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Air Fried Empanadas

These are AMAZING and if you haven’t made them yet, what are you waiting for?

You can usually get 7-8 servings at two empanadas per person. 

Enjoy 2 empanadas for only 6 WW. 

Here is what you need:

• My Bizzy Kitchen Skinny Pizza Dough, Click HERE for recipe
• Ground beef 96/4
• Dak’s Taco Knight seasoning or seasoning of choice
• Rotel tomaotes
• Salt
• Pepper
• Fat free refried beans
• Pinto beans
• Kraft fat free cheddar cheese
• Avocado oil
• Trader Joe’s Everything But The Elote seasoning
• My Avocado Basil Crema. Click HERE for recipe
• Salsa
• Cilantro

Here is how to make them:

1. Make the Skinny Pizza Dough, set aside.
2. Preheat the air fryer to 360 degrees
3. Take a saute pan and cook the beef.
4. Season beef with the taco seasoning, salt and pepper.
5. Set beef mixture aside until ready to use
6. Add the half can of refried beans and 1 can of the pinto beans.
7. Portion the dough into 2 ounce balls.
8. Roll the dough balls into discs
9. Fill the discs with the beef and bean mixture (about 2 ounces)
10. Sprinkle cheese over the mixture
11. Take a fork and pinch the seam together.
12. Spray the top with avocado oil.
13. Sprinkle the top with everything but the elote seasoning.
14. Cook in the air fryer for 6-8 minutes or until golden brown.
15. Enjoy with your favorite dipping sauce or sides.

Print Recipe

Air Fried Empanadas

Author: Chef Allie’s Kitchen

Equipment

• 1 Air fryer

Ingredients

EMPANADA DOUGH

• 1 Batch Skinny Pizza Dough Click HERE for recipe

FILLING

• 1 Pound 96/4 Ground beef
• 1 TBSP Dak's Spices Taco Knight seasoning or taco seasoning of choice
• 1 Can Rotel tomatoes
• 1/2 Can Aldi fat free refried beans
• 1 Can Pinto beans
• Salt to taste
• Black pepper to taste
• 1/2 Cup Kraft fat free cheddar cheese

TOPPING

• Trader Joe's Elote seasoning or seasoning of choice

FIX-INS

• Avocado Basil Crema Click HERE for recipe

Instructions

• Make the Skinny Pizza Dough, set aside.
• Preheat the air fryer to 360 degrees
• Take a saute pan and cook the beef.
• Season beef with the taco seasoning, salt and pepper.
• Set beef mixture aside until ready to use
• Add the half can of refried beans and 1 can of the pinto beans.
• Portion the dough into 2 ounce balls.
• Roll the dough balls into discs
• Fill the discs with the beef and bean mixture (about 2 ounces)
• Sprinkle the cheese on top of the beef mixture
• Take a fork and pinch the seam together.
• Spray the top with avocado oil.
• Sprinkle the top with everything but the elote seasoning.
• Cook in the air fryer for 6-8 minutes or until golden brown.
• Enjoy with your favorite dipping sauce or sides.

Notes

Recipe makes about 6-7 servings

Each serving is 2 empanadas for 6 WW

Click HERE for the WW points in the WW app