This is my favorite thing ever. Green beans and mashed potatoes are served alongside it. The sauce works wonders as the potatoes’ “gravy.” I use London broil when I don’t have deer meat.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Additional Time: | 5 mins |
| Total Time: | 45 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 12 empanadas |
Ingredients
- cooking spray
- 2 cups cubed ham
- 2 cups cubed Gouda cheese
- 3 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
- 12 empanada pastry discs
- 1 egg, beaten
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets with cooking spray.
- Combine ham, Gouda cheese, and hard-boiled eggs in a bowl; mix well.
- Arrange pastry disks on a flat surface; dab a little water around the rims. Place a large tablespoonful of ham and cheese mixture in the center; fold pastry over and press edge with a fork to seal well.
- Place empanadas on the prepared baking sheets. Brush with beaten egg.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 189 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 21 g |
| Cholesterol | 85 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 10 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Sodium | 533 mg |
| Sugars | 0 g |
| Fat | 7 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |