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Turkey, cranberry sauce, and melted cheese make these Turkey Cranberry Quesadillas the perfect day-after-Thanksgiving lunch or dinner!
I absolutely LOVE the holidays, and as much as I love having family around, I love the food as well! My favorite part of Thanksgiving food is actually eating the leftovers. Leftover turkey, mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, cranberry sauce, roasted veggies; I will take it all! Whipping up these Turkey Cranberry Quesadillas for lunch with family the day after Thanksgiving has turned into a yearly tradition that I adore!
Serve these quesadillas with some Loaded Mashed Potatoes for the perfect comfort meal!
My kids love helping make these Turkey Cranberry Quesadillas as well, so I enjoy having that time together as a family, and showing my kids how to cook and help in the kitchen. Making the quesadillas is easy! We also LOVE having Turkey Cranberry Grilled Cheese (Thanksgiving Leftover Sandwiches) as well!
How to make Turkey Cranberry Quesadillas:
**scroll down for full ingredients list and printable directions**
- Get all of the ingredients together and set everything up in an assembly line style.
- Assemble the Turkey Cranberry Quesadillas: 1 tortilla, 1 slice of cheese, ½ cup or so of leftover turkey, 1 ½ slices of cranberry sauce, a little more cheese, and the 2nd tortilla.
- Heat skillet over medium heat, and spray with nonstick spray or coat with a bit of oil. Add quesadilla and cook for about 3 minutes, then flip and cook an additional 1-2 minutes, watching closely not to burn. Repeat for all quesadillas.
- Cut into ¼ slices and serve immediately!
I love using my air fryer to make turkey breast as well. The air fryer turkey breast is delicious, moist, and done in less than an hour! You can have turkey year round with that simple recipe!
What to serve alongside these delicious quesadillas:
- Instant Pot Loaded Mashed Potatoes
- BEST EVER Salty Herbed Smashed Red Potatoes
- Air Fryer Sweet Potatoes
- Air Fryer Roasted Carrots (easy side dish)
- Air Fryer Crispy Parmesan Brussels Sprouts
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5 from 21 votes
Turkey Cranberry Quesadillas
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Turkey, cranberry sauce, and melted cheese make these Turkey Cranberry Quesadillas the perfect day-after-Thanksgiving lunch or dinner!
Course:Main Course
Cuisine:American
Keyword:turkey cranberry quesadillas
Servings: 6 quesadillas
Ingredients
- 12Yellow Corn Tortillas or flour tortillas
- 6slicesHavarti cheese(or other white cheese)
- 3cupsleft over turkey,chopped
- ¾cupsliced cranberry sauce,or about 9 slices
- 1cupshredded mozzarella cheese
- nonstick spray
Instructions
Assemble the quesadillas: 1 tortilla, 1 slice of Havarti cheese, about ½ cup turkey, 1 ½ slices of cranberry sauce spread out, a sprinkle of mozzarella cheese, and a 2nd tortilla. Repeat for all quesadillas.
Heat nonstick skillet* over medium heat and spray with nonstick spray. Place quesadilla into skillet and cook about 3 minutes, then flip carefully and cook 1-2 more minutes, until browned and cheese is melted but not burnt. Repeat for all quesadillas.
Cut turkey cranberry quesadillas into ¼ slices, then serve immediately.
*Alternatively, you can cook all the quesadillas at one time on a large griddle. Follow above instructions.
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Aimee Shugarman
We make these every year with our leftovers, SO good.Reply
Jen
This is the perfect use for leftover turkey! Looking forward to eating a ton more of these!Reply
Jamielyn
I love this idea! These look so delicious and are such an easy way to use up those leftovers!Reply
Chrissie Baker
I will have the perfect lunch on Thanksgiving Day with this wonderful and I'm sure the tasty recipe! You are GENIUS! And I'm happy to save your recipe.Reply
Allyson
Ha! Thanks! You will LOVE them!!!
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Courtney O'Dell
Such a genius way to use up leftovers - so delicious!Reply
Melanie Bauer
Looks incredibly delicious! Such a perfect idea, so excited to try this tasty recipe!Reply
Allyson
You will love it! Happy Thanksgiving!
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Catalina
Such a perfect Fall flavor combo! My will love these quesadillas for our movie night!Reply
Toni | Boulder Locavore
This is such a great idea for Thanksgiving leftovers! Thanks for sharing!Reply
Allyson
You are so welcome - you will love it!
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Kimberly
Such a delicious way to use up leftovers!
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Katerina @ diethood .com
Such a fantastic idea!! I can't wait to try this!!Reply
Erin | Dinners,Dishes and Dessert
I know for sure this would be a huge hit in my house!Reply
Melanie Bauer
I love this! I've got to try that for sure!
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Sabrina
I honestly love holiday leftovers! This is such a great way to switch them up.Reply
Erin | Dinners,Dishes and Dessert
I need to try this immediately, it looks so good!Reply
Sandra | A Dash of Sanity
This looks so good! Such a great way to use up leftovers!
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Cathy
YES! These really are the perfect way to use up leftovers!
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Michelle
We're a few days out from Thanksgiving and the leftovers are still in abundance....this is being made today!
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Jocelyn
What an absolutely delicious way to use up those leftovers!!!Reply
Beth
This is amazing! Talk about a fantastic way to use up leftovers. I can't wait!Reply
jess
oh. my. lanta. this is a game changer and sounds absolutely delicious! we alwasys have leftver cranberry sauce that doesnt get eaten, so this is exactly what we will be making on Black Friday! thank you so much for sharing this amazing recipe!Reply
Erin | Dinners, Dishes and Dessert
This is absolutely fantastic! Definitely a must try!
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Natasha
This is a great way to use leftovers! I tried this recipe last Thanksgiving and it was a huge hit so I am making it again this year.Reply
Melissa
Great recipe - it was a hit with the fam!Reply
Catalina
I love Thanksgiving for this! 🙂 I can't wait for the next day after Thanksgiving to make these quesadillas!Reply
Olivia
This is my favorite way to use up leftovers from Thanksgiving!! It's so easy to make and so delicious!Reply
Tisha
This is a genius idea for left over turkeyReply
alicia
These were AMAZING for our leftovers! Definitely keeping this as a yearly staple!Reply
