Air Fryer Breakfast Empanadas
Description
Cooks of all levels will love air fryer breakfast empanadas! These savory, handheld pastries are perfect for a light and easy breakfast on the go. Plus, they're a great way to use up any leftover vegetables or meats in your fridge. Scroll down for the recipe!
Ingredients
- 2 prepared rolled pie crusts
- 4 large eggs
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 cup cheddar cheese
- 1/2 pound breakfast sausage
- 1 can potatoes, diced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat a skillet over medium high heat
- Add breakfast sausage to the hot skillet and brown and crumble. Drain, then place sausage back onto the skillet.
- Scramble the eggs. Combine eggs and milk in a mixing bowl and whisk. Pour into the hot skillet with the sausage and scramble.
- Add drained diced potatoes into a small mixing bowl and toss with salt and pepper. Add to the skillet and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add cheese and stir until melted.
- Unroll pie crusts onto a wooden cutting board and stack on top of each other.
- Use the lid of a mason jar or a biscuit cutter to cut circles into the pie.
- Scoop 2 tbsp of egg filling onto one side of the pie circle. Fold in half and use a fork to crimp and seal the edges.
- Brush empanadas with melted butter and sprinkle a pinch of pepper over the top. Add to the air fryer and cook for five minutes, at 320 degrees F, using air freyr setting. . Serve warm and enjoy!
Equipment
- Air Fryer
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 315kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 15gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 191mgSodium: 864mgPotassium: 175mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 648IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 171mgIron: 1mg