The Great After-Thanksgiving Turkey Enchiladas

"This is a great way to use up leftover turkey after Thanksgiving that you're tired of trying to disguise into an non-turkey meal. I used a green enchilada sauce and omitted the tomatoes, but I've heard other people do a combination of green and red sauce and some say if you are using plum tomatoes to stick with a red sauce. You definitely want to soften the tortillas in oil. This recipe is a winner. Recipe courtesy of Epicurious.com and Bon Appetit November 1998."
 
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Ready In:
55mins
Ingredients:
11
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
  • Add 1 1/2 cups onions and saute until tender, about 5 minutes.
  • Add enchilada sauce, tomatoes, and chipotles.
  • Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring often.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Stir in 1/2 cup cilantro.
  • Season sauce with salt and pepper.
  • Mix turkey, 1 1/2 cups cheese, sour cream, 1/4 cup onions, and 1/2 cup cilantro in bowl.
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Heat 1/2 cup vegetable oil in medium skillet over medium heat.
  • Cook 1 tortilla until pliable, about 20 seconds per side.
  • Drain on paper towels.
  • Repeat with remaining tortillas.
  • Spread 1/2 cup sauce in 13x9x2 inch glass baking dish.
  • Spoon 1/4 cup turkey mixture in center of each tortilla.
  • Roll up tortillas.
  • Arrange seam side down in dish.
  • Spoon 2 1/2 cups sauce over enchiladas.
  • Sprinkle with 1/2 cup cheese.
  • Bake enchiladas until heated through, about 30 minutes.
  • Rewarm remaining sauce in saucepan over medium-low heat.
  • Transfer to sauceboat.
  • Serve enchiladas, passing sauce separately.

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