Empanadas de Pollo (Easy Chicken Empanadas)

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup chopped green onions
• 2 cloves garlic , chopped
• 1.5 cups chopped cooked chicken
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoons nutmeg
• 0.5 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 12 empanadas pastry discs
• 1 egg , lightly beaten

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets with cooking spray.

2. 2

   Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add chopped green onions and cook until tender, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Mix in cooked chicken, salt, nutmeg, and black pepper; cook 1 minute more.

3. 3

   Arrange pastry discs on a flat work surface. Dab a little water along the edges. Place a large tablespoonful of chicken mixture in the center; fold pastry over and press with a fork to seal.

4. 4

   Transfer empanadas to the prepared baking sheets. Brush with beaten egg.

5. 5

   Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 20 minutes.