Thanksgiving leftovers turkey quesadillas are a cheesy, sweet, and savory quesadilla that uses up leftover thanksgiving items to bring you the most cheesy and delicious leftover meal!
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What’s your favorite thing post-thanksgiving! I’m obsessed with black Friday shopping but also leftover thanksgiving food!
Today I wanted to show you an easy way to use up your leftover turkey meat from Thanksgiving as well as the cranberry sauce and sage you might just have laying around. I used a regular tortilla but you can use whole wheat or anything you have on hand. At this point, we are just trying to make this super easy because obviously yesterday’s cooking and baking were extremely exerting!
This is the best Thanksgiving leftovers Turkey quesadillas
On the other hand, if you’re someone that doesn’t love turkey or just wants to enjoy this throughout the year without going through the hassle of making a whole turkey, you cal just use rotisserie chicken.
It’ll have the exact same comforting effect any time of the year!
Why you need to make this recipe!
- It is a great way to use up leftover Turkey and cranberry sauce.
- This recipe is a favorite for both children and adults alike.
- It’s very versatile since you can use different ingredients to make this recipe work with whatever you have.
- This quesadilla recipe is a low effort recipe for the perfect lazy day snack.
Ingredients for this Turkey quesadillas with Thanksgiving leftovers
Here are the ingredients you will need to make this Thanksgiving quesadilla recipe. Make sure to scroll down to the recipe card for the full detailed ingredient measurements.
- Tortillas– You need large tortillas, you can pick which ones you want for this recipe (whole wheat, regular, spinach)
- Turkey meat- Here you will need to use leftover turkey meat to fill up your quesadillas. I have made these with rotisserie chicken and it tastes so good!
- Cranberry sauce – You can use either homemade cranberry sauce or canned jellified cranberry sauce. The canned one will stay bright once you cook your quesadillas while the homemade won’t.
- Sage leaves, thyme leaves or rosemary leaves– This recipe is amazing because you can use whichever herb you have or prefer!
- Swiss and Mozzarella– These are the two cheeses I used to make this quesadilla but feel free to get creative!
How to make Thanksgiving leftover Turkey quesadilla
This is how you can make these turkey quesadillas Make sure to scroll down to the recipe card for the full detailed instructions!
- Heat up a large skillet over medium/medium-low heat then place a tortilla on the skillet, top the whole tortilla with a little bit of the swiss cheese and the mozzarella cheese, top one half with turkey, a few tablespoons of cranberry sauce, and your preferred herb.
- Cait until the cheese is slightly melted before folding your tortilla and grill it on each side until golden brown.
- Remove from the head and cup the tortilla into thirds or quarters and serve.
Frequently asked questions – FAQ
Can I use different cheeses for this recipe?
Absolutely! Some other cheeses that you can use would be cheddar, brie cheese, or even just play around with different cheeses that you like!
Do I have to shred my cheeses?
You can either shred your own cheeses or purchase them shredded already!
Another thing I’ve used is sliced or cubes leftover cheese from Tahnksgiivng since this is a repurposing Thanksgiving recipe, everything works.
Should I use dark or white meat?
This is a super simple recipe that uses whatever you have leftover or whatever you actually prefer. Dark meat is more flavorful and a lot more moist, while breast meat isn’t. I like to use a mix of both!
Thanksgiving leftover quesadillas with turkey
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Low effort Thanksgiving leftover quesadilla
Ingredients
- 4 medium tortillas
- 1 &½ cups turkey breast chopped or shredded
- ⅔ cup mozzarella cheese shredded
- ⅔ cup Swiss cheese shredded
- 3-4 sage leaves chopped, can use thyme or rosemary for this.
- ½ cup cranberry sauce
Instructions
- Heat up a large skillet over medium/medium-low heat then place a tortilla on the skillet, top the whole tortilla with a little bit of the swiss cheese and the mozzarella cheese, top one half with turkey, a few tablespoons of cranberry sauce, and your preferred herb.
- Cait until the cheese is slightly melted before folding your tortilla and grill it on each side until golden brown.
- Remove from the head and cup the trotilla into thirds or quarters and serve.
Nutrition
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Sophia Cruz
Wish we had cranberries for this one, but we used chorizo instead. It was still delish! Can’t wait to try it with cranberries.
Chahinez
That sounds delish! So happy you liked it!
chahinez