Side dishe for 8

Cheese and Chorizo Turnovers

Name: Cheese and Chorizo Turnovers
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 oz pork chorizo cacique; 6 oz queso blanco cacique; 1 box frozen puff pastry; 1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon of water

$4.46for 435 minServes 8

These flaky pastry turnovers hold cooked chorizo and queso blanco, then bake until golden and crisp.

Photo: mexicoinmykitchen.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Bratwurst and other fresh sausage, 0.15 lb$4.99/lb typical	0.15 lb	$0.62Typical price
	Blue cheese, 6 oz$0.80/oz typical	6 oz	$4.80Typical price
	Pie crust, 1$3.49 each typical	1	$3.49Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$8.91

35 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
8servings as written
$typical cost tier

Mexican Budget Side dishes

Typical price

$1.11 per serving$4.46 for 4

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Ingredients

2 oz pork chorizo cacique
6 oz queso blanco cacique
1 box frozen puff pastry
1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon of water

Steps

Thaw the puff pastry until flexible, about 10 minutes.
Cook the chorizo in a skillet over medium heat for 5 minutes, breaking it into small pieces.
Cool the chorizo for 3 minutes, then mix it with the crumbled queso blanco.
Heat the oven to 400 F and cut the pastry into eight squares.
Fill each square with the chorizo mixture, fold it over, and press the edges closed.
Cook sausage until it reaches 160 F inside.
Brush the turnovers with the beaten egg mixture and bake on a baking sheet for 15 minutes.

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