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Straightforward recipe, tasty, and nutritious. The cilantro salad dressing from the store tasted great. I used frozen petite corn out of necessity, everything turned out good!<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2022-06-12","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"LPHJKitchen"},"reviewBody":"This is delicious! My new favorite way to eat fajitas!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2019-07-22","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"ForrestBush"},"reviewBody":"Great! It made it easy to prepare a \"mom diet\" meal that was also kid friendly (my kids had traditional fajitas with the toppings). 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