Impossible Empanadas
Community Member
Total Time
35 minutes
35 min
Prep Time
15 minutes
15 min
Cook Time
20 minutes
20 min
This recipe was submitted by a Tasty Community Member, and hasn’t been tested by the Tasty recipe team.Submit your own recipe here!

Total Time
35 minutes
35 min
Prep Time
15 minutes
15 min
Cook Time
20 minutes
20 min
This recipe was submitted by a Tasty Community Member, and hasn’t been tested by the Tasty recipe team.Submit your own recipe here!

Ingredients
for 10 servings
For Coleslaw Mixture:
- 1 ¾ cups raw coleslaw (175 g)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper, or white pepper
- 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
- 2 teaspoons red chili flakes
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
For Empanadas:
- 15 oz plant based ground beef (415 g)
- prepared coleslaw mixture
- 10 pre-made empanada dough disks/shells
- ½ onion
- 1 cup peas (150 g)
- 1 cup corn (175 g)
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper, white pepper
- 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
- 2 teaspoons red chili flakes
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
Nutrition Info
- Calories 472
- Fat 25g
- Carbs 57g
- Fiber 2g
- Sugar 7g
- Protein 5g
Estimated values based on one serving size.
Preparation
- Boil ¾ cup of water. To this, add the raw coleslaw and seasoning. Stir frequently for 5 minutes or until reaching desired crunchiness. Once reached, turn off the pot.
- In a separate bowl, season the plant-based ground beef.
- In a pan on medium heat, saute the garlic, onion, peas, and corn and add the seasoned plant-based ground beef.
- Cook the meat for 10 mins, then combine the cooked coleslaw with the plant-based ground beef.
- To assemble, add a scoop of the plant-based beef and coleslaw mixture on an empanada disk.
- Press the empanada disk with an empanada presser or with a fork.
- Heat a pan with oil and fry the empanadas for 2 mins on each side.
- Serve warm.
- Enjoy!
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