Canned ingredients are not only a great way to add a nutritional boost to your daily diet, but by recycling your used cans you can also do your part to help the environment.

Did you know that steel cans boast the highest recycling rate of all food packages in the U.S., and steel recycling saves enough energy each year to electrically power almost 18 million households?

Try these nourishing recipes made with ingredients packed in earth-friendly steel cans:

• Ham n’ Veggie Bake
• Pork and Peach Chutney Sauté
• Curried Chicken with Peaches in Lettuce Cups
• Hearty Black-Eyed Pea and Tomato Stew ReciMeal
• Tuna with Grape Tomatoes and Greens
• Green Salad with Posole and Creamy Cilantro-Lime Vinaigrette
• Grilled Tomato-Eggplant Pizza
• Tuscan-style Pasta with Cannellini ReciMeal
• Portabella Pasta
• Sesame Shrimp and Fruit Salad
• Warm Roasted Peppers with Cannellini Beans and Anchovies
• White Bean, Butternut Squash, Kale and Olive Stew
• Artichoke-Bean Salad with Fresh Mint
• Chicken-Zucchini Stuffed Cabbage with Tomato-Chile Sauce