Empanadas with Chicken and Walnut

Preparation info
  • Makes

    18

    Empanadas
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Gourmet Game Night

By Cynthia Nims

Published 2010

  • About

Freestyling is when cooking gets really fun for me. One of my favorite chicken dishes is a sauté with onion, chopped walnuts, and a good dose of paprika. I riff on that combination as a filling for this tender, flaky empanada dough. Feel free to follow your own inspirations for other potential filling candidates.

Ingredients

Filling

  • 1 carrot, chopped
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped onion
  • 1 clove

Method

To make the filling, half-fill a saucepan with water and add the carrot, ¾ cup of the onion, garlic, and thyme with a good pinch each of salt and pepper. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the chicken breast and simmer until no longer pink in t