Easy Air Fryer Empanadas
yield: 15 SERVINGS
prep time: 20 MINUTES
cook time: 8 MINUTES
total time: 28 MINUTES
Soft pie crust with savory ground beef filling for a quick air fryer appetizer, or main dish.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 pound ground turkey or beef
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- pinch of ground pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 3 tablespoons chopped green olives
- 1/2 teaspoon juice from the olive jar
- 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro
- 1 package of store bought refrigerated pie crusts (2-ct)
- coconut oil (for greasing air fryer inner-basket)
Directions
1
Heat the olive oil in a skillet on the stove on medium heat, and add onions and garlic. Saute those for a few minutes, then crumble and cook ground turkey.
2
To the skillet, add in tomato sauce, seasonings, green olives, juice from jar of olives, and chopped cilantro. Stir and heat.
3
Unroll pie pastry on floured counter top or cutting board. Use a 4-inch wide cup or round cookie cutter to cut circles in the dough. Roll out scrap pieces of dough for more circles.
4
Place a couple teaspoons of filling inside each circle. Fold over and use a fork to press down and seal edges.
5
Grease air fryer inner basket using coconut oil to keep the dough from sticking. Set a single layer of empanadas into the air fryer.
6
Cook at 330 degrees for 8 minutes, until dough is cooked and slightly browned. Carefully remove and serve warm. This made about 15 empanadas for me.
Additional Notes
Don’t have an air fryer? Alternative Oven Directions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place each empanada on a parchment paper lined baking sheet and bake for about 13-15 minutes, until browned.