Beef Picadillo Empanadas
- 1/2 cup chopped onions King Sooper's 1 lb For $0.99 thru 02/09
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 lb. (450 g) extra-lean ground beef Safeway 1 lb For $3.99 thru 02/09
- 3/4 cup tomato sauce
- 1 small Granny Smith apple, peeled, chopped
- 6 slices bacon, cooked, crumbled
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted, chopped
- 4 Kraft Singles Cheese Slices, quartered
- 1 pkg. (400 g) ready-to-use refrigerated pie crusts (2 crusts)
- 1 egg, beaten
- Cook and stir onions and garlic in large skillet on medium-high heat 3 min.
- Add ground beef; cook 10 min.
- or until done, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in tomato sauce; cook 5 min.
- Add apples, bacon, raisins and nuts; mix well.
- Cook 5 min., stirring frequently.
- Remove from heat; cool completely.
- Heat oven to 400F.
- Unroll pie crusts on lightly floured surface; cut each into 8 wedges.
- Use rolling pin to stretch each wedge, 1 at a time, to make 1 inch larger.
- Spoon about 1/4 cup meat mixture onto centre of each wedge; top with Singles piece.
- Fold dough in half to completely enclose filling; press edges together to seal.
- Place on parchment-covered baking sheet; brush with egg.
- Bake 20 min.
- or until golden brown.
onions, garlic, extralean ground beef, tomato sauce, apple, bacon, raisins, almonds, singles cheese, ready, egg
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/beef-picadillo-empanadas-170832.aspx (may not work)