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Empanadas: The Classic Latin Appetizer

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Empanadas: The Classic Latin Appetizer

16 Recipes

Empanada Dough-Puff Pastry for Baking

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Argentinian-Style Chicken Empanadas

Empanada Dough-Puff Pastry for Baking

These classic Argentinean empanadas are filled with chicken, chorizo, onions, garlic, paprika, chopped GOYA® Manzanilla Olives Stuffed with Minced Pimientos and raisins. And following the Argentinean tradition, they’re baked instead of fried! Make them in a snap with GOYA® Tapas Hojaldradas - Dough for Turnover Pastries.

Making homemade empanadas is super fun and easy with our GOYA® Tapas Hojaldradas - Dough for Turnover Pastries. These round dough tapas come ready to be stuffed and baked. Simply add your favorite ingredients, sweet or savory, and get ready to enjoy a flavorful and authentic empanada!

Prep time

10m

Total time

1h 20m

Yields

12

Empanadas

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Argentinian-Style Beef Empanadas

Empanada Dough-Puff Pastry for Baking

Famous for their flavorful filling, these Argentinean-style empanadas are made with ground beef perfectly seasoned with GOYA® Adobo All-Purpose Seasoning with Pepper, garlic, raisins, onions, eggs and chopped olives. Wrap the mixture in GOYA® Tapas Hojaldradas - Dough for Turnover Pastries and bake. They’ll be a total hit!

Making homemade empanadas is super fun and easy with our GOYA® Tapas Hojaldradas - Dough for Turnover Pastries. These round dough tapas come ready to be stuffed and baked. Simply add your favorite ingredients, sweet or savory, and get ready to enjoy a flavorful and authentic empanada!

Prep time

10m

Total time

1h

Yields

24

Empanadas

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Empanada Dough-Puff Pastry for Baking

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Baked Apple Empanadas

Empanada Dough-Puff Pastry for Baking

These delicious Mexican empanadas are made with Granny Smith apples sweetened with GOYA® Brown Sugar Cane – Piloncillo, wrapped in delicious and convenient GOYA® Tapas Hojaldradas - Dough for Turnover Pastries. Finish off with a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar and bake until golden brown.

Making homemade empanadas is super fun and easy with our GOYA® Tapas Hojaldradas - Dough for Turnover Pastries. These round dough tapas come ready to be stuffed and baked. Simply add your favorite ingredients, sweet or savory, and get ready to enjoy a flavorful and authentic empanada!

Prep time

15m

Total time

1h 10m

Yields

12

Empanadas

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Empanada Dough-Puff Pastry for Baking

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Uruguayan Beef Empanadas

Empanada Dough-Puff Pastry for Baking

Make this Uruguayan-style empanada at home. This appetizer features a meat filling seasoned with GOYA® Adobo All-Purpose Seasoning with Pepper, along with onion, red peppers, parsley and a hard-boiled egg. The filling is then wrapped in the convenient GOYA® Tapas Hojaldradas - Dough for Turnover Pastries, which are ready-to-use and ready for the oven. They’re simply delicious!

Making homemade empanadas is super fun and easy with our GOYA® Tapas Hojaldradas - Dough for Turnover Pastries. These round dough tapas come ready to be stuffed and baked. Simply add your favorite ingredients, sweet or savory, and get ready to enjoy a flavorful and authentic empanada!

Prep time

10m

Total time

45m

Yields

12

Servings

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Empanada Dough-Puff Pastry for Baking

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Mexican Pineapple-Coconut Empanadas

Empanada Dough-Puff Pastry for Baking

These Mexican empanadas are simply delicious! Make them by cooking pineapple with GOYA® Cream of Coconut, cinnamon and vanilla extract. Then, put them together by adding the filling to GOYA® Tapas Hojaldradas - Dough for Turnover Pastries, shaping them like an empanada. Bake until perfectly crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Enjoy!

Making homemade empanadas is super fun and easy with our GOYA® Tapas Hojaldradas - Dough for Turnover Pastries. These round dough tapas come ready to be stuffed and baked. Simply add your favorite ingredients, sweet or savory, and get ready to enjoy a flavorful and authentic empanada!

Prep time

5m

Total time

55m

Yields

12

Empanadas

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Empanada Dough-Puff Pastry for Baking

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Pumpkin Empanadas

Empanada Dough-Puff Pastry for Baking

These spectacular pumpkin empanadas have a crispy puff pastry crust made with GOYA® Tapas Hojaldradas - Dough for Turnover Pastries, and a sweet filling that tastes like pumpkin pie, made with GOYA® Brown Sugar Cane – Piloncillo and spices. Perfect as a dessert or snack!

Making homemade empanadas is super fun and easy with our GOYA® Tapas Hojaldradas - Dough for Turnover Pastries. These round dough tapas come ready to be stuffed and baked. Simply add your favorite ingredients, sweet or savory, and get ready to enjoy a flavorful and authentic empanada!

Prep time

10m

Total time

50m

Yields

12

Empanadas

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Galician-Style Empanada

Empanada Dough-Puff Pastry for Baking

This delicious Galician empanada is totally delightful! It’s filled with white tuna, GOYA® Tomato Sauce, tasty peppers and manzanilla olives. Making it is super easy thanks to convenient GOYA® Tapas Hojaldradas - Dough for Turnover Pastries.

Making homemade empanadas is super fun and easy with our GOYA® Tapas Hojaldradas - Dough for Turnover Pastries. These round dough tapas come ready to be stuffed and baked. Simply add your favorite ingredients, sweet or savory, and get ready to enjoy a flavorful and authentic empanada!

Prep time

10m

Total time

40m

Yields

6

Empanadas

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Empanada Dough for Frying

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Empanadas - Beef Turnovers

Empanada Dough for Frying

Savor this Caribbean favorite! Make these delicious empanadas at home with our convenient GOYA® Discos - Dough for Turnover Pastries. Simply stuff with traditional and flavorful filling: a blend of GOYA® Tomato Sauce, onion, garlic, herbs and spices and ground beef, then fry until golden brown and crispy. Mmm...delicious!

Make wonderful and crunchy empanadas at home! GOYA® Discos - Dough for Turnover Pastries come ready to be stuffed with your favorite ingredients, whether they are sweet or savory. Simply stuff and fry! Available in white or yellow flour.

Prep time

45m

Total time

1h 20m

Yields

10

Empanadas

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Empanada Dough for Frying

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Chorizo Empanadas

Empanada Dough for Frying

These Caribbean-style empanadas are absolutely delicious! To make, GOYA® Discos - Dough for Turnover Pastries are stuffed with Spanish-style GOYA® Chorizo that has been sautéed with classic sofrito. Finish off by frying them until golden brown and crispy. Try them today!

Make wonderful and crunchy empanadas at home! GOYA® Discos - Dough for Turnover Pastries come ready to be stuffed with your favorite ingredients, whether they are sweet or savory. Simply stuff and fry! Available in white or yellow flour.

Prep time

10m

Total time

1h

Yields

10

Empanadas

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Empanada Dough for Frying

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Cheese Empanadas – Empanadas de Viento

Empanada Dough for Frying

A popular street food in Ecuador, these delicious empanadas are made by filling GOYA® Discos - Dough for Turnover Pastries with shredded mozzarella cheese and scallions, and then fried until crispy. Sprinkle some sugar over them and enjoy!

Make wonderful and crunchy empanadas at home! GOYA® Discos - Dough for Turnover Pastries come ready to be stuffed with your favorite ingredients, whether they are sweet or savory. Simply stuff and fry! Available in white or yellow flour.

Prep time

5m

Total time

25m

Yields

10

Empanadas

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Empanada Dough for Baking

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Ropa Vieja Empanadas

Empanada Dough for Baking

If you’re a fan of empanadas, you’ll love this version. Make this meat-filled recipe easily in an Instant Pot®: Ropa Vieja Empanadas, inspired by the Cuban classic, a dish made of shredded beef and seasoned with GOYA® Sofrito, Tomato Sauce, garlic, onion, green peppers, GOYA® Powdered Beef Flavored Bouillon, Sazón, olives and capers. Finally, wrap this tasty blend in convenient GOYA® Discos - Dough for Turnover Pastries for Baking, then bake until golden brown. Enjoy them while hot any time. They’re delicious!

Perfect for filling with your favorite sweet or savory ingredients! These empanada turnovers for baking come ready to be used. Their practical round shape and perfect dough make them ideal to bring your favorite recipes to life. Now making authentic baked empanadas at home will be a delight.

Prep time

20m

Total time

1h 10m

Yields

10

Serves

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Empanada Dough for Baking

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Spinach and Cheese Empanadas

Empanada Dough for Baking

These tasty empanadas are always a hit. To create this simple recipe, GOYA® Discos - Dough for Turnover Pastries for Baking are filled with a savory blend of spinach sautéed with garlic and olive oil, and two types of melty cheeses. Bake until golden, and enjoy bite after bite!

Perfect for filling with your favorite sweet or savory ingredients! These empanada turnovers for baking come ready to be used. Their practical round shape and perfect dough make them ideal to bring your favorite recipes to life. Now making authentic baked empanadas at home will be a delight.

Prep time

5m

Total time

35m

Yields

8

Empanadas

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Mini Empanada Dough for Frying

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Guava & Cream Cheese Mini Empanadas

Mini Empanada Dough for Frying

Are you ready for dessert? Enjoy the rich flavor of these mini empanadas, the perfect dessert. This favorite blend of cream cheese and GOYA® Guava Paste is wrapped in convenient GOYA® Discos - Dough for Mini Turnover Pastries. Simply stuff, fry and cover with a sprinkle of powdered sugar. Spectacular!

These rich and convenient GOYA® Discos - Dough for Mini Turnover Pastries are made with wheat flour and are the ideal size to create the perfect appetizer. Use them to create your favorite empanada recipes, whether sweet or savory, or dare to experiment with new flavors. Look for them in the frozen section and create recipes like our Guava & Cream Cheese Mini Empanadas.

Prep time

15m

Total time

30m

Yields

32

Makes

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Mini Empanada dough with Annatto for frying

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Smoked Mini Chicken Empanadas

Mini Empanada dough with Annatto for frying

Try this delicious snack with a spicy touch: Chipotle Chicken Mini Empanadas! Prepared with an exquisite chicken filling, combined with the fantastic color and spicy, smoky flavor of GOYA® Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce. This tasty filling is wrapped in convenient GOYA® Discos - Dough for Mini Turnover Pastries with Annatto, which come ready to use. Serve them as an appetizer and enjoy their fabulous flavor.

Enjoy the convenience of these GOYA® Discos - Dough for Mini Turnover Pastries with Annatto. These small discs are made with wheat flour and annatto, which gives the empanadas a fabulous color. They’re perfect for creating delicious appetizers. Just fill them with your favorite ingredients: meats, seafood, vegetables and other tasty options, like in our Chipotle Chicken Mini Empanadas.

Prep time

15m

Total time

30m

Yields

32

Makes

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Masarepa - Pre-Cooked Yellow Corn Meal

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Colombian Beef and Pork Empanadas

Masarepa - Pre-Cooked Yellow Corn Meal

Enjoy this Colombian favorite! These savory empanadas are made with GOYA® Masarepa, a yellow corn meal flour for the dough, and are stuffed with ground beef and pork, seasoned and mixed with cooked potatoes. Serve with lime wedges and ají

Masarepa is an essential flour used to make Latin delights. This fine corn flour is ground and precooked, bringing life to many traditional dishes, like the famous Colombian and Venezuelan arepas, and of course, empanadas. Try it in both of its versions, yellow or white flour, and enjoy its authentic flavor.

Prep time

20m

Total time

1h 15m

Yields

30

Empanadas

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Masarepa - Pre-Cooked Yellow Corn Meal

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Venezuelan Turnovers - Empanadas

Masarepa - Pre-Cooked Yellow Corn Meal

These delicious fried Venezuelan-style empanadas are stuffed with seasoned ground beef, onions, bell pepper, garlic, GOYA® Alcaparrado – Pitted Manzanilla Olives with Pimientos and Capers and GOYA® Tomato Sauce. The dough is made with GOYA® Masarepa for an authentic corn flavor.

Masarepa is an essential flour used to make Latin delights. This fine corn flour is ground and precooked, bringing life to many traditional dishes, like the famous Colombian and Venezuelan arepas, and of course, empanadas. Try it in both of its versions, yellow or white flour, and enjoy its authentic flavor.

Prep time

10m

Total time

1h

Yields

24

Empanadas

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