Recipe: Chorizo + Cheese Empanadas - The Food Hussy (2024)

This post is sponsored byV&V Supremo®. All opinions are my own.

I love when I find a quick easy dinner and can change it up based on what’s in my fridge! A while back I made these pulled pork empanadas and they’re so tasty! But today – I had chorizo in my fridge – so swap the pulled pork and now we have Chorizo + Cheese Empanadas! Just as delicious and SO SIMPLE!

These are cheater empanadas because I use puff pastry for the dough – you’re basically making a little hand pie. This is perfect with a little salad and some delicious ranch – dip the empanada, pour it on the salad – you’re good!

These are so easy to make – you brown the chorizo – which only takes a few minutes – trust me – your oven will take longer to preheat! Then lay out the puff pastry. I had a round cookie cutter (3-4″) that I used – so I cut out 8 circles. Add your toppings, fold over and seal with a fork – then baste with a beaten egg. By the time that was done – the oven was ready to go!

V&V
Supremo was founded by Mexican natives in 1964 and is America’s most authentic
Mexican cheese – they make all of their own fresh farmer’s cheese in the hand-crafted
style of Central Mexico.

I love
theV&V Supremo brand of chorizobecause they have a mild version – while I
love chorizo – spicy food attacks me like you wouldn’t believe! Not to mention,
their chorizo is the highest quality in the U.S. as it’s free of fillers, MSG
and gluten. I decided to add some of their shredded Chihuahua® Cheesewith the chorizo – it
melts really nicely and I’ll have leftover cheese for quesadillas!

If you’re looking for V&V Supremo products – here’s where I found them at Meijer but they’re also at Kroger, Costco, Hy-Vee, Jewel, Walmart and more. (Here’s their Store Locator to find them near you.) The chorizo was near the sausage – lots of mild! Yeah! The Chihuahua cheese is in the tray of the cheese case area – they have so many kinds I love! I like the wheels of Queso Fresco too! They have recipes on their site too!)

They only take 15-20 minutes to bake and that egg baste makes them a perfect crispy golden brown. They’re so light and flaky! It’s always fun to have some ideas for dip as well – I just went simple with sour cream but they would be great with queso or even that mayo+ketchup combo! There’s a local empanada food truck that has a pink sauce and it’s basically just that. Yum!

I promise everybody will love these little hand pies! They’re quick and easy and fun to eat! And they’re made even better with the authentic aste of V&V Supremo Chorizo & Chihuahua Cheese!