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Good recipe. I doubled it to get two 9\" x 13\" casserole dishes. I used chicken broth instead of water (I had a lot left over from the holidays). Then I added 3 small cans of diced green chiles and a small can of diced jalapenos for a little added spice. EVERYONE wanted the recipe.<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2025-03-22","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"gussymo620"},"reviewBody":"
Great recipe! I did use more green chili than called for though. <\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2014-04-20","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"phoenix82"},"reviewBody":"These are delicious! I feed the homeless every week and had some green chili sausage that I served over the grits. 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