Spanish · PANTRYHOP RECIPE
Empanadillas de Atún (Tuna Turnovers)
35 minutes · 4 servings · omnivore
Empanadillas are a classic Spanish snack and lunch item, especially with tuna filling.
Ingredients
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- 12 discs ready-made empanadilla discs or small pie dough rounds
- 2 cans (2 x 120 g) canned tuna, drained
- 4 tbsp tomato sauce
- 2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
- 1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
- 1 egg, beaten for sealing
Let’s make it
- Heat olive oil and cook onion 5 minutes until soft. Stir in tuna, tomato sauce, chopped egg, salt, and pepper; cool slightly.
- Heat the oven to 200 C/400 F.
- Fill each disc, fold, seal with beaten egg, and crimp with a fork.
- Bake 15–18 minutes until golden and crisp. Cool 5 minutes before serving.
Make mini turnovers for small hands and pack them cold in lunchboxes.
Cooking time varies with equipment and batch size. Follow school allergy rules for children’s meals; keep perishable lunches cold.
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