Green Chile Turkey Enchiladas
Today we are transforming those tasty leftovers into a meal everyone will love, enchiladas! Shredded turkey is combined with green chiles and green enchilada sauce, topped with cheese and baked until bubbly. Have a few leftover cranberries; well top those creamy enchiladas with a quick cranberry relish for a fresh zing.
These enchiladas are easy to pull together with the help of my amigos over at Old El Paso. I picked up a few cans of green enchilada sauce before the big turkey day, since I knew I would have a leftovers. The recipe came together in a snap, bubbly and delicious.
- 1 cup fresh cranberries sliced
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 cup cilantro divided
- 12 corn tortillas
- Canola oil for frying
- 3 cups cooked shredded turkey
- 1 4.5 oz can Old El Paso green chiles, drained
- 1 cup cilantro divided
- 4 cups shredded Monterrey jack cheese
- 2 15 oz cans Old El Paso mild green chile enchilada sauce
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For cranberry relish: Toss sliced cranberries, fresh lime juice and cilantro in a small bowl, place in fridge until ready to serve with enchiladas.
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For enchiladas: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat ¼ cup oil in a large nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Fry each corn tortillas until softened, about 8-10 seconds and place on a baking sheet lined with paper towels to drain. Continue frying each tortilla until softened adding oil if needed, place on baking sheet to drain. Combine shredded turkey, drained green chiles, ½ cup cilantro, 2 cups Monterrey jack cheese and 1 cup enchilada sauce, stir to coat all ingredients; set aside. When tortillas are cool enough to handle, evenly divide turkey mixture between tortillas. Place filling down the center and roll tortilla tightly, place seam side down in a baking dish. Pour remaining enchilada sauce over rolled enchiladas, top with remaining shredded cheese and bake until cheese is bubbly and golden, about 25 minutes. Serve warm, topped with cranberry relish.
Sweet Life Disclosure: This is a sponsored post with Old El Paso. Thank you for supporting the companies Sweet Life collaborates with which allows me to create fun and unique recipes.
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