Chicken empanada recipe with short crust pastry

Did you know that you can make a short crust pastry chicken empanada in less than 30 minutes? Well, in this article, you can get it thanks to the step by step that we explain below! It is a recipe for short crust pastry filled with fried chicken with tomato, vegetables and grated cheese that is very simple and practical to make and that you will love. You will see!

Ingredients to make Chicken Empanada with short crust pastry:

• 1 sheet of prepared short crust pastry

• 1 chicken or turkey breast cut into pieces

• 1 chopped leek

• 3 tablespoons pasta sauce or tomato

• 1 cup grated cheese

• 1 tablespoon olive oil

• Black pepper to taste

• Salt to taste

How to make Short crust Chicken Empanada:

Heat a pan with the olive oil and sauté the leeks until softened. Then add the cut chicken and season with salt and pepper. Cook the empanada filling with short crust pastry until the chicken is cooked through, stirring occasionally. Then add the tomato sauce, stir and turn off the heat.

Tip: Moderate the amount of salt because, in general, tomato sauces are purchased and not homemade, and they already contain enough.

Stretch the broken dough on a baking tray lined with parchment paper and place the chicken filling in one of the halves without reaching the edges. Then sprinkle the grated cheese on top. If you do not want to buy it, you can prepare this short crust pastry recipe for empanada or quiche yourself at home.

Fold the short crust pastry over the filling and seal the edges as shown in the photo. Bake the short crust pastry chicken empanada having preheated at 200°C for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Tip: You can paint the dough with beaten egg to make it look brighter and more golden after baking.

Serve the quick and easy short crust pastry chicken empanada once it cools a bit. Enjoy it accompanied by a celery, tomato and avocado salad, for example, to complete your menu.