CHICKEN EMPANADAS

By RhondaI

Ingredients

• 3 cups chopped, cooked chicken
• 1 (8 ounce) pkg. Mexican cheese
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup chopped red bell pepper
• 1 jalapeno, seeded and chopped
• 1 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. pepper
• 1 (15oz.) pkg. refrigerated pie crust

Preparation

Step 1

pre heat oven to 400*

Lightly grease a baking sheet. In a large bowl, combine the hicke and next 7 ingredients. Unroll piecrust (1) on lightly floured surface. Roll into a 15 inch circle. Cut out 3" rounds, repeat with other crust. (12-15 rounds) brush edges of rounds, one at a time, as you place 1 heaping teaspoon of chicken mixture in center of each. Fold over press and seal the edges with fork. bake for 15 minutes. before baking, empanadas can be frozen for 1 month.