Free Recipe Spicy Tuna Empanadas
Recipe Type: Free Recipes
Recipe Preparation: bake
Cooking Ingredients for Spicy Tuna Empanadas Recipe
1 cn (6 oz.) starkist solid white
-OR chunk light tuna;
-drained and chunked
1 cn (4 oz.) diced green chiles;
-drained
1 cn (2 1/4 oz.) sliced ripe
-olives; drained
1/2 c Shredded sharp cheddar
-cheese
1 Chopped hard-cooked egg
Salt and pepper to taste
1/4 ts Hot pepper sauce
1/4 c Medium thick and chunky
-salsa
2 pk (15 oz. each) refrigerated
-pie crusts
Additional salsa
Spicy Tuna Empanadas Preparation
1. In a medium bowl, place tuna, chiles, olives, cheese, egg, salt, pepper and hot pepper sauce; toss lightly with fork. 2. Add 1/4 cup salsa and toss again; set aside. 3. Following directions on package, unfold crusts (roll out slightly with rolling pin if you prefer thinner crust); cut four circles, 4 inches each, out of each crust. 4. Place 8 circles on foil-covered baking sheets; wet each circle with water. 5. Top each circle with 1/4 cup lightly packed tuna mixture. 6. Top with remaining circles, stretching pastry slightly to fit; press edges together and crimp with fork. 7. Cut slits in top crust to vent. Bake in 425 degree oven 15 to 18 minutes or until golden brown. Cool slightly. 8. Serve with additional salsa. Notes: Makes 8 empanadas Recipe by: StarKist® Posted to brand-name-recipes by Barbra<barbra@pipeline.com> on Feb 09, 1998
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Recipe Serves: 1
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