Beef Or Turkey Empanadas

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 teaspoon canola oil
• 1 lb ground beef or 1 lb ground turkey or 1 lb vegetarian ground meat
• 1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1/2 cup raisins (or 1/4 cup pine nuts)
• 2 ready-made refrigerated pie crusts (pillsbury)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 375°; spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
• 2 in a large heavy skillet, heat the oil over med-high heat and broth the meat and onions.
• 3 once the meat is browned (about 5 minutes) add the salt, garlic powder, cinnamon, cumin, cloves, vinegar, and raisins or pine nuts and simmer for about 10 minutes.
• 4 remove pan from heat.
• 5 unroll and cut each of the pie crusts into 4 even quarters.
• 6 put each section of the crust on the baking sheet, fold it gently in half to find the middle seam, and put a small scoop of the meat mixture along the seam.
• 7 fold it over and seal the edges with the tines of a fork to make a pocket.
• 8 bake the empanadas for 20 minutes, or until golden brown; allow the empanadas to cool a few minutes before serving.