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I did not put it in the crockpot, because I did not realize it had that part before starting. Honestly I wouldn\u2019t put it in the crockpot because there wasn\u2019t a lot of sauce to begin with. Flavor was good- my family enjoyed it. It will be included in the recipe rotation now.<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2020-06-25","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"TonyK"},"reviewBody":"Just made thus for dinner. This is so good. My wife is really picky, she loved it. I bought lettuce to use but somehow when I got home it was bad. I made white rice and topped it with the mixture. 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