Keto Pizza Empanadas

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These Keto Pizza Empanadas are a flavorful and savory snack. It is filled with the tasty and cheesy pizza filling inside with the crispy & flaky empanadas outside. These Pizza Empanadas are made with keto-friendly ingredients like cheese, almond flour, and pepperoni which are perfect to have on the keto diet. These pizza empanadas are filled with proteins, and healthy fats, though they are low in carbs, and keto-friendly. These Keto Pizza Empanadas are gluten-free and grain-free also but these pizza empanadas are not dairy-free because it contains mozzarella cheese & cream cheese. These Pizza Empanadas are comprised of 1g fiber and 6g net carbs/serving. We can easily store these Pizza Empanadas for 3 months in the freezer as well as in the fridge.

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STATS:
  • Calories: 280 kcal
  • Prep time: Fifteen minutes
  • Serving size: 1 empanada
  • Cook time: Twenty minutes
  • Cuisine: Italian, Mexican
  • Total time: 35 minutes
  • Course: Snacks
  • Diet: Keto, Low-carb
  • Serving: 4 empanadas

EQUIPMENT:

  • Baking sheet
  • Baking paper
  • Dough roller
  • Pizza wheel cutter
  • Mixing bowl

INGREDIENTS:

FOR THE DOUGH:

  • 1 & ½ cups almond flour
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons cream cheese
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

FOR TO MAKE PIZZA FILLING:

  • One cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • ¼ cup pepperoni slices
  • 2 tablespoons keto tomato sauce
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • Salt & pepper

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INSTRUCTION:

MAKE THE DOUGH:

  1. We can take a mixing bowl and add the cream cheese, baking powder, olive oil, almond flour, eggs, garlic powder, and salt.
  2. We can combine all the components with the hands and form the smooth dough.
  3. We can also able to add some additional almond flour if it sticks too much to form the smooth dough.
  4. Then we can place the sheet of parchment paper or silicon baking mat and put the dough on it.
  5. Now we can roll out the dough in one by eight inch thin circle.

MAKE THE FILLING:

  1. Take another bowl and add the pepperoni slices, mozzarella cheese, tomato sauce, pepper powder, salt, oregano and basil leaves.
  2. We can take the spatula and mix the components so they gets fully incorporated with each other.

ASSEMBLE THE EMPANADAS:

  1. We can take the cookie cutters and cut the circles from the roll-out dough.
  2. Take a spoon and add one full spoon of filing in the center of the dough.
  3. Fold the other half over the filing and create a half moon like shape and seal the sides with the fork.

BAKE & SERVE:

  1. We can preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  2. Now we can place the parchment paper on the baking sheet.
  3. We can put the prepared empanadas on the baking sheet.
  4. We can put the empanadas in the oven and bake the empanadas for eighteen to twenty minutes or till they get perfectly brown and flaky.
  5. After the empanadas get baked allow it to cool down a bit.
  6. Then serve with the keto marinara sauce or any other keto dip.

TIPS:

  • We can also use cooked sausages, chicken, or beef pieces in place of pepperoni to make their taste different.
  • You can add some keto vegies like mushrooms, bell pepper, or spinach to make it healthier and nutritious.
  • We can also include some mozzarella cheese to have a gooey and cheesy center.

STORAGE INFORMATION:

FRIDGE:

  • We could put the remaining pizza empanadas in the sealed box and stock the box for 3 to 4 days.

FREEZER:

  • We can place the empanadas on the baking sheet and freeze them individually and when they gets freeze properly than transfer them in the seal bag or container for more than 3 months.

FAQs:

Are these pizza empanadas low in carbs?

  • These pizza empanadas only contain 7g carbs, 17g proteins, 1g fiber, and 6g net carbs in them.

How we can store these pizza empanadas?

  • We can put the remaining pizza empanadas in the seal box and store the box for 3 to 4 days in the fridge. We can place the empanadas on the baking sheet and freeze them individually and when they gets freeze properly than transfer them in the seal bag or container for more than 3 months.

Will I make these pizza empanadas with coconut flour?

  • Almond flour is best for keto baking but you can also make this with the coconut flour but it is more absorbent so you have to adjust the amount accordingly.

Can I make these pizza empanadas dairy-free?

  • Yes we can make these pizza empanadas dairy-free if we use the vegan cream cheese and plant bbase cheese instead of cream cheese, mozzarella cheese.

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NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:

Calories: 280
Net Carbs: 6g
Servings: 4
Total Carbs: 7g
Fiber: 1g
Iron: 1.5mg
Proteins: 17g
Sodium: 480mg
Serving Size: 1 empanada
Potassium: 160mg
Calcium: 180mg