These Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Tacos are a delicious and easy way to reinvent your holiday leftovers. Packed with juicy turkey and flavorful toppings, these tacos come together quickly for a tasty leftover meal!
You all know how much I love tacos- I've shared my favorite Mexican Street Tacos, Tri-Tip Tacos, Tacos Al Carbon, Grilled Chicken Street Tacos, and more! So, making a leftover turkey taco was a no-brainer.
Why This Recipe Works:
- Flavorful: Cream Cheese, Green Onions, and other Thanksgiving leftovers make for great toppings, giving the turkey a whole new life.
- Quick: Ready in minutes, perfect for busy post-holiday days.
- Creative: A fun twist that breaks up the usual leftover routine.
- Customizable: Easy to adjust with your favorite taco fillings, holiday leftovers, or tasty salsas (check out my favorite Pineapple Mango Salsa for a fun addition!).
What Goes Into This Recipe:
Leftover Shredded Turkey: If you need a tasty turkey recipe, I have lots! My current favorite is my cranberry molasses smoked spatchcock turkey, but you can't go wrong with this herb butter turkey, either!
Toppings: I love a combo of cream cheese and cranberry relish paired with green onions. However, you can use any leftovers to fill the tacos!
Taco Shells: These taste great with fried corn tortillas, but a warmed flour tortilla would be delicious too.
How to Make Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Tacos?
- Fry up some taco shells
- Pan fry or microwave your leftover turkey, stuffing, potatoes, etc. that you are using.
- Build yourself an amazing taco
Thanksgiving Taco Options
Pretty much any leftovers put into taco form will be delicious, so feel free to get creative! I like to make sure I have something creamy (like my turkey gravy without drippings, cranberry sauce, or green bean casserole with cream cheese, smoked cream cheese) to act as a Thanksgiving salsa.
- My Favorite: Turkey with cream cheese, cranberry relish and green onion
- Classic: Turkey with sour cream mashed potatoes, gravy, and homemade stuffing.
- Sweet Potato Spin: Turkey with sweet potato soufflé, toasted marshmallow, and a little syrup.
- Salsas: Looking for a more traditional salsa for these tacos? Check out my roasted tomatillo salsa, pico de gallo, or cilantro lime sauce!
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Frequently Asked Questions
Turkey Tacos, Open-Faced Hot Turkey Sandwiches with Gravy, Turkey Cranberry Sandwich, or Leftover Turkey Enchiladas are all great ways to eat up leftover Thanksgiving turkey!
Heat a little vegetable oil in a frying pan over medium. Fry a corn tortilla until bubbles form, flip and cook 20-30 seconds more, then fold in half and fry each side until golden. Drain on a paper towel to remove excess oil.
When refrigerated, turkey should be eaten within 3-4 days of cooking.
More Related Recipes
If you like his recipe, be sure to check out all my easy Thanksgiving recipes, including Thanksgiving Corn, Thanksgiving Fruit Salad, Chocolate Pumpkin Pie, French Silk Pie, Pumpkin Bread Pudding, How to Spatchcock a Turkey, and this Easy Holiday Cake.
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Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Tacos
Ingredients
- 3 cups Shredded Turkey
- Cranberry Relish
- Cream Cheese
- Green Onions Chopped, garnish
- Any other Thanksgiving leftovers! Stuffing, Green Bean Casserole, Sweet Potato Casserole, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy
- 8-10 Corn Tortillas
- 1-2 Tbsp. Oil for frying
Instructions
- Fry up your tortillas in a fry pan with a bit of oil.8-10 Corn Tortillas, 1-2 Tbsp. Oil
- Shred the turkey into manageable pieces and heat either in the microwave or in a fry pan.3 cups Shredded Turkey
- Heat any other ingredients that are best eaten warm.
- Build your taco! Layer turkey with any combo of leftover ingredients!Cranberry Relish, Cream Cheese, Green Onions, Any other Thanksgiving leftovers!
Notes
- If using cream cheese, allow it to come to room temperature to soften before adding it to your taco- it makes it so much easier to spread
- Nutrition info varies depending on what ingredients you use to make the tacos- calories calculated reflect turkey and tortilla only
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