Food Recipes Turkey and Cheese Pupusas 5.0 (1) Add your rating & review Pupusas filled with turkey and cheese are a great snack or lunch—and are easy to make. By Ananda Eidelstein Ananda Eidelstein Instagram Website Ananda Eidelstein is a vegetable-loving food writer, recipe developer, and editor. She is the former Senior Food Editor at REAL SIMPLE magazine. Prior to writing and editing feature stories, having her own monthly vegetarian column, and developing over 300 recipes during her time at RS, she was the Assistant Food Editor at Rachael Ray Every Day. She has also gained experience in the test kitchens of Martha Stewart's Living, and Saveur magazines, in catering, TV, and a Michelin-starred restaurant in New York City. Ananda is a graduate of the French Culinary Institute, now known as the International Culinary Center, with nearly a decade of culinary and food media experience. Real Simple's Editorial Guidelines Updated on August 21, 2022 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Brie Passano Hands On Time: 25 mins Total Time: 50 mins Yield: 6 pupusas Pupusas are a Salvadorian dish made from masa harina (a specific type of corn flour), stuffed with a variety of fillings such as meat, cheese, or beans, then pan-fried until golden brown and crisp. These turkey and cheese pupusas are great as handheld fare but even better loaded with a zingy salsa verde, pickled vegetables, or a fresh salad to balance their richness. Ingredients 1 ½ cups masa harina 1 ¼ teaspoons kosher salt 1 ⅓ cups warm water ½ cup shredded and chopped cooked turkey meat ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese ½ teaspoon ground cumin 1 clove garlic, grated 3 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil Salsa verde, for serving Sour cream, for serving Pickled red onions, for serving (optional) Directions Mix masa harina and salt in a large bowl. Slowly add the water while mixing the ingredients with your hand. Knead mixture until all water is incorporated; dough will be sticky. Let rest about 5 to 10 minutes. Combine turkey, mozzarella, cumin, and garlic in a separate small bowl. With damp hands, roll dough into 2-inch balls (slightly larger than a golf ball). Hold one ball in a cupped hand and, with your other hand, press your thumb into the ball to make a large well for the filling. Add a heaping tablespoon of turkey mixture to the well and bring dough around filling to enclose. Gently shape dough back into a ball. Flatten into a disc about 4-inches in diameter. Repeat with remaining dough and filling; dampen hands as needed. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium. Gently place pupusas in skillet and cook until golden brown in spots, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Repeat with remaining pupusas, adding more oil if needed. Drain on paper towels. Serve with salsa verde, sour cream, and pickled red onions. Rate it Print