Chard Empanadas and White Sauce Recipe

As you well know, empanadas are an Argentine classic. In the market we find a great variety, the vegetable empanadas, the ham and cheese empanadas and the meat and chicken empanadas are the 3 most popular flavors, which you have probably tried at some time. Also, on our website you can see the recipes of all of them, however, this time we want to show you how to prepare chard and white sauce empanadas. A healthy, rich and easy filling to enjoy warm at the moment or to freeze them and have empanadas ready for three months.

In this article we teach you how to make quick and easy chard and white sauce empanadas. Let’s cook

Ingredients to make Empanadas with chard and white sauce:

1.  6 empanada disks
2.  10 chard leaves
3.  1 onion
4.  ½ cup of milk (120 milliliters)
5.  1 tablespoon cornstarch
6.  ½ teaspoon pepper
7.  1 teaspoon of nutmeg
8.  1 egg (optional to paint)

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How to make empanadas chard and white sauce:

• To start with the chard and white sauce empanadas recipe, first peel and chop the onion into small cubes.
• Sauté the onion in a frying pan with a teaspoon of oil over high heat until it begins to turn transparent. At that point, lower the heat to medium and add a tablespoon of water. Whenever it sticks, you should add more water. In this way, the onion will be caramelized with its own sugars.
• Process the clean chard leaves together with the tender part of their ends, but not their leaves. You can reserve them to make this preparation of stuffed chard stalks.
• Dissolve the tablespoon of cornstarch in cold milk and heat it for 30 seconds in the microwave. Next, remove it, mix and heat it for another 30 seconds until your white sauce has thickened.
• Mix the white sauce with the processed chard leaves and the sautéed onion. Next, season the filling of your chard empanadas and white sauce to taste with nutmeg and pepper. Reserve until cool.
• Tip: at this point you can modify the recipe to your liking by adding other condiments or ingredients, such as: fresh or grated cheese, bell pepper or carrot.
• When your filling is cold, start filling the empanadas by wetting the edge of the middle of the disk and adding a tablespoon of the chard preparation in the center. Put some pressure on the edges and close them with a traditional pinch or the help of a fork.
• Arrange your empanadas seam-side up so they brown evenly in the oven and, if you wish, you can brush them with egg to enhance their color. Then, cook them in the preheated oven at 200ºC-220ºC for 15 minutes or until the dough is golden.
• You can serve and enjoy your chard and white sauce empanadas hot or cold, you will love them either way. To eat! Tell us your opinion in the comments and share with us a photograph of the final result.

Nutritional information of chard and white sauce empanadas

• You should know that chard provides a significant amount of fiber, this improves the health of the intestines and prevents constipation. In addition, it is also a source of iron and, in order to take better advantage of it, we recommend that you accompany your empanadas with lemon juice or with a tomato and tuna salad. As for calories, a portion of these empanadas provides about 250 calories, as long as you make the dough at home with oil
• If you want to lose weight, we recommend accompanying the empanadas with a fresh mushroom salad to give greater satiety and complete this dish with all the necessary nutrients.