Turkey Sweet Potato Enchilada

These Leftover Turkey Sweet Potato Enchiladas are the cure to your turkey burnout. Turkey dries out quickly, so covering it in spicy sauce and cheese revives it.

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Add the flesh from the roasted sweet potatoes to a bowl.

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Add lime juice, salt and cumin to the bowl with the sweet potatoes, and mash into a puree.

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Add about half of the enchilada sauce in the bottom of your casserole pan.

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Heat tortillas wrapped in a towel in the microwave for 30 seconds. This softens them so they don’t tear when rolled.

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Repeat with the other tortillas. Top the rolled enchiladas with more sauce, then top with cheese and olives.

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Top the enchiladas with extra cheese and olives, if desired

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Cover the casserole dish with foil, and bake the enchiladas for 30 minutes. Optionally garnish the enchiladas with avocado and cilantro.

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The perfect recipe to repurpose your leftover holiday turkey! Turkey and baked sweet potatoes are rolled in tortillas with a tangy, spicy enchilada sauce.

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Turkey Sweet Potato Enchilada

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These Leftover Turkey Sweet Potato Enchiladas are the cure to your turkey burnout. Turkey dries out quickly, so covering it in spicy sauce and cheese revives it.

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WHAT YOU NEED

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Add the flesh from the roasted sweet potatoes to a bowl.

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Add lime juice, salt and cumin to the bowl with the sweet potatoes, and mash into a puree.

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Add about half of the enchilada sauce in the bottom of your casserole pan.

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Heat tortillas wrapped in a towel in the microwave for 30 seconds. This softens them so they don’t tear when rolled.

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Repeat with the other tortillas. Top the rolled enchiladas with more sauce, then top with cheese and olives.

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Top the enchiladas with extra cheese and olives, if desired

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Cover the casserole dish with foil, and bake the enchiladas for 30 minutes. Optionally garnish the enchiladas with avocado and cilantro.

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The perfect recipe to repurpose your leftover holiday turkey! Turkey and baked sweet potatoes are rolled in tortillas with a tangy, spicy enchilada sauce.

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