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I choped all the vegetables the night before and put them in the crock pot with the beans and stored it in the fridge overnight, then added the broth and seasoning in the morning.  I didn't even have to get up any earlier to get the crock pot started before work!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2010-10-18","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"GoldBee"},"reviewBody":"This was great! 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This just didn&#39;t have that much flavor.<\/p>","CommentId":4,"DateRated":"09\/24\/2011 20:19","GUID":"793cebfcb6d74ed587fbd8a1b1717b4c","MemberId":1712085,"Rating":3,"ScreenName":"mjlouk","SubmittedDate":"09\/24\/2011 20:19"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":5,"DateRated":"08\/31\/2011 09:54","GUID":"85e9794cb39343d7915a1d4e690615ee","MemberId":6138646,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"Marjade","SubmittedDate":"08\/31\/2011 09:54"},{"Comment":"<p>So easy!  I choped all the vegetables the night before and put them in the crock pot with the beans and stored it in the fridge overnight, then added the broth and seasoning in the morning.  I didn't even have to get up any earlier to get the crock pot started before work!<\/p>","CommentId":6,"DateRated":"05\/01\/2011 15:05","GUID":"1d0e8a8fc4554526a73cd1c23bec1e74","MemberId":1219621,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"lrudolf","SubmittedDate":"05\/01\/2011 15:05"},{"Comment":"<p>It is very good, I did add some fresh parsley and I used tomatoes that I had canned over the summer. It was very flavorful. I like it because it is low fat and filling.<\/p>","CommentId":7,"DateRated":"02\/05\/2011 10:40","GUID":"133f5620a4894e36a083b32312c26aa9","MemberId":5707712,"Rating":4,"ScreenName":"Kitchen Gnome","SubmittedDate":"02\/05\/2011 10:40"},{"Comment":"<p>This was great! 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