Turkey Empanadas

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• ¼ Yellow Onion

  medium size, chopped small
• 2 Cloves of Garlic

  minced
• 1 red bell pepper

  chopped small
• 1 lb ground turkey
• 2 Carrots

  grated
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp Ground Pepper
• ¾ cup vegetable broth
• 2 packages Empanada dough
• 1 egg

  for brushing empanadas

Instructions

• 1 First, measure out the empanada ingredients with the measuring cup and spoons. 
  Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• 2 Next, heat up the olive oil in a nonstick skillet.
• 3 Add in the chopped onion.
• 4 Sauté the onions until they become translucent and slightly fragrant.
• 5 Then, add the minced garlic and chopped red pepper.
• 6 Cook the ingredients together for 3 minutes over medium heat, stirring
  regularly.
• 7 Transfer the veggie filling into a large mixing bowl.
• 8 Next, heat up a nonstick skillet over medium heat without any oil.
• 9 Once preheated, add in the ground turkey.
• 10 While cooking, use a wooden spoon to break the turkey into smaller pieces.
• 11 Cook the turkey fully, while consistently stirring and mixing.
• 12 Next, position a fine mesh strainer over a large glass bowl.
• 13 Pour the cooked turkey meat into the strainer to fully drain the meat.
• 14 Then, add the drained meat into the bowl with the sautéed vegetables.
• 15 Add in the grated carrots, salt, pepper, and vegetable broth.
• 16 Mix the empanada filling ingredients together completely.
• 17 Then, in a small bowl, crack the egg and whisk it well to create an egg wash.
• 18 Next, prepare a baking sheet with a sheet of parchment paper. Grab the empanada
  filling, empanada dough, egg wash, and the empanada press mold.
• 19 Begin by lightly stretching the empanada dough discs by hand.
• 20 Lay the stretched dough disc on the press mold and use the silicone brush to
  brush the egg wash around the edge of the dough disc.
• 21 Scoop 1.5 tbsp of the turkey empanada filling into the middle of the dough disc.
• 22 Then, before pressing the empanada, make sure that there is no filling on the
  edges of the dough.
  
  Press the filling towards the middle and down gently if needed to keep the
  filling off the edges.
• 23 Press the sides of the empanada press together.
• 24 Open the press to reveal a perfectly-pressed empanada!
• 25 Repeat the filling and pressing process for the rest of the dough.
• 26 Line the pressed empanadas on the parchment-lined baking sheets.
• 27 Next, lightly brush the top of all the empanadas with the egg wash.
• 28 Finally, bake the turkey empanadas for 25-30 minutes. Serve and enjoy!

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