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 after making this Crock Pot Cranberry Turkey 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
If you like this flavor combo as much as I do, make sure you try these delicious Turkey Cranberry Sliders or Turkey Cranberry Grilled Cheese (Thanksgiving Leftover Sandwiches)!
Turkey, cranberry sauce, and melted cheese make these Turkey Cranberry Quesadillas the perfect day-after-Thanksgiving lunch or dinner!
- 12 Yellow Corn Tortillas or flour tortillas
- 6 slices Havarti cheese (or other white cheese)
- 3 cups left over turkey, chopped
- ¾ cup sliced cranberry sauce, or about 9 slices
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- nonstick spray
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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.
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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.
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Cut turkey cranberry quesadillas into ¼ slices, then serve immediately.
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*Alternatively, you can cook all the quesadillas at one time on a large griddle. Follow above instructions.
Aimee Shugarman says
We make these every year with our leftovers, SO good.
Jen says
This is the perfect use for leftover turkey! Looking forward to eating a ton more of these!
Jamielyn says
I love this idea! These look so delicious and are such an easy way to use up those leftovers!
Chrissie Baker says
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.
Allyson says
Ha! Thanks! You will LOVE them!!!
Courtney O'Dell says
Such a genius way to use up leftovers - so delicious!
Melanie Bauer says
Looks incredibly delicious! Such a perfect idea, so excited to try this tasty recipe!
Allyson says
You will love it! Happy Thanksgiving!
Catalina says
Such a perfect Fall flavor combo! My will love these quesadillas for our movie night!
Toni | Boulder Locavore says
This is such a great idea for Thanksgiving leftovers! Thanks for sharing!
Allyson says
You are so welcome - you will love it!
Kimberly says
Such a delicious way to use up leftovers!
Katerina @ diethood .com says
Such a fantastic idea!! I can't wait to try this!!
Erin | Dinners,Dishes and Dessert says
I know for sure this would be a huge hit in my house!
Melanie Bauer says
I love this! I've got to try that for sure!
Sabrina says
I honestly love holiday leftovers! This is such a great way to switch them up.
Erin | Dinners,Dishes and Dessert says
I need to try this immediately, it looks so good!
Sandra | A Dash of Sanity says
This looks so good! Such a great way to use up leftovers!
Cathy says
YES! These really are the perfect way to use up leftovers!
Michelle says
We're a few days out from Thanksgiving and the leftovers are still in abundance....this is being made today!
Jocelyn says
What an absolutely delicious way to use up those leftovers!!!
Beth says
This is amazing! Talk about a fantastic way to use up leftovers. I can't wait!
jess says
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!
Erin | Dinners, Dishes and Dessert says
This is absolutely fantastic! Definitely a must try!
Natasha says
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.
Melissa says
Great recipe - it was a hit with the fam!
Catalina says
I love Thanksgiving for this! 🙂 I can't wait for the next day after Thanksgiving to make these quesadillas!
Olivia says
This is my favorite way to use up leftovers from Thanksgiving!! It's so easy to make and so delicious!
Tisha says
This is a genius idea for left over turkey
alicia says
These were AMAZING for our leftovers! Definitely keeping this as a yearly staple!