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Instead of 2 cups of heavy cream, I used plain Greek yogurt mixed with 1\/2 cup half & half.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2021-08-21","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Lauren806"},"reviewBody":"We loved this recipe, I added 1\/4 white wine to the onion, garlic, habanero mix, a bit more cheese topped it with pecorino and the basil . Was delicious !!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2022-03-07","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Kim6450"},"reviewBody":"This is a great recipe. My whole family loved it. I'm not sure I liked it as much microwaved the next day but its still a solid recipe. This is definitely a keeper","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2021-06-03","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Jared835"},"reviewBody":"This is\u2026 not good. As written, it seems like the cream just swallows up the entire dish resulting in it having no flavor. There was no heat whatsoever in this dish. The salt was nowhere near enough for all the components of the recipe. I harvested my basil plant for this and am truly sad that I didn\u2019t use it for something else.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":1,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2022-08-03","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Orbs"},"reviewBody":"Delicious!  I cut the servings down to two and left out the garlic.  I substituted Quorn Brand Meatless Pieces for the chicken.  Quick and easy side dish.  Thank you, Cynthia, for sharing this recipe.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2020-11-16","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Aubrey"},"reviewBody":"I am just trying to get out of my shell and start cooking more in preparation to move out and this recipe gave me that confidence I needed! I had to make a few adjustments based on the ingredients at my local grocery store but it was still delicious. I had difficulty finding fire-roasted tomatoes, so instead used diced tomatoes that had Italian seasoning, I also faced difficulty with the habenaro pepper, having to switch to jalapeno, just due to the people I was serving it to were not too into spice. 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