Air Fryer Beef Empanadas

Air fryer beef empanadas made from flaky puff pastry wrapped around a ground beef picadillo filling. They cook in only 8 minutes!

12 Servings

Nutrition (1 serv.) Amount Nutrition (1 serv.) Amount
Calories 326 kcal Sugar 1 g
Carbs 23 g Cholesterol 38 mg
Protein 12 g Sodium 334 mg
Fat 21 g Fiber 1 g
Sugar 1 g
Cholesterol 38 mg
Sodium 334 mg
Fiber 1 g

Prep Time: 30 min Cook Time: 32 min Total Time: 62 min

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 plum tomato, diced

1/4 medium yellow onion, diced

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 pound 93% lean ground beef

1 teaspoon chili powder

1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

1/4 teaspoon dried oregano

1/4 teaspoon ground coriander

1 small potato, diced

1 medium carrot, diced

1/2 cup water

1/4 cup frozen peas

2 sheets frozen puff pastry dough, thawed

1 egg, whisked

Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add tomato and onion and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Step 2

Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds, until fragrant.

Step 3

Add ground beef, chili powder, salt, ground cumin, dried oregano, and ground coriander, and cook for 6-8 minutes, using a spoon to break up the meat into smaller pieces and stir occasionally.

Step 4

Add potato, carrot, and water. Stir to combine, lower heat to medium-low, cover, and cook for 10 minutes until the potatoes and carrots are soft and tender.

Step 5

Remove skillet from heat, taste, and season with more salt if desired.

Step 6

Add frozen peas, mix together, and set aside. (The frozen peas will thaw and warm up with the residual heat.)

Step 7

Roll out puff pastry into two large rectangles, roughly 19×14-inches, then cut the dough into 7.5-inch rounds. (I used the lid of a storage container I had in the pantry as a template.) Repeat this process with the remaining scraps of dough until you get a total of 12 rounds.

Step 8

Place a heaping 1/4 cup of the ground beef mixture into the center of each round.

Step 9

Fold the dough in half over the filling and crimp the edges together with your fingers or the tines of a fork.

Step 10

Brush the tops of each empanada with the whisked egg.

Step 11

Preheat the air fryer to 400°F.

Step 12

Spray the air fryer basket with olive oil or nonstick cooking spray, and carefully add as many empanadas that will fit in the basket without touching.

Step 13

Cook for 8 minutes, flipping halfway through. Remove from the air fryer, and repeat with the remaining empanadas.

Step 14

Let the empanadas cool for 3 minutes before eating. Serve with your favorite salsa and some sour cream.