Cheese Empanadas with Melting Mozzarella and Fontina

Inspired by techniques from Serious Eats.

Empanadas · Cheese · Latin American

Crimped, golden baked empanadas filled with molten mozzarella and fontina, soft onion, tender potato and a hint of chilli.

Prep40 min
Cook40 min
Total1 h 20 min
DifficultyMedium
Per serving495 kcal
PremiumSource of proteinLow sugarsVegetarianNo added sugar
ServingsMakes 6
Allergens (EU 14)
GlutenCrustaceansEggsFishPeanutsSoybeansMilkTree nutsCeleryMustardSesameSulphitesLupinMolluscs

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EU nutrition claims

  • Source of protein: 3.5 g protein per 100 kcal, about 14% of energy (needs ≥ 12%)
  • Low sugars: 4 g sugars per 100 g (limit ≤ 5 g)

Per 100 g of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 48 g a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide

Free sugars

Sugar (daily guide)

0 g per serving

0 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 0 % of the ideal 25 g

Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO

Equipment

  • food processor
  • small frying pan
  • small saucepan
  • sieve
  • rolling pin
  • 12 cm round cutter or saucer
  • 2 baking trays
  • baking paper
  • pastry brush
  • wire rack

Nutrition per serving (estimated values)

Per servingAmount
Energy495 kcal
Protein17.2 g
Carbohydrate44.5 g
of which sugars1.9 g
of which free sugars0 g
Fat27.5 g
of which saturates15.6 g
Fibre2.2 g
Salt1.32 g

Protein per 100 kcal

3.5 g High Protein needs ≥ 5 g (20% of energy)

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values