Thursday, November 27, 2008

Layered Turkey Cranberry Enchiladas

This is a great way to use leftovers! Don't get rid of your extra cranberry sauce.

I made this recipe last week, even though I didn't have any Thanksgiving leftovers yet. It was pretty great! The mix of the sweet, earthy cranberry sauce with the enchilada sauce was quite new and I liked it. Give is a shot.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. turkey breast tenderloin, cut in bite-size strips
  • 1 16-oz. pkg. frozen sweet peppers and onions stir-fry vegetables
  • 1 10-oz. can enchilada sauce
  • 1/2 cup whole berry cranberry sauce
  • 9 6-inch corn tortillas, halved (*I used whole wheat flour just b/c it's what I had on hand)
  • 1 8 oz. pkg. Mexican blend shredded cheese (2 cups)
  • Lime wedges (optional)
  • Cilantro sprigs (optional)

Directions

1. Position oven rack toward top of oven. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. In extra-large skillet cook turkey in 1 tablespoon hot cooking oil over medium heat 4 minutes or until no longer pink. Add frozen vegetables, enchilada sauce, and cranberry sauces. Bring to boiling. Sprinkle salt and pepper.

2. In 2-quart baking dish layer one-third of the tortillas, then one-third of the cheese. Use a slotted spoon to layer half the turkey-vegetable mixture. Layer one-third tortillas, one-third cheese, remaining turkey-vegetables (with slotted spoon), and remaining tortillas. Spoon on remaining sauce from skillet; sprinkle remaining cheese. Bake 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Cut in squares. Serve with lime and cilantro. Serves 4.

1 comments:

Jan Hawkes said...

This actually sounds delicious. We didn't have any leftover turkey after Thanksgiving but that won't keep us from trying it. Thanks for your creative suggestions. Always fun to see and try.