Last updated on February 6th, 2020 at 12:15 pm

Freezer-friendly and easy Spicy Sausage Empanadas! These hand pies are spicy, creamy, cheesy, and sure to be a hit at your game day spread!

Hello, Take-Two Tapas Readers!

This is Dini from The Flavor Bender, back with another fantastic recipe to share with you!

Game day is all about the snacks and drinks for me. 🙂 I’m not really into the actual game, but I’m all for making a party out of it! And these Spicy Sausage Empanadas are the PERFECT snack for any kind of party!

These from scratch empanadas are filled with a spicy sausage and cheese filling, and they are really easy to make. I used a from scratch empanada dough that comes together easily.

If you don’t want to make the dough yourself, you can substitute with a store-bought pie crust in a pinch too. I made my empanada dough with butter here, but you can use lard as well if you like. There will be a difference in taste, but regardless of how you make the dough, the star in this recipe is definitely the spicy sausage filling!

I cooked some spicy ground sausage meat (I removed the casings from the sausages), added some extra seasoning, cream and mixed it all up with a generous amount of cheese.

The result? A glorious, spicy, creamy, cheesy, meat filling! This filling is so good, I made extra and made grilled cheese sandwiches with the leftovers! 🙂

These spicy sausage empanadas are freezer-friendly too. So you can make them ahead of time and freeze for up to a whole month. Plus, you can fry them directly from frozen.

As long as you freeze them properly (lay out the empanadas in a single layer, with some space between each so that they don’t stick together), you’ve got a delicious snack on hand, ready to go, whenever you fancy!

And since we love spicy food, we pair these spicy sausage empanadas with sriracha sauce or spicy chili sauce. A creamy ranch dipping sauce, or a sweet chili sauce, or a cheesy dipping sauce would also be perfect for these spicy sausage empanadas.

If you’re looking for more great options for game day snacking, check out Jennifer’s Honey Mustard Beer Cheese Ball, her Pepperoni Pizza Packets, or you can use the Ranch dip from her Steakhouse Tater Tots with Jalapeño Ranch Dip (imagine these spicy sausage empanadas in that jalapeno ranch dip? Yum!)