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Shred or slice leftover cooked turkey into small pieces.
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Heat corn tortillas in the microwave in a plastic bag for approximately one minute.
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(I like to sprinkle a bit of water in so they are nice and moist and dont fall apart.)
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As microwave heating varies, you will know they are ready when you can roll them and they dont break.
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Place turkey on one side of a tortilla on a plate.
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Roll it up and place a toothpick in the middle to keep it rolled together.
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Heat a pan of oil to medium heat.
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Place taquitos in oil and fry until golden brown and crisp on both sides.
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Finely shred green-leaf lettuce.
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Top taquitos with shredded lettuce and salsa (my favorite is spicy tomato-avocado salsa) and a generous sprinkling of queso seco (basically a Mexican dry cheese).
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I use queso cotijo from my local grocer.
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Any Parmesan-type cheese will work.
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*You can find the recipe for Daisys Homemade Hot Salsa in my TastyKitchen recipe box (daisycooks).
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Now, try not to eat the whole plate.
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And refrain from cooking an entire other turkey just to make taquitos.
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These things arent light on the calories.
