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"Nextover" Chicken Tacos With Quick Refried Beans

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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Astrid Chastka, Food Styling by Anna Hampton

If you're following the #cook90 initiative and made Crispy Chicken and Potatoes With Cabbage Slaw, these tacos are a delicious and clever use of "nextovers" (what we call leftovers transformed into a new dish the next day). Warming the chicken in tangy tomatillo salsa and topping it with bright cabbage slaw brings it back to life, and the super-fast, garlicky beans round out the meal.

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