Name: Leftover Turkey Fajitas
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 4.
Cuisine: Tex-Mex
Ingredients: 1-1.5 pounds leftover turkey, chopped; 1 red pepper, sliced; 1 orange, yellow, or green pepper, sliced; 1 yellow onion, sliced; 1 jalapeno, sliced thin; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; Salt and pepper; 12 flour tortillas; Toppings:; Sliced avocado; Salsa; Sour cream

Leftover Turkey Fajitas

by Nick

Serves:: Serves 4

Prep Time:: 5 mins

Cook Time:: 10 mins

Total Time:: 15 mins

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This easy recipe is a quick and delicious Tex-Mex fajita dish that makes it easy to use up some leftover Thanksgiving turkey!

Ingredients

1-1.5 pounds leftover turkey, chopped

1 red pepper, sliced

1 orange, yellow, or green pepper, sliced

1 yellow onion, sliced

1 jalapeno, sliced thin

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

1 teaspoon cumin seeds

Salt and pepper

12 flour tortillas

Toppings:

Sliced avocado

Salsa

Sour cream

Instructions

1) Chop up turkey roughly. You can use white or dark meat. Also slice peppers and onions into strips.

2) Pre-heat oven to 300 degrees and wrap tortillas in foil. Add tortillas to oven and let heat up for 5-10 minutes.

3) Add oil to a large skillet over high heat. Once hot, add the peppers and onions and cook until they are slightly caramelized, about 4 minutes.

4) Add chopped turkey to skillet with spices and a pinch of salt and pepper.

5) Toss ingredients together well and cook until the turkey is slightly browned.

6) Serve turkey mixture with warm flour tortillas and toppings.

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