My Caribbean Carnival cruise last month inspired all sort of fresh & fun flavors! These tacos make the most of your Thanksgiving leftovers and are a perfectly balanced family meal, with a Mexican twist!
On my cruise in the Western Caribbean I enjoyed so many regionally inspired flavors. Fresh Mexican food was everywhere. Cooking it up at home brings back memories of the seas! In this dish, fall & winter flavors pair perfectly with corn tortillas in these Roasted Butternut Squash & Turkey Tacos.
Use Thanksgiving turkey leftovers, or cook up some boneless turkey breast which is what I did here.
For the butternut squash, I cut, seeded, peeled & cut it into bite sized pieces. Then it was tossed with olive oil, sea salt, pure maple syrup, cinnamon, salt & pepper.
Lay it out on a sheet pan in a single layer & roast at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.
Your house will smell holiday festive when the squash roasts. This dish is perfect for entertaining & for family meals. My kids & hubs loved it!
I hope you enjoy my pairing of Thanksgiving meets Mexico flair! For more cruise inspired recipes please follow my Pinterest board.
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Awesome Taco Recipe Links
- Crock Pot Chicken Tacos Prevention RD
- Fish Tacos with Red Cabbage Slaw Land of Noms
- Shredded Lamb Tacos Little Figgy
- Slow Cooker Green Chile Chicken Tacos Kalyn’s Kitchen
- Slow Cooker Carnitas Pulled Pork Tacos Bowl of Delicious
- Sweet & Smoky Baked Tofu Tacos Veggie and the Beast
I’ll be honest, some of the leftover posts get a big eye roll from me – boring, so much of the same stuff. But not these babies! Holy YUM! 🙂 Thanks for the taco love for my crock pot tacos! 🙂
Hi Nicole, I agree ~ tried to get super creative but at the same time keeping it simple with these tacos. So glad you enjoy! Thanks for your great recipe too 🙂
Marla these images are gorgeous! Like, I want to pin every single one, and in the coming days, plan to! It was hard to decide which one I wanted to pin first 🙂 And way to use up the leftovers – amen!
Thanks so much Averie!! Always appreciate your pin LOVE 🙂 have a great weekend!
I cannot think of a better way to use Thanksgiving leftovers! I love how this isn’t heavy comfort food like so many T-day leftover recipes are. Perfect!!
Good thing I ordered a huge turkey so we’ll be sure to have enough leftovers to make these! I love hearing about the inspiration from the cruise Marla. Yummy!
Thanks Katie! It’s really cool to share the fun with you guys!
I have been mixing the squash and turkey with ELPASO TACO seasoning, then layering with burritos wraps then cheese,then squash mixture, then cheese again and backing at 350 for 30 minutes and everyone loves it
I’m so happy to hear this! M
Dinner perfection Marla! Love this!!
Brilliant! These look incredibly tasty.
Fun tacos!
I love butternut squash but am tired of just roasting & mashing. This sounds delicious!
Awesome!! I’m so happy to hear I could inspire new ways to enjoy it! Have a great weekend!
YUm!! Such a fun recipe, and the tacos look so festive !!
I love your take on Thanksgiving leftovers. So festive!
These look amazing!!! I just mad leftover tacos this past weekend with turkey, but these are going on my list too!
Such a perfect use for leftover turkey! Love these flavors!
These tacos are just so gorgeous, love the colors! Pinned!
Great use of leftovers! I can totally get on board with this.
I am absolutely loving this Tex-Mex twist on Thanksgiving leftovers. What a fun take on a classic!
This is brilliant!! I love that you’re using leftover turkey in tacos!!
What a great idea to make tacos with leftover turkey. . and love the addition of the roasted butternut squash! delish!!
What a fun cruise! Sounds like you got some great inspiration! Yum!
Yes, please!
Yes! Bring on the Thanksgiving leftovers. I think I like all the leftovers more than the actual meal itself. Tacos would be so simple– perfect for an easy meal after cooking for a week straight 🙂
What an amazingly creative and delicious looking way to use up Thanksgiving leftovers! And, many thanks for linking to my carnitas tacos 🙂