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Loved it!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2009-12-22","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"plugginalong"},"reviewBody":"I made this using 2% milk and reduced fat cheddar cheese and it was still delicious. By my calculations, using the modifications I did, it lowered the calorie count to 202 per cup. I'm more than willing to spend that on a bowl of delicious soup.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2012-10-19","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"jess.p"},"reviewBody":"HOLY CRAP!! This soup was amazing!! You would never know it's a makeover recipe. Great flavour and very filling. 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I will definitely be making this again.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2010-04-14","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"obsessedwithfood"},"reviewBody":"Best potato soup I ever ate!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2012-03-27","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"foreveringlass"},"reviewBody":"My daughters do not like most soups, however they have been requesting this weekly.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2015-03-03","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Iluv2toh"},"reviewBody":"Delicious soup!  My husband of 56 years loved it, a keeper for sure!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2009-11-12","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"shelleyjCA2AZ"},"reviewBody":"haven't made it yet...but I saved to my recipe box...I would use reduced fat cheese instead of the regular and fat-free milk...even lower in calories...","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2009-11-12","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"mjlouk"},"reviewBody":"This was great!  I think you could make it faster by using frozen hash browns thawed out in the microwave.  I used bacon bits and it worked out just great!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2013-10-30","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"DEADMOON7"},"reviewBody":"ProvideThis soup is delicious! Even my boyfriend liked it and he's a picky eater. I didn't use the pepper or hot sauce and kept the skins on the potatos. I also used 1% lactaid instead of milk and it came out scrumptious! Will definitely be making this again. a review on what you thought of the recipe and how you adjusted it.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2008-12-16","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Altine"},"reviewBody":"This is very tasty!  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