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These Spanish empanadas are little hot pockets of delicious!
INGREDIENTS
- 2.25 Cups of flour
- 1 Egg, beaten
- 3 Tsp. of lard
- 1/5 Cup of warm water
- 5 Tsp. of olive oil
- 1 Onion, minced
- 1/2 pound of ground beef
- Salt and pepper, to season
- 1 Tsp. of chili powder
- 1 Tsp. of cumin
- 2 Garlic cloves, diced
- 1 Can of diced tomatoes
METHOD
- In a bowl, combine the flour, beaten egg, lard, warm water, and olive oil, and mix thoroughly.
- In a hot pan, pour a little olive oil and sautée the onions, until tender. Add the ground beef, salt, pepper, chili powder, cumin, garlic and diced tomatoes. Cook until beef is no longer pink, and the flavors have incorporated well.
- Roll out the empanada dough, and cut out circles with a ramekin.
- Cover a baking tray with a piece of parchment paper, and place the dough circles on top.
- Fill with meat mixture, fold in half and press with the edge of a fork. Brush with egg yolk to glaze.
- Cook at 350°F for 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden.
- Remove from oven... and enjoy!
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- Bottom Crust:
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This wonderful salad is full of veggies and covered in a sweet lemon sauce
- 1 cauliflower cut in small pieces
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- Filling:
- 1lb ground beef or ground turkey
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- 1/2 a white onion
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Apple Rice

By bessie, From Bessie's Recipe Diary to the Kitchen
Indian style rice variety that is lovable to eat & to empty the apple basket too!!!
- Green Apple - 1 medium sized (grated)
- Oil - 2 tbsp
- Mustard - 1/4 tsp
- Urad dhal - 1/4 tsp
- Curry leaves - 10 Nos.
- Coriander leaves - 2 stems (chopped)
- Ginger - 1 inch piece (grated)
- Big Onion - 1/2 (chopped)
- Tomato - 1/2
- Coriander powder - 1/2 tbsp
- Red chilli powder - 1/4 tbsp
- Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
- Cumin powder (jeera powder) - 1/4 tbsp
- Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
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- Basmati Rice - 1 cup
- Water - 1 1/2 cups
Vegetarian Aloo Keema

By chanel.sk
This is an Indian recipe with potatoes and vegan ground chick'n
- 1 sweet onion, chopped
- 2 potatoes, cubed
- 1 pkg vegan ground chick'n
- 2 tsp ginger, minced
- 1 tbsp garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup vegan margarine
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tbsp corriander
- 1 tbsp turmeric
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp garam masala
- 3 tomatoes, chopped
- 1 can green chilies
- 1 cup mango vanilla yogurt
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Hearty red lentil soup
- Onion
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- 2 1/2 cups AP flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
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White Bean Chili

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This is a hearty mexican vegetarian chili
- 2 pkg vegan chick'n strips
- 3 cans white kidney beans
- 1 sweet onion, chopped
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- 4 jalapenos, diced
- 2 banana peppers
- 4 poblano peppers
- 1 tbsp garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp cumin
- 2 tbsp coriander
- 2 tsp ancho chili powder
- 3 cups vegetable broth, to desired thickness
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- 2 cups sour cream
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By InShapeMom, InShapeMom
Vegetarian cabbage rolls, you don't need meat to get great flavor in this tasty dish!!
- Large Head Of Cabbage
- 1 Cup Onion Chopped
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- 1/2 Cup Spinach Washed & Squeezed
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- Sprinkle Cayenne Pepper, optional
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