Turkey Left Over Enchiladas is a useful Mexican recipe to use up leftover turkey. The Enchiladas and sauce will have people licking their plates. Whilst not a traditional Christmas dish, preparing these brings smile to family faces. Start using leftover properly and make amazing leftover main dishes.

Turkey Left Over Enchiladas

A neat little way of using left over turkey and chicken instead of the usual boring sandwich.

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Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: Cheese, Left Overs, Tortillas/Wraps, Turkey, Vegetables

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 35

Total Time: 40

Servings: people

Calories: 241kcal

Ingredients

The sauce

1 tbsp olive oil
1 medium onion chopped
1 clove garlic crushed
200 ml passata
1 tsp oregano fresh
1/2 tsp ground black pepper

The turkey

1 tbsp olive oil
1 clove garlic crushed
1 small red onion chopped
1 small red pepper seeds and core removed, finely chopped
1 medium courgette chopped
170 g turkey mince
85 g cheddar grated
4 large wholemeal tortillas

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
To make the sauce heat the olive oil in saucepan over a medium heat.
Add the onion and garlic and sauté for 4-5 minutes, until softened.
Add the passata, oregano and black pepper.
Cover , reduce the heat and leave to simmer for ten minutes.
Meanwhile for the turkey, heat the olive oil in a separate pan over a medium heat.
Add the onion, garlic, red pepper and courgette.
Sauté for five minutes then add the turkey mince.
Cook for around 5-7 minutes, or until the turkey mince is browned and cooked through.
Add half of the cheese to the turkey mixture and continue to cook until the cheese has melted.
Divide the turkey mixture between four tortillas and roll up into parcels.
Place into an ovenproof dish, spoon over sauce and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Place into the preheated oven to bake for 15-20 minutes, until golden.

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Turkey Left Over Enchiladas