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ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey offers lower fat content while ground pork is often less expensive.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option, while margarine is often more affordable.

black olives

🥗Healthier: green olives

💰Cheaper: capers

Green olives are lower in sodium, and capers can add a similar briny flavor.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast is a healthier, dairy-free alternative, while processed cheese is often cheaper.

Preheat the pan and add garlic infused olive oil until fragrant.

Add potatoes and cook for about 4 minutes before adding ground beef and onions.

Season with salt and pepper, and mix until the meat is browned and onions are softened.

Add frozen peas and mix until thawed, then turn off the heat.

Roll out puff pastry on a floured surface.

Use an empanada press to cut out circles from the puff pastry.

Place a spoonful of filling in the center of each circle.

Use egg wash to seal the edges of the empanadas.

Press the edges to crimp and seal the empanadas.

Bake the empanadas in the oven until golden brown.

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