Turkey Quesadillas

These turkey quesadillas are the perfect easy and kid-friendly way to use up your leftover turkey! Served with an optional chipotle sauce for the adults!

Course Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine American, Mexican

Keyword leftover turkey quesadilla, turkey quesadilla

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Total Time 30

Servings quesadillas

Calories 284kcal

Author Kelli Shallal MPH RD

Equipment

non stick skillet

Ingredients

1 tablespoon avocado oil or EVOO
½ white onion chopped
½ bell pepper chopped
2 cups cooked turkey
1 can black beans rinsed and drained
½ can sweet corn rinsed and drained
⅓ cup green onion
⅓ cup cilantro
12 tortillas
2 cups mexican shredded cheese
1 batch chipotle sauce optional

Instructions

Heat oil on medium in a large nonstick skillet. Add onions and bell pepper and saute until tender.
1 tablespoon avocado oil or EVOO, ½ white onion, ½ bell pepper
Add cooked turkey and saute for 1-2 minutes. Then add black beans, corn, green onions, and cilantro. Add salt and pepper to taste.
2 cups cooked turkey , 1 can black beans, ½ can sweet corn , ⅓ cup green onion, ⅓ cup cilantro
Remove the turkey mixture from the skillet and wipe the skillet clean. Spray skillet on medium-high and add one tortilla. Add a layer of cheese, turkey mixture, a second layer of cheese, and top with a final tortilla. (How much cheese and mixture will depend on the size of your tortilla.)
12 tortillas , 2 cups mexican shredded cheese
Flip the quesadilla with a wide spatula when one side is brown and crispy. Cook until the remaining side is brown and crispy.
Repeat with the remaining tortillas, turkey mixture, and cheese. If you like extra heat, I recommend serving with fiery chipotle sauce!
1 batch chipotle sauce

Notes

How to Store Turkey Quesadillas: We stored ours in Pyrex containers and reheated them in the air fryer or plopped them back on the skillet to crisp them up again.

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