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Turkey quesadillas

Turn leftover turkey and cheese platter odds and ends into crisp, melty quesadillas with a gentle kick of chilli and ginger.

Category
Mains
Prep
15 min
Cook
20 min
Serves
2-4
Shredded spiced turkey piled on tortilla chips with guacamole, spring onion and fresh coriander, with a jar of Staffords cranberry jelly behind

Ingredients

  • 1red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 Tbspolive oil
  • 1 cupleftover cooked turkey, shredded
  • ½ cupleftover cooked stuffing, crumbled (optional)
  • 4flour tortillas
  • 3 mlStaffords Chilli Paste
  • 3 mlStaffords Ginger Paste
  • 1 cupmelty, stringy cheese like Mozzarella, Cheddar or a combination of leftovers from the festive cheese platter, grated

Made with Staffords

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Method

  1. Gently fry the onion in the olive oil until translucent. Add the turkey and heat through. Add the stuffing, if using, and fry for 1 minute more. Stir in the chilli paste and ginger paste.

  2. Heat and lightly grease a large frying pan (or spray with low-kilojoule spray). Place a tortilla in the pan and top with ¼ cup cheese and half the turkey mixture. Add another ¼ cup cheese and another tortilla.

  3. Toast in the pan, carefully flipping once, until golden brown and the cheese has melted. Repeat with the remaining ingredients.

  4. Cut each quesadilla into 8 wedges and serve.

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