Tuna Empanadillas

Name: Tuna Empanadillas
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 300g plain flour; 80ml olive oil; 100ml warm water; 1 tsp salt; 1 onion, finely chopped; 1 red pepper, finely diced; 3 tbsp tomato purée; 2 tins tuna in olive oil, drained; 1 egg, beaten

Little golden turnovers filled with tuna, tomato and pepper.

Time1 hr plus resting
LevelMedium
Costabout £0.51 a head
Oven200°C (180°C fan)

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

8 servings

Ingredients

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300 gplain flour
80 mlolive oil
100 mlwarm water
1 tspsalt
1onionfinely chopped
1red pepperfinely diced
3 tbsptomato purée
2tins tuna in olive oildrained
1eggbeaten

Method

1
Mix the flour and salt. Add the oil and warm water and knead for 5 minutes to a smooth dough. Wrap and rest for 30 minutes.
5 min
2
For the filling, soften the onion and pepper in a little oil for 10 minutes. Stir in the tomato purée and tuna, season and cool.
10 min
3
Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan). Roll the dough thinly and cut 10 cm circles.
4
Put a spoonful of filling in each, fold over and press the edges with a fork.
5
Place on a lined tray, brush with egg and bake for 20 minutes until golden.
20 min

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