How to Make Vegetarian Empanadas: An Easy Recipe to enjoy on the Go!

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: tofu

Nutritional yeast adds flavor while reducing calories.

empanada dough

🥗Healthier: whole wheat dough

💰Cheaper: homemade dough

Whole wheat dough is more nutritious.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point.

spinach

🥗Healthier: kale

💰Cheaper: collard greens

Kale is nutrient-dense and often less expensive.

Chop green and red peppers and onions.

Hard boil three eggs for more than five minutes.

In a big pot, add olive oil and chopped onion; cook on medium heat.

Add chopped green and red peppers and tomato sauce; mix occasionally.

Blend the mixture until smooth/small for filling.

Let the mixture cool before filling the empanadas.

Take one Buitoni empanada pastry, add a tablespoon of the mixture in the middle.

Fold the pastry in half and seal the edges with a fork.

Bake the empanadas in the oven for around 20 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius.

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