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Easy to make and my entire family loved this recipe. I thought chipotle would make it too spicy for the kids but it was perfect. <\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2017-01-25","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"jstowellsupermom"},"reviewBody":"This recipe was great!!! My whole family loved it!!! Easy to make and tons of flavor!!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2020-02-25","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"JuliaMackenzie"},"reviewBody":"These were soooo good. My husband and I devoured them and I\u2019m excited to have leftovers tomorrow!!! Really easy to make and the flavors came together so well. 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