Vegetarian Recipes

Name: Vegetarian Recipes
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Latin American, American
Ingredients: Pie crust dough (homemade or store bought); 2 cans of navy beans; 1/2 yellow onion; 1/2 red bell pepper; 1/2 green bell pepper; 1/2 yellow bell pepper; 1 tsp salt; 2 tbsp cooking oil; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 1 tsp chili powder; 1/2 tsp parika; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1/2 tsp cumin; 1 egg (to brush the top of the empanadas with)

5 steps

Prep:30minCook:30min

These vegetarian empanadas are the perfect weeknight vegetarian made and a perfect switch up to your classic taco Tuesday! These are so easy and delicious and can easily be filled with whatever you want, savory or sweet! For this dough for the empanadas I it homemade using a pie crust recipe. You can also use store bought pie crust crust dough as well! For the full step by step video check out my TikTok: @mydeliciouskreations or my Pinterest: @eattolivenutrition

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:50:05 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories228 kcal (11%)

Total Fat6.1 g (9%)

Carbs33.8 g (13%)

Sugars1.3 g (1%)

Protein10.8 g (22%)

Sodium220 mg (11%)

Fiber7 g (25%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

16 servings

Pie crust dough

homemade or store bought

2 cansnavy beans

0.5yellow onion

0.5red bell pepper

0.5green bell pepper

0.5yellow bell pepper

1 tspsalt

2 Tbspcooking oil

½ tspblack pepper

1 tspchili powder

½ tsppaprika

1 tspgarlic powder

½ tspcumin

1egg

to brush the top of the empanadas with

Instructions

For the filling

Step 1

In a large skillet turn on your heat then add your cooking oil once your pan is hot. Add your beans and diced veggies and sauté for 5 minutes. Add your seasonings and mix to combine. Allow to cook on low heat for an additional 3-5 minutes.

Putting it all together

Step 2

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Step 3

If you are using homemade empanada dough, cut the dough into equal pieces and roll into a flat disk shape (about 4-6 inches wide). If you are using store bought pie crust dough, lay the crust out flat and with a cup (or some round *disk shaped* kitchen item) outline equal circles and cut out the circles according to the outline.

Step 4

Take a shaped empanada dough and start to fill your dough with 2 tbsp of your veggie filling and fold over one side of the dough to the other side (like a taco) and press the sides close. Take a fork and press the sides together again to from those infamous empanada “lines”. Place finished empanadas on a parchment lines baking dish and brush with egg wash (this will create a beautiful golden brown crust). Bake for 15-30 minutes (or until your empanadas are browned).

Step 5

Serve and enjoy!