Empanadas De Pollo (Easy Chicken Empanadas) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

cooking spray
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup chopped green onions
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 1/2 cups chopped cooked chicken
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
12 empanada pastry discs
1 egg, lightly beaten

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets with cooking spray.
Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add chopped green onions and cook until tender, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute more. Mix in cooked chicken, salt, nutmeg, and black pepper; cook 1 minute more.
Arrange pastry discs on a flat work surface. Dab a little water around the rims. Place a large tablespoonful of the chicken mixture in the center; fold pastry over and press with a fork to seal.
Transfer empanadas to the prepared baking sheets. Brush with beaten egg.
Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 20 minutes.