Chicken is one of the base ingredients for thousands of healthy and light dishes. However, it can be boring to have the typical grilled breast with salad as the only option. Therefore, to put an end to that boredom, we will show you what kind of chicken and vegetables can become the filling of delicious and healthy baskets.
Ingredients to make Vegetable and Chicken Baskets:
- 9 empanada disks
- 1 small onion
- ¼ yellow bell pepper
- ¼ green bell pepper
- ¼ red bell pepper
- 1 chicken supreme
- 1 carrot
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon ground chili
- ½ teaspoon cumin
For the broth:
- 1 corn
- 1 stick of celery
- 1 carrot
- 4 chard leaves
How to make Vegetable and Chicken Baskets:
Are you wondering how to make baskets with empanada dough? To start with the recipe for vegetable and chicken baskets, first cook the chicken supreme for about 20 minutes with plenty of vegetables to add flavor. The idea is not to cook the chicken completely, but to pre-cook it so you can shred it, so don’t worry if the center is a little raw. Cook the vegetables in a skillet over high heat with a teaspoon of oil. You can cut all the vegetables into cubes or just chop the onion and bell peppers, you can also grate the carrot.
Trick: we chose these vegetables to accompany the chicken for the filling of the baskets, but you can use others: tomato, spinach, broccoli, etc.
When the 20 minutes of cooking the chicken have passed, shred it into small pieces and add it to the sautéed vegetables. Next, lower the heat to medium and add tablespoons of broth whenever necessary. Preferably, the filling should be moist to obtain juicy baskets.
Do you want to know how to fill salty baskets? Well, first season the filling to taste with cumin, pepper, oregano and ground chili. When it is cold or lukewarm, fill the baskets as you see in the image and cook them in a preheated oven at 200ºC or 220ºC for about 15 minutes or until the dough is golden. Enjoy your chicken baskets fresh from the oven, cold or frozen. To eat! Tell us your opinion in the comments and share with us a photograph of the final result.
Tip: if you consume the frozen vegetable and chicken baskets, you must do so within a maximum period of 3 months.
How to make baskets of dough to fill correctly
To make the baskets correctly, you can use muffin molds like the one we provide in the recipe images. However, if you do not have this type of mold, follow these steps:
- You can use clean and empty cans to cover the base with the dough, you must provide the shape of a basket.
- Cook them about 5 or 7 minutes until they are golden.
- After the time, remove them from the can, fill them with the chicken and heat them another 5 minutes in the oven.
- You also have the option of giving the dough the shape of a basket and filling it with an aluminum foil bun to pre-cook them and then fill them.
