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Delicious chili! I used two cans of petite diced tomatoes, undrained, and omitted the tomato juice. Everything else remained the same. Served with cornbread and sweet coleslaw. Will definitely make again! <\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2024-03-28","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"tammycookblogsbooks"},"reviewBody":"
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