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LEFTOVER TURKEY AND CHEESE QUESADILLAS

You are going to love these leftover turkey and cheese quesadillas. They are the perfect lunch idea and a great way to use up all that leftover turkey. Did I mention how absolutely delicious they are?!

Leftover Turkey and cheese quesadillas

I absolutely love a good ole Turkey dinner. I don’t even mind having turkey leftovers, but after 2 days in a row of turkey I really do need to change it up a bit.

LEFTOVER TURKEY AND CHEESE QUESADILLAS

These leftover Turkey and Cheese Quesadillas are always a hit with our family and they are so quick and easy to prepare. For this recipe I used a herb and garlic shredded cheese and it was absolutely scrumptious. You can use any shredded cheese you like for this recipe.

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Leftover Turkey and cheese quesadillas
Yield: 2

LEFTOVER TURKEY AND CHEESE QUESADILLAS

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes

These leftover Turkey and Cheese Quesadillas are always a hit with our family and they are so quick and easy to prepare. For this recipe I used a herb and garlic shredded cheese and it was absolutely scrumptious.

Ingredients

  • 2 large tortilla shells
  • 1/2 cup chopped cooked turkey (cold)
  • 1/2 cup shredded cheese (any flavor)
  • 1/2 tsp butter (to grease the pan)
  • 1/8 cup salsa (optional for dipping)
  • 1/8 cup sour cream or plain yogurt (optional for dipping)

Instructions

  1. Put butter in the pan over medium/high heat.
  2. Place 1 tortilla in pan and leave for about 1 minute.
  3. Top the tortilla with cheese and chopped turkey and cover with the other tortilla shell and leave for another minute or 2 or until the bottom side of the tortilla is a little crispy.
  4. Flip so the top tortilla shell is on the bottom and leave another 2 minutes.
  5. Remove from pan onto cutting board. Let sit for 30 seconds to a minute and slice with a pizza cutter.
  6. Mix salsa and sour cream together for dipping if desired.
  7. Serve and enjoy.

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MORE WAYS TO USE LEFTOVER TURKEY

If you are looking for more ways to use up leftover Turkey, you can swap the chicken for turkey in this Chicken Broccoli Stuffing Bake recipe and you can use turkey stuffing with it. It is sure to be a crowd pleaser!

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kathy downey

Wednesday 8th of January 2020

So happy I found this recipe !

JoKing

Thursday 2nd of January 2020

Sounds easy and delicious. Never thought of using turkey this way!

Leanne

Monday 16th of December 2019

I will definitely be trying this with the left over turkey this year . Sounds amazing , I love quesadillas and the herb and garlic cheese is a nice touch .

Shirley P

Monday 16th of December 2019

I love quesadillas this is a delicious way to use up leftover turkey

Elizabeth Matthiesen

Tuesday 10th of December 2019

It's the the leftover turkey cheese quesadillas that caught my eye, they must be delicious. Thanks for sharing :-)

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