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Roast Fish With Cannellini Beans and Green Olives

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Cooked whole fish fillet on top of beans and olives in baking dish covered with lemon slices beside a dinner plate with...
Photo by Alex Lau, Food Styling by Sue Li

Creamy cannellinis studded with olives and chile flip the script on baked beans (though you can use chickpeas or butter beans instead of cannellini). This is one of those throw-together dinner recipes that relies on staples like canned beans and lemons; all you have to do is pick up the fish. You could cook said fish in less time on higher heat, but slow-roasting provides the best insurance against overcooking.

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