Tamara Welborn Patridge

Uncooked long-grain rice • Olive oil • Dried fideo pasta (or dried angel hair pasta, broken into several small pieces) • small white onion, finely chopped (about 1/2 cup) • Fresh jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped (about 1 tablespoon) • large Garlic cloves, minced • Barbecue Sauce • Low-sodium chicken broth • Few sprigs fresh cilantro for garnish

Bone-in chicken breasts (about 2 cups shredded) • Corn on the cob (to yield about 1/2 cup kernels) • Olive oil • medium Potatoes, peeled and diced (about 1 cup) • small Sweet onion, finely chopped (about 1/4 cup) • Fresh jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped, (about 2 tablespoons) • large Garlic cloves, minced • Barbecue Sauce • Egg white • Empanada discs (14 ounce package, found in frozen section of most markets), thawed overnight in refrigerator or a couple of hours on countertop (leave in package to thaw). • Few springs fresh cilantro for garnish