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 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