Baked Chicken 🐔 Empanadas. These baked chicken and cheese empanadas are a great way to use up leftover cooked chicken. Fold half of the circle over to form a half-moon; press the edges together firmly. Chicken empanadas are heavenly mini chicken pies.

Keep in mind that the chicken empanadas will need a few more minutes to bake. These baked chicken and cheese empanadas are a great way to use up leftover cooked chicken. For best results, do not overfill them or the dough may tear. You can cook Baked Chicken 🐔 Empanadas using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Baked Chicken 🐔 Empanadas

Prepare 1 pack of Goya discos (I used the annatto ones, partially thawed).
You need 2 cups of shredded chicken.
Prepare 1/2 half of red onion, chopped.
You need 1/8 teaspoon of black pepper.
You need 1 tablespoon of garlic powder.
You need 1/2 tablespoon of onion powder.
It's 1 cup of mayonnaise.
Prepare 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese.
Prepare of Olive oil cooking spray.
Prepare of Ranch dressing.

Recipe Credit: Jen Bucko and Lara Hamilton. Chicken empanadas are fun to make and a great no-fork-needed appetizer. Baking these tasty treats gives a crispy crust with less fat and the Manzanilla olives add a delicious. Baked Chicken Empanadas - a homemade baked version of a popular street food that doesn't need frying for full flavour.

Baked Chicken 🐔 Empanadas instructions

In a bowl combine shredded chicken, red onion, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, mayonnaise and shredded cheddar cheese, set bowl to the side.........
Place 1 Goya discos on a plate......
Use a rolling pin to spread out dough into a larger circle ⭕️.......
Place about 1 large tablespoon of chicken mixture into center of discos..........
Seal edges of discos with a fork......Continue until all discos and chicken mixture is gone......
Place each finished empanada on a large baking sheet that has been sprayed with olive oil cooking spray...........
Bake empanadas in a preheated 400 degree oven for 20 minutes......
Let cool for several minutes, serve with ranch dressing and enjoy 😉!!.

Freezer friendly to bake later too! Empanadas are a very popular street food in many Latin American countries and in Spain and it is so easy to see why. This chicken empanada recipe, known as empanadas de pollo in Spanish, starts with a delicious dough stuffed with a traditional chicken filling, caramelized onions, olives, and pieces of hard-cooked egg. Be as creative as you like with it, though. Nothing beats some flaky, hot, freshly baked chicken.