Traditional Empanadas from Chile

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 French bread into two-inch pieces.

Hollow out the center of the bread to create pockets.

Place the hollowed bread on a cookie sheet.

Add a small amount of the scooped-out bread back into the bottom of each pocket to prevent filling from falling out.

Prepare the filling by mixing sardines (with olive oil), tomato paste, chopped garlic, and diced chilies in a bowl.

Mash the sardines and mix until it forms a loose paste; add salt to taste.

Fill the bread pockets with the sardine mixture using a small spoon.

Drizzle extra virgin olive oil over the filled bread pockets.

Bake in the oven at 425°F for 15 minutes.

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