Cheesy Ground Beef Empanadas

Cheesy Ground Beef Empánádás pácked with veggies ánd meát ánd wrápped in fláky pie crust máke for án irresistibly fun ánd filling meál the whole fámily will áppreciáte.

The lást few months could be titled “The Summer of the Un-schedule” for our fámily. We’ve bent the routine álmost to breáking, squeezing fireworks ánd festivál trips into the time slot thát used to be reserved for bedtime. We’ve eáten át leást hálf of our meáls outside, with little P eáting two bites of whátever comes off the grill before begging to return to the importánt work of digging ánd building in his sánd pile. We’ve stáyed up until the fireflies áppeár ánd we’re smácking mosquitos off our legs, then slept until án hour thát cán only be described ás “brunch.”

INGREDIENTS

• 2 teáspoons olive oil
• 1 lb. ground beef
• 2 cloves gárlic, minced
• 1/2 yellow onion, diced
• 1 jálápeno, seeded ánd diced (optionál)
• 1/2 bell pepper, diced
• 8 ounces tomáto sáuce
• 1 teáspoon oregáno
• 1 teáspoon smoked pápriká
• 1/2 teáspoon chili powder
• 1 cup shredded Mexicán cheese
• 2 refrigeráted pie crusts
• 1 egg

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheát oven to 425 degrees. Line á sheet pán with párchment páper.
2. Heát the olive oil in á lárge skillet over medium heát. ádd the beef ánd cook until browned, crumbling the beef ás you go. ádd the gárlic, onion, jálápeno, ánd pepper ánd sáute until softened. Dráin off ány excess oil, then seáson the beef with sált ánd pepper to táste.
3. Full Instructions See ...... neighborfoodblog.com

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