A quick and simple meal with warm turkey and sweet and tangy cranberry sauce.
Turkey Cranberry Quesadilla
Ingredients
1 8-inch whole-wheat tortilla
2 Tablespoons shredded mozzarella cheese
2 Tablespoons cranberry sauce or dried cranberries
2 Tablespoons chopped or shredded cooked turkey
⅓ cup spinach
Directions
- Wash hands with soap and water.
- Rinse fresh vegetables under running water before preparing.
- Lightly grease and preheat a medium skillet over medium heat (300 degrees F in an electric skillet). Lay a tortilla flat on the skillet.
- Sprinkle cheese evenly over one half of the tortilla. Add cranberry sauce, turkey and spinach. Fold empty half of tortilla over filling.
- Cover and cook on each side for 2 to 3 minutes, or until outside is golden brown and inside is heated through.
- Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.
Notes
- Substitute beans, tofu, or other cooked meat for the turkey.
- For extra flavor, add a dash of cayenne pepper or chili powder before folding the quesadilla in half.
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Comments
This is a surprisingly delicious combination! It was popular at a tasting that I did recently. The contrast of flavors works really well: sweet, tart, rich, and earthy. I love cranberries so it's fun to have a new way to include them or use leftover cranberry sauce.
We had a quesadilla taste test, with a class of adults, using this recipe and the Pear Quesadilla recipe, and it was a tie -- everyone liked both recipes. We used chicken instead of turkey, but this recipe was still a big hit. Even people who HATED spinach liked it (I did use fresh spinach, so that made a difference)!
Another awesome recipe -- thanks Food Hero!