Prepare these flavorful dishes using canned foods that are healthy and easy to make.

You Will Need

Canned foods

Fresh vegetables

Quinoa, cooked and cooled

Herbs and spices

Ranch dressing

Lemon juice

Yogurt

Sliced almonds, toasted

Lean ground beef or turkey

Sloppy Joe sauce

Corn tortillas

Vanilla extract

Instant chocolate pudding

Milk

3-oz. cups

Popsicle sticks

Steps

STEP 1 Make a turkey quinoa salad

Make a turkey quinoa salad. Combine an 8 3/4-ounce can of corn, a 5-ounce can of turkey, a 15-ounce can red kidney beans, 1/2 cup green onion, 1 small bell pepper, chopped, 2 cups quinoa, 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, and 1/3 cup ranch dressing in a large bowl.

STEP 2 Make iced peach-blueberry soup

Make a cold peach-blueberry soup. Blend a 15-ounce can of peaches, a 15-ounce can of blueberries, 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon cardamom, 1 tablespoons of lemon juice,and an 8-ounce container of plain fat-free yogurt in a blender for 45 seconds. Place in bowls and top with 1/3 cup toasted almonds.

Place the canned peaches and blueberries in the refrigerator ahead of time so they are cold.

STEP 3 Make Mexican sloppy joes

Make sloppy Joes. Brown 1 1/4 pounds of lean ground turkey or beef over medium-high heat in a large skillet. Add one 15 1/2-ounce can of sloppy Joe sauce, a 7-ounce can of corn,and 1 cup of kidney beans. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Put a tortilla in a soup bowl and ladle the sloppy jJoe mixture into the middle, and top with tomatoes and cheese.

STEP 4 Make frozen pear fudge pops

Make frozen pear fudge pops. Blend a 15-ounce can of pears, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, a 3 1/2-ounce box of instant chocolate pudding, and 1 1/2 cups of 2 percent milk in a blender on medium-high for one minute. Pour into paper cups. Insert a Popsicle stick and place in the freezer until solid, about 3 hours.

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