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This Baked Italian Cheese Mushroom Empanada recipe makes an amazing appetizer or delicious meal. They’re quick, easy, and everyone’s going to love them.

This Baked Italian Cheese Mushroom Empanada recipe makes an amazing appetizer or delicious meal.  They're quick, easy, and everyone's going to love them.I love to entertain and something that always works is an easy to make delicious appetizer like this Baked Italian Cheese Mushroom Empanada recipe. It’s also really easy to make enough for a crowd. If you’re a cheese lover, please keep scrolling for a GIVEAWAY!

This Baked Italian Cheese Mushroom Empanada recipe makes an amazing appetizer or delicious meal.  They're quick, easy, and everyone's going to love them.I think that appetizers are one of those courses that can be tough to plan. They’ve got to be easy to make, delicious and hold up well for the conditions you’re faced with. This Baked Italian Cheese Mushroom Empanada recipe checks off everything on the list.

This Baked Italian Cheese Mushroom Empanada recipe makes an amazing appetizer or delicious meal.  They're quick, easy, and everyone's going to love them.I don’t know anyone that doesn’t like cheese. We are Cheese lovers and it’s the star of many of my recipes regardless of what course I’m making. Not long ago I had the opportunity to work with Crystal Farms®. Do you remember my Gouda Cheese and Apple Stuffed Pork Chops Recipe? It’s been popular. Besides being a show stopper, it’s delicious and also simple to put together. I’m so excited to have the opportunity to team up with Crystal Farms Cheese again.

This Baked Italian Cheese Mushroom Empanada recipe makes an amazing appetizer or delicious meal.  They're quick, easy, and everyone's going to love them.Empanadas are a fancy name for hand pies or turnovers. The best thing about making empanadas is that you can stuff them with anything. These empanadas are vegetarian but you could just as easily add meat or veggies. I also like the idea of a dipping sauce. I used the marinara that I also used in the empanada filing but a cheese sauce would be amazing too. You can find some amazing recipes for sauces and dips on the Crystal Farms Cheese website! Their site also helps you pick from the 154 cheese flavors and types they offer and Where To Buy their products.

I love using block cheese because I can repurpose what I don’t use so easily. I used a Provolone and a Sharp Cheddar in this recipe but the options are endless! I diced the cheese in these empanadas so that it wouldn’t completely melt while the empanadas baked and then grated some more over the marinara. If I have cheese I have the start to a dish we’re going to love.

This Baked Italian Cheese Mushroom Empanada recipe makes an amazing appetizer or delicious meal.  They're quick, easy, and everyone's going to love them.

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This Baked Italian Cheese Mushroom Empanada recipe makes an amazing appetizer or delicious meal.  They're quick, easy, and everyone's going to love them.
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Baked Italian Cheese Mushroom Empanada Recipe

This Baked Italian Cheese Mushroom Empanada recipe makes an amazing appetizer or delicious meal.  They're quick, easy, and everyone's going to love them.
Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 35 mins
Servings 12 Empanadas
Author Julie Menghini

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400°F.  Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Remove the mushroom stems and wipe any debris with a damp paper towel or cloth.  Do not wash.  Mushrooms act like a sponge when washed.
  • Combine the cheese, garlic, salt and sundried tomatoes.  Add enough of the marinara to coat ingredients.  Adding more than you need will result in soggy empanadas.
  • Unfold the puff pastry and roll it out to smooth out any wrinkles.  Stamp out 4" circles with a biscuit, cookie cutter or a drinking glass.
  • Whip the egg with a teaspoon of water.  
  • Working with one empanada at a time, brush the perimeter of the puff pastry circle with the egg wash.  Spoon or scoop one tablespoon of filling into the center of each circle.  Fold in half and gently press edges together.  Using a fork, crimp the edges closed.  place on the baking sheet.
  • Repeat with each empanada.  Brush the puff pastry with egg wash and bake for 20 minutes or until browned.
  • Serve with additional marinara.

Notes

Scraps from the puff pastry can be rerolled together for more empanadas.

Nutrition

Calories: 236kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 311mg | Potassium: 115mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 3.2% | Vitamin C: 1.5% | Calcium: 7.2% | Iron: 6.7%
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This Baked Italian Cheese Mushroom Empanada recipe makes an amazing appetizer or delicious meal.  They're quick, easy, and everyone's going to love them.

I want to thank Crystal Farms Cheese for sponsoring this post on Hostess At Heart and for producing quality ingredients that allow all of us the opportunity to show our #CheeseLove by giving us a chance to win a coupon GIVEAWAY.

GIVEAWAY – All you have to do is visit the Crystal Farms website and return here. Leave a comment about one thing you learned about Crystal Farms Cheese, What is your favorite product and what would you make? Of course, I want my readers to win! Good luck!

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  2. Natalie says

    December 16, 2017 at 4:32 pm

    I would love to try the Crystal Farms Shredded Mac & Cheese and I want to make the Fried Mac and Cheese Bites.. I learned that Wisconsin produces over 600 varieties of cheese .

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  3. Kristin G says

    December 15, 2017 at 10:27 am

    I didn’t realize that Cheese was the #1 food craving!! I actually crave it a lot. I want to use their 3 pepper cheese in my hashbrown casserole.

    Reply

  6. amy guillaume linderman says

    December 12, 2017 at 2:38 pm

    i learned they have a Shredded Wisconsin Extra Sharp White Cheddar Cheese! i have to look for that! i would love to make a cheese souffle for new year’s eve!

    Reply

  8. Alice F. says

    December 11, 2017 at 2:49 am

    These cheese mushroom empanadas look delicious!

    If I were to win the Crystal Cheeses Giveaway, I would make a dish that I created for my husband and it is always a hit. Basically, I make two grilled cheese sandwiches with one being Pepper Jack cheese and the other has American cheese. In the pepper jack cheese sandwich I had grilled onions. In the American grilled cheese, I add chopped dill pickles. Then I cook a hamburger patty and add more cheese to top it off. I assumble the sandwich replacing a traditional bun with the two grilled sandwiches.

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  10. Sandra Shaffer says

    December 10, 2017 at 11:04 am

    These empanadas look fabulous! I’m a cheese fanatic and often look for vegetarian dishes to make at home that everyone will love since my daughter doesn’t eat meat. Pinning and printing this recipe now! Thank you.

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  14. Ashley Kolpak says

    December 8, 2017 at 1:51 pm

    I would make the bacon cheddar dip with the cheddar cheese and I learned that Wisconsin produces over 600 varieties of cheese

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  16. Pavani says

    December 7, 2017 at 9:58 am

    I love Crystal Farms cheeses because most of their block cheeses are vegetarian. BTW your Italian empanadas look amazing. I would love to them 🙂

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  19. Cheryl B says

    December 6, 2017 at 5:53 pm

    I was very surprised that they have 227 recipes available on their website. What a great way to try different ways to use their yummy items.

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  20. Ashley S says

    December 6, 2017 at 4:50 pm

    I definetely agree with you – appetiziers are super hard to plan for me! I don’t know what it is, lol! I’ve never had empandads! I don’t like mushrooms – would you have another suggestion for a replacement?

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  21. Tomi C says

    December 6, 2017 at 9:20 am

    I learned Wisconsin produces over 600 varieties of cheese. I think I’d like to try the Crystal Farms Cheese and whip up that Bacon Cheddar Dip. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  22. beth says

    December 6, 2017 at 8:56 am

    I learned that cheese was the number one food craving in a recent survey.
    I’d like to make the cheesy hash browns with Wisconsin sharp cheddar.

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  23. amy guillaume linderman says

    December 6, 2017 at 8:53 am

    i love the Crystal Farms Finely Shredded Wisconsin Sharp Cheddar Cheese. i would enjoy making the cheesy canadian bacon calzones! yum!

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  24. Tim says

    December 5, 2017 at 9:26 pm

    My favorite thing about Crystal Farms is that they are consistently the cheapest brand of cheese available. It seems to be a regular in the sales flyers. The selection in my area is pretty good, but after looking through the product selection on their website, I only have access to a small fraction of what they make.

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  26. Denille says

    December 5, 2017 at 5:32 pm

    I love that they are from Wisconsin. I just moved to Minnesota so it is very close to me so almost local. We love cheese, so there are many recipes I would love to try!

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  30. Melissa says

    December 4, 2017 at 6:22 pm

    I’d love to make the stuffed baby peppers using the Crystal Farms Shredded Asiago & Parmesan cheese! They’d make a great holiday appetizer!

    Reply

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