Recipe Wednesday - Empanada Grande

This recipe is from an old friend from high school.  Brittanie Temple sent this yummy recipe to me and I just had to share it!  It looks so good!

Empanada Grande (Mexican Pizza)

Makes 8 servings

Ingredients:

1 package refrigerated pie crust (the ones in a can...should have 2 in one can)

1 lb ground beef

1/3 cup of chopped onion

3 tblsp snipped cilantro

1 cup of shredded Mexican cheese (I used a little more...you can never have too much cheese!)

1 packet of Taco seasoning

1 tblsp minced garlic

1/3 cup chunky salsa

1 egg, lightly beaten

Steps:

1. Brown meat and in a large bowl combine meat, onions, cilantro, cheese, taco seasoning, garlic, and salsa.

2. Layout one pie crust out on cooking sheet (cookie sheet). Brush the crust with some of the egg.

3. lay the mixture out on the pie crust, leaving about 1 inch around the edge.

4. Lay the other pie crust on top of the mixture and press edges together to seal with a fork. Brush more egg on top of pie crust.

5. Cut 4 slits in the top.

6. Bake at 400 degrees for 25-30 minutes until crust is golden.

7. Serve with salsa and sour cream.

My friend Jenni has posted some recipes on Wednesday's on her blog recently.  So I thought some others might like to get in on the Recipe Wednesday fun also, or you might like to be able to check out other people who are participating.  So I'm adding a Mr. Linky to this post (and hopefully every Recipe Wednesday) so that you can link your Recipe Wednesday post to this one so that we can all check all of them out!  Just make sure you put the link to the actual post and not just to your general blog in your Mr. Linky.  If you want to include the recipe name that would also be great!  This is my first try with Mr. Linky so hopefully it will work, but if not, I'll keep trying!

Also, if you want to "guest-blog" when I go on Recipe Wednesday maternity leave :) let me know! I'll need at least a few guest bloggers since I'm not thinking I'll be cooking for a while after Charlotte arrives!