Vacation leftovers are a simple meal to placed on repeat, however the turkey will get drier and drier with every day. The important thing to salvaging it – aside from sandwiches slathered with mayonnaise – is rehydrating it in a flavorful sauce that turns it into a very completely different meal.

A taco recipe from our e-book “Milk Avenue Tuesday Nights,” which limits recipes to 45 minutes or much less, is an effective way to make use of leftover turkey. We lay the muse for a chili verde salsa by browning onions and poblano chilies in a skillet, then simmering the greens in cumin-spiked hen broth.

A portion of the liquid is pureed in a blender with tomatillos to make the salsa, whereas the turkey is reheated within the remaining liquid. We add the puree to the pan to meld the flavors for a simple, spicy-tangy filling for corn tortillas, served with bitter cream and pickled sliced jalapeños on the aspect.

Canned tomatillos make the prep go rapidly, however make sure you crush and drain them in a strainer over a bowl earlier than utilizing them. In any other case, their packing liquid would make the sauce too skinny.

And if all of the turkey has gone to sandwiches, a shredded rotisserie hen works, too.

Chile verde tacos with turkey 

Begin to end: 40 minutes

Servings: 4

Substances:

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
3 poblano chilies, stemmed, halved, seeded and thinly sliced
1 medium white onion, halved and thinly sliced
2 teaspoons floor cumin
½ cup low-sodium hen broth or water
26-ounce can tomatillos, crushed and drained
Kosher salt and floor black pepper
3 cups shredded cooked turkey or hen
¼ cup chopped recent cilantro
¼ cup lime juice, plus lime wedges to serve
Eight corn tortillas, warmed

Instructions:

In a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium, warmth the oil till barely smoking. Add the chilies and onion, then stir, cowl and cook dinner, stirring often, till the greens are tender and the onions are effectively browned, about 10 minutes.

Add the cumin and cook dinner, stirring, till aromatic, about 30 seconds. Stir within the broth, convey to a simmer and cook dinner till a lot of the moisture has evaporated, 3 to five minutes. Take away the pan from the warmth. Switch 1 cup of the combination to a blender, add the drained tomatillos and mix till easy. Style and season with salt and pepper.

Return the skillet to medium-high. Add the turkey and cook dinner, stirring often, till heated by way of, about 5 minutes. Stir within the pureed combination and produce to a simmer. Off warmth, stir within the cilantro and lime juice. Style and season with salt and pepper. Serve with the tortillas and lime wedges.

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