/4 tsp chili powder
• 8 oz can tomato sauce
• 1 Tbsp diced jalapeños
• 1/2 tsp crushed red peppers
• 1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated
• 1/2 cup Monterey Jack cheese, grated
• 2 boxes Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie Crust
• 1 egg

INSTRUCTIONS :

1. Preheat oven to 425°.
2. In a cast iron pan or large frying pan, add ground beef, chopped onions, minced garlic and cook over medium heat until ground beef is no longer pink. Drain grease and return to pan.
3. Sprinkle with seasonings, stir. 
4. Add tomato sauce and jalapeños, stir and let simmer for 15 minutes.
5. Unroll pie crust on a lightly flour surface. Using a 4 inch bowl, turn bowl upside down and press down to cut dough. Should be able to get 4 pieces per pie crust.
6. Add a little water to the edges of the dough before filling to help seal.
7. Add a small amount of shredded cheese and about a 1/4 cup of meat mixture.
8. Fold dough over and using a fork, close up the edges by pressing to seal and place on a baking sheet.
9. In a small bowl, whisk egg and one tablespoon of water together. Using a basting brush, brush egg wash over the top of each empanada. 
10. Bake for 15 minutes or until empanada crust is golden brown.
11. Carefully remove from oven and enjoy.

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