Easy Beef Empanadas

Category: Main Dishes | Blog URL: http://theeatfoodnotmoneycookbook.wordpress.com/2009/02/01/easy-beef-empanadas/

This recipe was entered in The Foodista Best of Food Blogs Cookbook contest, a compilation of the world’s best food blogs which was published in Fall 2010.

Photo: Kathy Brakhage

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef

1 garlic clove

1 teaspoon salt

1 (15 oz) can corn, drained

1/2 cup chopped onion

8 ounces (1 c) grated cheddar cheese

1 cup salsa, any variety you prefer

2 cans of refrigerated biscuits

Preparation

Brown the ground beef in a frying pan adding the salt and pepper just before done.

Drain and allow to cool.

In a large bowl mix the corn, onions, cheese, and salsa, then add the cooled beef mixing carefully so not to break up all the cheese.

Roll the biscuits out flat to about 2 ½ times their original size.

Spoon about ¼ cup of the mixture onto the center of each circle being careful not the cover the edges.

Fold the dough over the filling and pinch the edges closed. Make sure the edges are sealed well or your filling will ooze out while it’s baking!

Place on lightly greased cookie sheet and bake @ 375 degrees until lightly browned, usually about 6 minutes but times may vary. Just watch them closely and when they are browned remove from oven.

Serve warm.