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★ Why You'll Love this Recipe ★
Just 5 ingredients!
You'll love this simple yet hearty enchilada recipe made with lean ground turkey, diced potatoes, and black olives all smothered in red enchilada sauce topped with a blend of melted cheeses.
These are so easy and full of flavor.
Since very few ingredients are needed, this meal comes together quickly making it a great way to feed a family on a busy day.
Made with potatoes, black olives and ground turkey!
This oven-baked enchilada recipe is unique in that it incorporates potatoes, black olives, and ground turkey for a flavorful yet easy-to-prepare dish.
Freezer-friendly, too.
These enchiladas can be prepared, frozen, then thawed and baked. Whenever you're ready for an easy meal, you can just pop them in the oven for dinner. Great for sharing with friends and neighbors too!
Mmm mm cheesy!
These enchiladas are topped with melty cheese making them look just as good as they taste. Your family or dinner guests will want to dig right in.
★ Ingredients You'll Need ★
You only need 5 main ingredients to make this dinner! Black olives are optional but highly encouraged for added flavor.
- Flour tortillas. Large size works best but smaller ones are fine, too.
- Ground turkey. You can use lean ground beef or a half-and-half blend of turkey and beef if you prefer.
- Potatoes. Frozen diced breakfast potatoes is all you need here. Super easy. If you want to add a touch of sweetness, try canned sweet potatoes instead. (Dice them as needed.)
- Red enchilada sauce. Choose your favorite brand.
- Cheese. A shredded blend of Mexican cheese is perfect. You can go with low-fat cheese if you like.
Optional: Black olives. If you're not an olive person, you can skip these, but they do add a lot of salt umami flavor that really elevates this enchilada recipe.
That's it! Super simple. So good.
Optional toppings include: fresh jalapeño slices, cilantro, lime juice, sour cream, and/or hot sauce
★ How to Make this Recipe ★
Here's a look at how to prep and cook these turkey and potato enchiladas.
- Brown ground turkey then add potatoes.
- Stir in black olives and enchilada sauce.
- Fill tortillas, roll up, then place one by one into the pan lined with sauce.
- Brush rolled tortillas with enchilada sauce.
- Sprinkle with cheese and bake.
- Garnish with fresh cilantro, if desired before serving.
★ Tips & FAQs ★
Incorporating lean ground turkey in place of ground beef is one of the best ways to make a favorite dish more healthy. However, if you prefer beef, then you can absolutely make the swap from turkey to beef.
Keep in mind that if using a high-fat ground beef, you may want to drain away excess fat that cooks out. Or start with a lean blend of ground beef.
Sometimes a half-and-half blend of ground beef and ground turkey is the best of both worlds as far as flavor and cutting down on grease.
Leftovers can be stored for up to 3 days in the fridge in an airtight container or up to 1 month in the freezer.
The beauty of enchilada sauce is that it is seasoned, so you do not need additional seasonings. However, if you want to add some extra kick to the turkey as it browns, you can sprinkle on fajita or taco seasoning or any custom blend of seasonings you enjoy.
Yes, these enchiladas can be made ahead and frozen before baking for a quick and easy meal. Just thaw and heat as directed.
If you don't have time to thaw, don't worry. You can bake from frozen, just add some bake time and let the dish heat up with the oven to prevent shattering if using a glass baking dish.
Common side dishes include Mexican rice, black beans, guacamole, or a fresh salsa with tortilla chips.
While corn tortillas are actually traditionally used in enchiladas, I prefer flour tortillas. Go with whichever you prefer! Keep in mind that the flavor and texture will be slightly different.
To make these enchiladas vegetarian, omit the turkey and consider adding a veggie or substituting with plant-based protein like black beans or tofu.
Yes! Sweet potatoes pair well with enchiladas sauce and of course, add a sweet note to this dish.
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Turkey Enchiladas (5-Ingredients)
Equipment
Ingredients
Turkey
- 1 lb ground turkey or beef or blend of both
- 2-4 tablespoon cooking oil
- salt and pepper to season meat
Enchiladas
- 16 oz frozen diced potatoes
- 3.8 oz sliced black olives drained (optional)
- 12 ct flour tortillas
- 28 oz red enchilada sauce
- 8 oz Mexican blend shredded cheese
Optional Toppings
- jalapeño slices, fresh cilantro, squeeze of lime, sour cream, and/or hot sauce
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Cook turkey. Heat skillet to medium/high heat then add ground turkey. (Add a drizzle of cooking oil as needed to prevent sticking). Cook until browned.
- Cook potatoes. Add frozen potatoes and a few more drizzles of vegetable oil to the meat and cook together until the potatoes are cooked through.
- Add olives and sauce. Add chopped black olives and about ⅓ cup of enchilada sauce to the potatoes and meat. Mix to combine.
- Fill tortillas and add to baking dish. Add a thin layer of enchilada sauce to a large casserole dish.Fill each tortilla with ¼ cup of the turkey and potato mixture, placing it in the middle of the shell. Add 1 tablespoon cheese on top. Fold one side of the tortilla in, over the filling, then fold the other side over. Flip the enchilada so the seam faces down and add it to your baking pan. Repeat this process for all 12 tortillas, fitting them into your pan snugly pushed together.
- Add sauce and cheese. Pour remaining enchilada sauce over tortillas, brush to completely coat.Sprinkle a layer of cheese evenly over top.
- Bake. Cover loosely with foil and bake at 350ºF for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes or until the cheese is fully melted.
- Serve. Remove from oven and allow to slightly cool before serving.
Notes
- You may need an additional 9x9 square pan for extra enchiladas if all 12 enchiladas won’t fit into one pan. It's okay to tightly pack them in though.
- For extra flavor, you can choose frozen potatoes with onions and peppers added.
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