Handcrafted Chicken & Cheese Empanadas

Comfort Foodies’ handcrafted chicken and cheese empanadas: a golden, flaky crust filled with savory chicken and melted cheese, fried to golden brown perfection – from the Houston, Texas Dominican-Caribbean and Southern fusion restaurant Elsa and Jeff Matthews founded as a food truck in 2020. The lighter empanada; the one that sells out alongside the oxtail at the brick-and-mortar that opened in 2022.

MORE DETAILS

This package incudes 10 Fully Assembled Chicken & Cheese Empanadas

• Empanadas arrive uncooked

INSTRUCTIONS / STORAGE

• Comfort Foodies ships Tuesday-Thursday of each week
• Orders cannot be shipped to P.O. Boxes
• Orders shipped to Alaska and Hawaii via 2-day will incur an additional $20 charge or $35 for Overnight Shipping. Sorry guys!

• Empanadas ship frozen with ice packs, may thaw in transit.
• Upon arrival, store empanadas in the freezer for up to 3 months.
• Keep frozen until ready to cook. Do not refreeze once thawed.

To Serve

• Fry (Recommended)
  • Allow the desired amount of Empanadas, to thaw in the refrigerator or countertop for 1-2 hours & remove from plastic packaging
  • Heat 2-3 inches of vegetable oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat (350°F).
  • Fry the empanadas in the hot oil for approximately 3 minutes or until they turn golden brown, remembering to flip them halfway through the cooking time.
  • After frying, place the empanadas on a plate lined with paper towels to drain.
  • Let the empanadas cool for 5 minutes before serving.
  • Enjoy!

Note: To achieve optimal flavor, empanadas can also be prepared in an air fryer! Avoid microwaving the empanadas.

Ingredients

• Handcrafted Chicken & Cheese Empanadas – Chicken, Egg Roll Dough (Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour, Water, Vegetable Shortening, Salt, Dough Conditioner, Fermented Wheat Flour, Corn Syrup Solids), Tomato Paste (Tomatoes, Spices, Natural Flavors, Citric Acid), Onion, Red Peppers, Cheddar & Monterey Jack, Oil Blend (Canola Oil, Olive Oil), Creole Seasoning (Salt, Red Pepper, Black Pepper, Chili Powder (Chili Pepper, Spices, Salt, Garlic Powder), Dehydrated Garlic, Silicon Dioxide (Anti-Caking Agent)), Complete Seasoning Blend – Badia, Dry Chicken Broth (Corn Syrup Solids, Salt, Hydrolyzed Soy/Corn/Wheat Protein, Monosodium Glutamate, Dextrose, Dehydrated Mechanically Separated Cooked Chicken, Chicken Fat, Dehydrated Chicken Broth, Sugar, Onion Powder, Yeast Extract, Spices & Spice Extract, Tricalcium Phosphate, Dried Parsley). Contains: Wheat, Dairy, Soy
  Produced in a facility that may also handle eggs, soy, and other common allergens.