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3 Delicious Dinners You Can Make with a Can of Beans

A trio of fabulous, simple-enough-for-a-Wednesday dishes using three staples: black beans, lime and sweet potatoes.
Recipes created by Marcia Kiesel
Chipotle Bean–Stuffed Roasted Sweet Potatoes
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Chipotle Bean–Stuffed Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Here's one version of a loaded baked potato we hadn't tried before: stuffed with chipotle-spiced black beans, sour cream and cilantro.

Get the recipe: Chipotle Bean–Stuffed Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Black Bean Soup with Chili-Lime Sweet Potatoes
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Black Bean Soup with Chili-Lime Sweet Potatoes
Turn black bean soup into a main course with the addition of chili-lime sweet potatoes, scallions and pumpkin seeds.

Get the recipe: Black Bean Soup with Chili-Lime Sweet Potatoes
Honey-Glazed Salmon with Black Bean Ragout
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Honey-Glazed Salmon with Black Bean Ragout
Black beans, diced and cooked sweet potatoes, cumin and lime make a spectacular side to pan-cooked salmon fillets.

Get the recipe: Honey-Glazed Salmon with Black Bean Ragout
From the January 2015 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
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