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    Home » Homesteading » Family Recipes

    Turkey Tostadas - Leftovers Recipe

    Published: Sep 10, 2020 · Modified: Nov 21, 2021 by Shelby Law Ruttan · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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    Thanksgiving leftovers made into tostadas, leftover turkey, peppers, cilantro cranberry chipotle sauce, and queso for a delicious lunch or light dinner.

    These Turkey Tostadas are a great recipe to make with leftover holiday turkey meat. Seasoned sauteed poblano peppers top a tostada shell spread with refried beans. A drizzle of chipotle cranberry sauce and queso fresco goes on top just before baking. 

    Turkey Tostadas make a great lunch or light dinner option and take the boredom out of reheating leftovers day after day. They are spicy and sweet with some great crunch. The whole family will love this recipe.

    A serving of Turkey Tostadas on a plate with the baking sheet of tostadas in the background

    Repurposing Leftover Turkey

    Every year for Thanksgiving I cook a turkey. Even when I am not having Thanksgiving dinner at my own home. Turkey dinner leftovers are one of our favorite leftovers to eat! However, reheating the same old thing gets to be mundane and boring.

    I like to find different ways to use those leftovers that are not only tasty but different from the norm and this Turkey Tostada recipe is one of those ways!

    tostada shells on a baking sheet

    What You Need To Make Turkey Tostadas

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    Tostada Shells - I like to buy this brand.

    Leftover Turkey, turkey breast is great but if your a fan of dark turkey meat, by all means it works just great in this recipe as well.

    Cranberry Chipotle Sauce

    Fresh Poblano Peppers

    Red Bell Peppers

    Refried Beans I like to make my Homemade Refried Beans, but beans from a can will work also.

    Queso Fresco is a mild Mexican cheese that will easily crumble and is perfect for balancing out spicy foods.

    Extra Large Baking Sheet

    Up close image of baked turkey tostada

    Tips And Substitutions

    • Use the leftover dark meat instead of turkey breast. This will add a little more flavor and fat.
    • Substitute yellow or orange bell peppers for the red bell pepper.
    • For a little spicier turkey mixture, substitute Anaheim peppers for the Poblano.
    • Substitute the Cranberry Chipotle Sauce for Homemade Taco Sauce

    More Repurposed Recipes To Try

    Thanksgiving Eggs Benedict

    Turkey Hot Brown Sandwiches

    Scalloped Potatoes for Two

    Corned Beef and Cabbage Soup

    Easy Pork Street Tacos

    Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Casserole

    Amaretto Cranberry Swirled Cheesecake

    Try using leftover turkey in this recipe for Buffalo Chicken Sliders

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    Turkey Tostadas

    Shelby Law Ruttan
    Thanksgiving leftovers made into tostadas, leftover turkey, peppers, cilantro cranberry chipotle sauce, and queso for a delicious lunch or light dinner.
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 20 mins
    Total Time 35 mins
    Course Family Recipes
    Cuisine Tex-Mex
    Servings 8
    Calories 306 kcal

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    Ingredients
      

    • 1 large onion sliced
    • 1 poblano pepper seeded and sliced
    • 1 large red bell pepper sliced
    • 2 tablespoons olive oil
    • 3 cups shredded turkey
    • 2 garlic cloves minced
    • 8 to stada shells
    • 1 cup refried black beans
    • Cranberry Chipotle Sauce
    • 1 cup queso fresco
    • ½ cup cilantro
    • 8 lime wedges

    Instructions
     

    • [mv_schema_meta name="Saute Peppers and Turkey"]Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Sauce onion, poblano pepper, and red pepper in olive oil for 6 minutes, or until onions is golden. Stir in turkey and garlic. Cook 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Season with salt. [mv_img id="3911"]
      cooking the peppers and onions in the skillet
    • [mv_schema_meta name="Add toppings to Tostada Shells"]Spread shells with refried beans and turkey mixture. Drizzle with cranberry chipotle sauce and sprinkle with quest fresco. [mv_img id="3912"]
    • [mv_schema_meta name="Bake"]Bake for 10 minutes, or until heated. Serve with cilantro, lime, and more sauce. [mv_img id="3913"]
      garnishing the baked tostada

    Video

    [adthrive-in-post-video-player video-id="HLhtbisU" upload-date="Sat Aug 29 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)" name="Turkey Tostadas" description="A delicious way to enjoy Thanksgiving turkey leftovers, turkey sauteed with peppers and topping a refried bean tostada shell with a cranberry chipotle sauce."]

    Notes

    Tips And Substitutions

    • Use the leftover dark meat instead of turkey breast. This will add a little more flavor and fat.
    • Substitute yellow or orange bell peppers for the red bell pepper.
    • For a little spicier turkey mixture, substitute Anaheim peppers for the Poblano.
    • Substitute the Cranberry Chipotle Sauce for Homemade Taco Sauce

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 306kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 21gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 66mgSodium: 323mgFiber: 6gSugar: 5g
    Keyword Leftover Turkey Tostadas, Turkey Tostadas
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    About Shelby Law Ruttan

    Honeybunch Hunts is a website dedicated to sharing canning and dehydrating recipes, wild game recipes, fish, seafood, plant based recipes, and some DIY scattered in between. Written by Shelby Law Ruttan, is also author and owner of Grumpy’s Honeybunch, and The Best Vegetarian Recipes. Shelby has also authored two cookbooks, The One Pot Paleo Cookbook and The Pescatarian Keto Cookbook.

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