Name: Corn & Crab Empanadas
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 12, 12 empanadas
Cuisine: mexican
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; ½ cup diced onion; ¼ tablespoons diced red bell pepper; 2 tablespoons diced jalapeno pepper (seeds removed for less heat); 1 cup sweet corn kernels; 1 teaspoon adobo seasoning (see notes); 2 tablespoons lime juice; ¼ cup cilantro (finely chopped); 1 6 oz can white lump crab (drained); ¼ cup mayonnaise; 12 store-bought empanada dough discs (thawed); 1 egg; 1 teaspoon water

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Corn & Crab Empanadas

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 12 · 55m total

Servings

Calories

10% of a 2,000 cal day

193KCAL

Protein

6g13% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat8g

11%

Saturated2g

10%

Unsaturated6g

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Total Carbs23g

Fiber2g

Total Sugars3g

—

incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch19g

—

Sodium503mg

22%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Handheld baked empanadas filled with sweet corn, crab, and spiced vegetables. Light and savory with a golden exterior, they're a Latin American-inspired appetizer perfect for warm-weather entertaining.

Ingredients

12 SERVINGS

1 tbspolive oil
½ cupdiced onion
¼ tbspdiced red bell pepper
2 tbspdiced jalapeno pepper — seeds removed
1 cupsweet corn kernels
1 tspadobo seasoning
2 tbsplime juice
¼ cupcilantro — finely chopped
6 ozwhite lump crab — canned, drained, 1 can
¼ cupmayonnaise
12store-bought empanada dough discs — thawed

For Egg Wash

1egg
1 tspwater

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Method

55m total

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