Empanadas De Tofu Y Arroz

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup cooked rice
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 large red pepper, diced
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• 1 lb firm tofu, crumbled
• 2 tablespoons tamari
• 12 empanada wrappers or 12 tortillas

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 while the rice is cooking, saute the garlic for 3 minutes, add the pepper, cumin, parsley, tofu, and tamari and cook for 5 more minutes.
• 3 add the cooked rice and mix well.
• 4 with a spoon, scoop some of the filling in the upper half of the empanada round, making sure to leave a large enough border.
• 5 fold the lower half over the top part to form a semi-circle.
• 6 press the edges together and go around the edge with the teeth of a fork to seal it.
• 7 place on a non-stick cookie sheet and bake for 20 minutes or until golden.