BUFFALO CHICKEN EMPANADAS WITH BLUE CHEESE SAUCE RECIPE

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Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 small onion, chopped
1 small green pepper, chopped
4-1/2 teaspoons canola oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 cups finely chopped rotisserie chicken
1-1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup Buffalo wing sauce
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
5 sheets refrigerated pie pastry
2 eggs
2 tablespoons water
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 cup (4 ounces) crumbled blue cheese

Steps:

In a small skillet, saute onion and green pepper in oil until crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer.
In a large bowl, combine the chicken, mozzarella cheese, wing sauce, salt and pepper. Stir in the onion mixture.
On a lightly floured surface, unroll one pastry. Roll out into a 12-in. circle. Cut with a floured 3-in. biscuit cutter. Remove excess dough and reroll scraps. Repeat with remaining pastry.
Beat eggs and water; brush over edges of pastry circles. Place heaping teaspoonfuls of filling in the centers. Fold dough over filling. Press edges with a fork to seal.
Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Brush with remaining egg mixture. Bake at 400° for 9-12 minutes or until golden brown.
Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring cream to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5-7 minutes or until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally. Add blue cheese; cook and stir 2 minutes longer or until cheese is melted and sauce thickens. Serve with empanadas.
Yield: 8 dozen (1 cup sauce).
Make Ahead: Unbaked empanadas may be frozen for up to 2 months. Bake as directed for 12-16 minutes.
Originally published as Buffalo Chicken Empanadas with Blue Cheese Sauce in Taste of Home Christmas Annual
Annual 2013, p13
Nutritional Facts
empanada with 1/2 teaspoon sauce equals 81 calories, 5 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 16 mg cholesterol, 120 mg sodium, 6 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 3 g protein.
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