Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, beef and cheese empanadas. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook beef and cheese empanadas using 27 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Beef and Cheese Empanadas:

1. Prepare EMPANADA FILLING
2. Take 1 lb lean ground beef
3. Prepare 1 tbsp chili powder
4. Prepare 1 tsp ground cumin
5. Make ready 1/2 tsp salt
6. Take 1/4 tsp black pepper
7. Prepare 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
8. Make ready 1 tsp chopped parsley
9. Take 1 poblano pepper, chopped
10. Prepare 1 red bell pepper, chopped
11. Make ready 1 medium onion, chopped
12. Get 3 cloves of garlic, minced
13. Take 4 oz button mushrooms, chopped
14. Take 1 10 ounce can Rotel tomatos,with mild chilis
15. Get 1 tsp honey
16. Make ready 1 large egg, beaten
17. Take 1 tbsp cream, heavy, light or half and half
18. Prepare 1/4 cup grated romano cheese
19. Get 1 1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese, or your favorite cheese
20. Take 1 tsp olive oil
21. Get EMPANADAS WRAPPERS
22. Get 20 thawed frozen empanada pastry rounds, I used Goza brand or homemade
23. Take 1 egg wash, which is 1 large egg beaten with 1 teaspoon water
24. Make ready 2 tbsp grated romano cheese
25. Get 1 tsp granulated garlic or garlic powder
26. Get FOR SERVING, AS A DIPPING SAUCE
27. Make ready 1 recipe Chipotle Ranch dipping sauce. Recipe attached in directions

Steps to make Beef and Cheese Empanadas:

1. Combine the ground beef with chili powder, cumin, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes and parsley.
2. Chop all vegetables.
3. In a large skillet , heat oil, add seasoned ground beef and brown..Add all.chopped vegetables and cook until.vegetables are tender about 10 minutes. Add tomatoes with all juices, cream and honey. Cook until well blended and not much liquid remains, about 5 minutes. Add beaten egg and mix in thoroughly.
4. Off heat add cheddar and romano cheese, mix in and cool filling completely. This can be made and refrigerated up to 2 days before filling pastry.
5. FILL EMPANADA PASTRY CIRCLES
6. Lay pastry flat on work surface, brush inside edges with egg wash.
7. Put a heaping tablespoon filling in the center of pastry.
8. .lift pastry over to Completely enclose filling. Press all edges to seal.
9. With the tines of a fork press to completely seal in filling.
10. Brush empanada with egg wash
11. With a quick stab poke the tines of a fork in top of empanada for venting.In a small bowl mix the romano and granulated garlic, sprinkle evenly on tops of empanadas
12. Preheat oven to 375. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
13. Place empanadas about 2 inches apart on prepared sheet. Bake 18 to 23 minutes until puffed and golden brown.
14. Serve with Chipotle Ranch Dip/ Sauce recipe attached bellow - - https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/341757-chipotle-ranch-dip-sauce-spread-andor-dressing
15. NOTE; These can be individually frozen after cooling completely. Reheat in a 400 oven on a rack until just hot and crisp about 5 to 10 minutes.

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