Empanadas filled with ground chicken, rice and vegetables

ground meat

🥗Healthier: lean ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Turkey is lower in fat, while beef is often more affordable.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier, while margarine can be cheaper.

Cut chicken breast into fajita-style strips.

Place chicken in a container and freeze for half an hour.

Chop onion, tomatoes, and green bell pepper into small pieces.

Grind the frozen chicken using a meat grinder.

Heat oil in a pan and add chopped vegetables to sauté for 7-10 minutes.

Combine ground chicken with sautéed vegetables in the pan.

Add 2 tablespoons of seasoning, garlic powder, sea salt, and Liam Parish sauce to the mixture.

Mix in leftover steamed rice and let the filling cool.

In a bowl, combine 3 cups of maseka with 2 cups of warm water and mix.

Add more water if the dough is too dry, up to an additional 1 cup.

Knead the dough until it no longer sticks to your hands.

Let the dough rest for 10 minutes.

Form the dough into small circles using a plastic bag as a mold.

Fill each circle with the chicken and vegetable mixture and fold to seal.

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