Chicken Empanadas | PERDUE®

Ingredients

• The Filling:
• 1 pkg. PERDUE® Fresh Ground Chicken
• 2 tbsp. olive oil or vegetable oil
• 1 small onion
• finely chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 2 cloves garlic
• minced
• 1/4 cup tomato sauce
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. oregano
• 1/4 tsp. ground pepper
• 2 tbsp. toasted chopped almonds
• 2 tbsp. raisins
• 10 Spanish Manzanilla olives stuffed with pimientos
• sliced
• The Dough:
• 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 2 eggs
• well beaten
• 1/2 cup dry white wine or water
• Pastry blender
• Rolling pin
• Oil for frying