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I made two small \"tweaks\" - I used Taste Of Home's \"Seasoned Couscous\" recipe instead of plain couscous and I also used diced tomatoes instead of cutting up the stewed ones (saved a step). Very quick and very yummy, I'll be making this again!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2020-01-28","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"PurpleBullhorn"},"reviewBody":"This was pretty good, but we preferred the chickpeas sprinkled with Greek herbs and roasted for 20 minutes at 459 degrees. 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