The Cheesy Beef Empanadas Recipe That You've Been Missing

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: mozzarella cheese

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories while maintaining flavor.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, and ground pork is often cheaper.

Heat a skillet over medium heat and add 1.5 pounds of ground beef; break it up and let it cook until browned.

Add chopped onion and press in garlic; cook until softened.

Add bell pepper and jalapeno, season with salt and black pepper, and mix well.

Drain excess fat from the beef mixture.

Add cheddar cheese to the beef mixture and stir to combine.

Sprinkle flour on a surface and roll out the Pillsbury pie crust.

Cut out circles from the pie crust and fill with the beef mixture.

Seal the empanadas using water and a fork to crimp the edges.

Repeat the process until all filling is used.

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