These were the crowd favorite at their testing. You can find parve frozen pizza dough balls in many supermarkets. Defrost according to the package directions.
Mexican Pizza Empanadas
Servings
8 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 3/4 pound lean ground beef
- 3 tablespoons taco seasoning from a 1.25-ounce packet
- 1 small onion peeled and cut into ¼-inch dice
- 1 plum tomato cut into ¼-inch dice, with seeds
- ½ cup jarred salsa mild or medium
- 1½ pounds pizza dough or frozen pizza dough, defrosted
- All-purpose flour for dusting
- 1½ tablespoons non-dairy sour cream
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- Bottled taco sauce
Instructions
- 1 Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.2 In a medium skillet, heat the canola oil over medium heat. Add the beef and cook the meat until it is no longer pink, breaking up the chunks with a wooden spoon or the tip of a silicone spatula. Add the taco seasoning and sauté for 3–4 minutes.3 Transfer the meat to a medium bowl. Add the onion, tomato, and salsa. Mix well.4 Using your fingertips, flatten the dough. Divide into 8 equal pieces.5 Dust your work surface with flour. Using a rolling pin, roll out each piece into an oval shape. Place 1/4-cup meat filling toward the bottom of the oval but leave room at the edge. Top the meat with 1/2 teaspoon parve sour cream. With a wet finger or pastry brush, moisten the bottom edge of the dough. Bring the top half over the bottom, enclosing the meat.6 Using the tines of a fork dipped in flour, press down all around the edges to seal the empanada. Place on prepared sheet. Repeat with remaining dough, meat, and non-dairy sour cream.7 Bake for 20 minutes. Brush with olive oil for sheen. Serve with taco sauce.
be sure your meat is cooked all the way through and not too saucy. flavorful but on the dryer side of being sauced. you may not need as much sauce as the recipe states.
form the empanadas and freeze them. then bake and serve.
What’s the best way to make these in advance, without the dough getting soggy?
Sorry, I added it back, thanks
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I don’t see sour cream in the ingredients!
Sounds yummy.
I will try this recipe look delicious
This looks really good. I’m going to try it tonight!
This recipe is simply delicious……By me there weren’t any leftovers disappeared within seconds!
These were really, really good. Luckily I made way too many and have a bag in the freezer. A fantastic go-to dinner for my kids during the week.