Chicken Empanadas- Nicaraguan Chicken Empanadas (Empanadas De Pollo Nicaragüense) English & Spanish.

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: corn flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber, while corn flour creates a gluten-free option.

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: shredded rotisserie chicken

Turkey is leaner, and rotisserie chicken saves time and effort.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier, while canola oil is often less expensive.

Sift flour into a large bowl, add salt and mix together, blend in butter with your fingertips or a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.

Beat together egg, water, and vinegar in a small bowl with a fork. Add to flour mixture, use your hand and mix in the bowl until it forms a dough. Knead it a little until the dough comes together.

Flatten the dough and chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, at least 1 hour.

Roll out the dough into a thin sheet and cut out round disc shapes for empanadas.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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