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I pureed a yellow bell pepper to include for some more color. Also, I couldn't find shredded Pepper Jack cheese, so I used slices ... just layed them flat on the crust before adding the dressing mixture. I'm going to try making it with crescent rolls next time since the pizza crust was a little thick for our liking. The Ranch Dressing gives it just enough zip! My non-vegetable-eating family ate this up!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2012-08-03","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"PurpleCocktail"},"reviewBody":"It's me again, once I bake the crescent, I let it cool and than add cream cheese mixture and top with vegetables and cheese but I don't bake it again. I serve as is, cold. 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