It’s football season! We just watched our first game recently and as soon as the game started all my sadness about summer ending disappeared. One of the things I love about football season is the game-day gatherings we have with our friends and family at home. I always make it a mission to serve something different and special for our guests to crate an awesome homegating experience. Since we follow a mostly plant based diet, I always serve some meatless options like these Easy Meatless Beef Empanadas made with Gardein Beefless Ground.
Meatless options do not have to be boring celery sticks or pretzels. More and more people are eating plant based meals and want options that look and taste like meat; thanks to meatless brands like Gardein it has become very easy to find these options. Gardein has various plant-based entrée and appetizer options including beefless ground, meatless meatballs, crabless cakes and even plant based chicken nuggets which all taste like meat and are perfect for homegating and tailgating
I use the beefless ground a lot in my cooking and it is great for this awesome meatless empanada recipe. You can use it for so many other recipes including meatless shepherds pie, tacos, spaghetti Bolognese
How to Make Easy Meatless Beef Empanadas: A pictorial guide
This recipe is very easy especially if you use the premade pastry. I love puff pastry for this dish as it is light, flaky with a nutty flavor. The recipe yields 20 empanadas which is plenty for a small game-day get together.
If you want to eat less meat for a meal, a month, or everyday you will be glad to know every chef-created Gardein recipe is made to give you the most “meaty” tasty, quality, and texture. I for one love their products and recommend them for meatless meals.
- 1 package Gardein beefless ground
- 1 cup shredded Mexican Cheese
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1 large onion
- 3 carrot sticks diced
- 3 celery sticks diced
- 2 cloves fresh garlic minced
- 1 large potato diced into small pieces
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 cup crushed tomatoes
- Empanada Dough or frozen pastry dough, defrosted
- In frying pan, heat oil and sauté onions, potatoes, carrots, celery and garlic until soft. Add paprika, chili powder and oregano. Add beefless ground and cook for 2 minutes then add the crushed tomatoes and cook until hot.
- Set aside to cool a little.
- While beefless ground mixture cools prepare the pastry dough and cut into circles.
- Place a spoonful of stuffing, topped with cheese on half of each dough circle. Wet the edges with milk, Fold dough over filling and seal with a fork and brush a beaten egg over each empanada.
- Bake in a 200°C/400°F oven until cooked and lightly browned.
Sophia says
September 24, 2019 at 11:19 amYum! I have been trying more meatless options so this looks like something I definitely need to try.
Agnes says
September 26, 2019 at 8:28 pmIt’s so good! you will like it
Sushmita says
September 24, 2019 at 11:40 amEmpanadas is something I have been trying to make. Though I am not a beef fan but I am certainly trying this recipe with chicken@ Thanks 🙂
Michael says
September 24, 2019 at 12:28 pmI love empanadas! especially when the outer part is crispy! Wahahaha! So is this a taco edition? lol
Maureen says
September 24, 2019 at 3:46 pmEmpanadas are a favorite in my home. I love how versatile it is to create different fillings.
Shadrack biwot says
September 24, 2019 at 6:32 pmLooks so yummy I should definitely try this. It’s such a great article thanks for sharing
Stephanie Stebbins says
September 24, 2019 at 6:37 pmYum! I’m definitely going to try these!
Steph S says
September 24, 2019 at 7:47 pmWow these look like great vegetarian empanadas! I gotta make them!
Lindsay Veremis says
September 24, 2019 at 8:16 pmOkay, I am totally going to try this dish for our Packers’ party! Looks delicous and simpler to make than I expected.
Agnes says
September 26, 2019 at 8:29 pmYay! Have fun at the party!
Bella says
September 24, 2019 at 8:47 pmoh my gosh these look so good, I wish i could eat gluten i would eat so many of these!
tweenselmom says
September 24, 2019 at 9:09 pmOooh I love this, I’m thinking of making a tuna empanada sometime soon and your post reminded me of it!
Erik the Hungry Traveller says
September 24, 2019 at 11:18 pmOohh empanadas are my fave. I love snacks that you can just carry along with you on the road without being concious of you spilling or the sauce is oozing out. Might try this recipe soon
Jen says
September 25, 2019 at 2:57 amLooks delicious. I can’t stop thinking and I am making them with your recipe. Thanks for sharing.
Kuntala says
September 25, 2019 at 4:40 amThe beefless option is great specially because I dont eat beef. The recipe looks crispy and easy to prepare. I would definitely try it out.
Ellie Plummer says
September 25, 2019 at 6:26 amThese sound delicious. I don’t like beef so I think I might have to try this recipe, I love empanadas
Maartje van Sandwijk says
September 25, 2019 at 6:53 amThis looks delicious! I’d definitely make a vegan version of this 🙂
Sundeep says
September 25, 2019 at 7:25 amI am not a big fan of beef. But one of my friend love to eat beef and I am sharing this recipe with her. She will definitely going to love this for sure
Agnes says
September 26, 2019 at 8:31 pmThis is not beef so you may like it! Looks like it doesn’t it?
Jasmine M says
September 25, 2019 at 9:18 amI just bookmarked this recipe! This looks absolutely delicious. I love Empanadas and I will most definitely be adding this to my Meatless Monday routine. Thanks!
Rachel says
September 25, 2019 at 3:53 pmOooh! We have lots of Gardein in the freezer but I NEVER thought to use it this way!
Patricia M. says
September 25, 2019 at 9:12 pmThis recipe is very interesting, I am a meat lover but would love to try this to make an assessment. It looks great though.
Arun says
September 27, 2019 at 1:31 pmThis looks so yummy as well as good healthy option. I will be trying it on Sunday. Thank you so much for this new recipe.
Elizabeth O says
October 5, 2019 at 6:03 amWow..this looks delicious. I love the step by step instruction on making empanadas.
Bill says
July 15, 2020 at 10:38 amThat sounds really good. I’m a total carnivore, but I LOVE good meat substitutes. I’ll definitely have to give this a try.
Cristina Petrini says
July 15, 2020 at 12:14 pmI LOVE empanadas, I eat tons of it but I can’t prepare ç_ç You saved my life!
Brianne says
July 15, 2020 at 3:28 pmThose look like little golden, delicious bites of Heaven! I’ve been trying to move to a vegetarian lifestyle, and this will definitely help me do that.
the joyous living says
July 15, 2020 at 9:33 pmi have always wanted to try to make empanadas. thanks for sharing your recipe!!
ashley says
July 15, 2020 at 11:28 pmThese look so delicious and I love that they are simple to make.
Nkem says
July 16, 2020 at 3:23 amGirl you did it and these look delicious! I just ate and these are making me hungry all over again, haha. Have you tried making empanadas with only veggies?
Heather says
July 16, 2020 at 12:15 pmYUM! We only eat Gardein crumbles. They are the best on the market, by far!
Emman Damian says
July 17, 2020 at 2:20 amYour Easy Meatless Beef Empanadas recipe is so easy to do. I’ll make it later. Thanks for this innovative recipe.
Lily says
July 17, 2020 at 5:46 amI enjoy the gardein brand. I would love to try these meatless empanadas!
Melanie williams says
July 17, 2020 at 6:36 amOoo how fab do these look…I do not eat meat so these are right up my street for sure x
AMY KAUR says
July 17, 2020 at 12:41 pmOMG Can I just say, I can’t help but drool over the picture! Who would not love to taste this! I’ll making this out over the weekends.
Elizabeth O says
July 29, 2020 at 3:49 pmI don’t eat meat so this appeals to me a lot. I will check it out and try it.