Chicken, olive, and parsley pie

Chicken, olive and parsley empadão

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A rolled-up empanada: a dough made with margarine and warm milk, filled with shredded chicken, olives, hard-boiled eggs, and parsley, then baked in a hot …

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This empanada is a large, savory bread filled with chicken, made with a raised dough. It is rolled out into a sheet before being baked and then sliced.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Total1 hr 10 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodOven baking
  • Estimated cost$7.26 $1.21 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

6 people
  • $0.80
  • $1.65
  • $0.36
  • $0.52
  • $0.04
  • $0.10
  • $2.31
  • $0.03
  • $0.40
  • $1.05

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Dissolve the yeast in warm milk, then mix it with the flour, margarine, salt, and grated onion. ≈ 4 min
  2. Knead until a soft and uniform dough forms, then let it rise. ≈ 10 min
  3. Cook the chicken breasts, shred them, and mix them with lemon juice, chopped hard-boiled eggs, olives, pepper, and parsley.
  4. Roll out the dough, spread the filling on top, and roll it up into a log. ≈ 10 min
  5. Bake in a preheated oven for 20 to 30 minutes, or until golden brown.

The bill

Chicken, olive and parsley empadão

  • 500 g of wheat flour$0.80
  • 30 g of baker’s yeast$1.65
  • 360 ml of lukewarm milk$0.36
  • 150 g of margarine$0.52
  • 1 teaspoon of salt$0.04
  • ½ cup of finely grated onion$0.10
  • 2 cooked and shredded chicken breasts$2.31
  • 1 tablespoon of lemon juice$0.03
  • 1 hard-boiled egg$0.40
  • ½ cup of pitted and chopped olives$1.05

Total$7.26

that's $1.21 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of wheat flour
  • 30 g of baker’s yeast
  • 360 ml of lukewarm milk
  • 150 g of margarine
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • ½ cup of finely grated onion
  • 2 cooked and shredded chicken breasts
  • 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
  • 1 hard-boiled egg
  • ½ cup of pitted and chopped olives
  • chopped pepper and parsley, to taste

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