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Pretty sure you're the only one confused.","CommentId":1,"DateRated":"01\/14\/2020 07:23","GUID":"95cf1d70736940d1929e5ac2b172a488","MemberId":6145335,"Rating":0,"ScreenName":"Kaybee1","SubmittedDate":"01\/14\/2020 07:23"},{"Comment":"Not sure what the problem is with the name of this recipe? It clearly states that it was an original Empanada recipe converted to a Chili recipe. All you have to do is read the introduction.","CommentId":2,"DateRated":"05\/05\/2019 19:11","GUID":"17cdf623cc6f43e6bf0495fc35717229","MemberId":9645908,"Rating":0,"ScreenName":"Donna","SubmittedDate":"05\/05\/2019 19:11"},{"Comment":"I agree w\/Carol. I'm looking for a beef empanada recipe, which is a beef turnover, usually w\/latin spices, NOT a beef chili recipe. someone should remove the word "empanada" from the title. Very confusing.","CommentId":3,"DateRated":"12\/30\/2018 14:25","GUID":"cf5aefacf04a42a99eddc67ea739849d","MemberId":2548467,"Rating":0,"ScreenName":"llvaldez","SubmittedDate":"12\/30\/2018 14:25"},{"Comment":"
I am not understanding the name at all. Empanadas are Latin American \"dumplings.\" They are a type of turnover.<\/p>","CommentId":4,"DateRated":"","GUID":"e47b63443d054e81bf64c419a01778be","MemberId":9448432,"Rating":0,"ScreenName":"Carol","SubmittedDate":"04\/09\/2018 06:04"}]},"breadcrumb":[{"term_id":310796,"name":"Dishes & Beverages","slug":"dishes-beverages","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":310731,"taxonomy":"categories-v2","description":"Wondering what to make? We've got recipes for any dish and beverage you're craving, from easy dinners to rich chocolate cakes and everything in between.","parent":309177,"count":43677,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/dishes-beverages\/"},{"term_id":311683,"name":"Chilis","slug":"chilis","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":311618,"taxonomy":"categories-v2","description":"Warm up with these chili recipes, including vegetarian chili, turkey chili, slow cooker chili, chicken chili, white chili, venison chili, beef chili, Mexican chili and more.","parent":310796,"count":447,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/dishes-beverages\/chilis\/"},{"term_id":311685,"name":"Beef Chilis","slug":"beef-chilis","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":311620,"taxonomy":"categories-v2","description":"Get your taste buds tingling with these recipes for beef chili, including chili con carne, steak chili, ground beef chili, taco chili, spicy chili, Tex-Mex chili and more.","parent":311683,"count":186,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/dishes-beverages\/chilis\/beef-chilis\/"}],"meta_data":{"enhanced_fields":{"enhanced_recipe_title":"Empanada Beef Chili"}},"analytics":[],"yoast_head":"\n