Leftover turkey tastes twice as delicious mixed with warm cranberry salsa and tucked in corn tortillas. And the best part? This recipe takes only 10 minutes to prepare from start to finish and serves two!
Turkey Tacos with Warm Cranberry Salsa
Main Ingredients:
• 1 cup of leftover turkey
• 4 corn tortillas
Warm Cranberry Salsa Ingredients:
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• ½ a red onion, diced
• 1 cup of cooked corn, fresh or frozen
• 1 cup of cranberries, fresh or frozen
• 1 clove of garlic, minced
• ¼ cup of orange juice
• 1 teaspoon of honey
• 1 Tablespoons of lime juice
• ⅛ teaspoon os salt
• 2 cranks of freshly ground pepper
• PLUS: Cilantro, scallions, pomegranate seeds, lime wedges (optional
garnishes)
Directions:
- Warm your leftover turkey in the oven or microwave.
- While your turkey warms, start making the salsa. Add oil to a medium-size pan and sauté onion on medium heat for about 3 minutes.
- Add corn, cranberries, garlic, orange juice, honey, lime juice, salt, and pepper, and cook for 3 to 5 minutes until the juice is reduced (almost gone).
- Cube or shred the turkey and mix it with the salsa.
- Assemble the tacos by spooning ½ cup turkey-salsa mixture into each tortilla.
- Top with garnishes and a squeeze of lime, if you’d like.
Nutritional Information (per taco):
Calories: 205
Carbs: 27g
Protein: 8g
Fat: 8g
Saturated Far: 1g
Sodium: 77mg
Potassium: 253mg
Fiber: 4g
Sugar: 6g
Calcium: 29mg
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