Like a lot of you out there, I had a leftover Christmas dinner in the fridge but wanted something a little different. The rest of the family was out of town for a couple days after Christmas, so that gave me a few options for dinner. I wanted to fix something that fit the usual requirements:

 

 

After staring the pantry down for a short while, inspiration struck me. The end result was so good (but then I was really hungry), that I wanted to share it with my readers. So, let me present to you, the specialty of the house for the moment, Grilled Turkey Dinner Burritos.

 

First, start with the fixin’s from a turkey dinner. Here I used a layered approach with turkey, mashed potatoes, corn, stuffing, and a little gravy for a balanced meal flavor in a convenient burrito form.

 

Once you have your ingredients roughly centered on the burrito wrapper, fold and roll as you would a standard burrito. Make sure to tuck it in as you roll - you don’t want gravy spilling onto the cooking surface.

 

 

Step 3 - Lay the heat on 

Place the turkey dinner burritos on a double sided sandwich grill (or panini grill). Center the burritos so that they will get the maximum impact from the surfaces.

 

 

Since we are grilling refrigerated food, we want to give it a little additional time. Set the timer for four minutes.  While it is grilling clean up the mess you made getting everything out.

 

 

Step 5 - It's all in the presentation 

The turkey dinner burritos should come off heat quite easily, and the grilled leaves a nice brown mark to the outside. The raised grill surface serves to help cook the inside of the burrito to the perfect temperature. Since presentation is so important in a quality meal like this, I opted for the festive paper plates instead of the regular white ones.

 

 

Step 6 - My favorite part, Eating it 

Now eat and enjoy the Grilled Turkey Dinner Burritos. The classic turkey dinner taste is nicely complimented by the grilled flour shell, making it a tasty treat without the hassle of cooking.