# Chicken Fajita Empanadas

A recipe for chicken fajita empanadas made with puff pastry, chicken, vegetables, and cheese, served with avocado mayo and cilantro.

- Servings: 3 servings
- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 chicken breast
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 2 tbsp fajita seasoning
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 onions
- 3 bell peppers
- 1 tbsp starch slurry
- 3 puff pastry
- 1 cup mozzarella
- 1 egg egg wash
- 2 avocado
- 1 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 handful cilantro

## Instructions

1. Slice chicken breast into thin, long strips.
2. Combine spices to make the fajita seasoning.
3. Marinate chicken in lime juice, minced garlic, spice mix, and oil.
4. Chop onions and bell peppers.
5. Fry chicken until golden, add starch slurry for extra sauce.
6. Cook vegetables in the same pan, adding more fajita spice mix.
7. Add cooked chicken to the vegetables.
8. Roll out puff pastry, add chicken and vegetable mixture and mozzarella.
9. Seal the pastry and shape it into an empanada.
10. Brush with egg wash and bake or deep fry until crispy.
11. Make avocado mayo by blending avocado, mayonnaise, and cilantro.
12. Serve empanadas with avocado mayo and fresh cilantro.

## Equipment

- knife
- bowl
- baking pan
- frying pan
- rolling pin
- pastry brush
- immersion blender

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNd1vxnYu/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/37969cd2-d04d-442f-9324-6cc57111cfc6
- Extracted: 2025-02-20

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