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I added a small can of mushrooms and onion flakes to it and it tasted a little bit like chicken stroganoff. I only had full fat cream of chicken soup and full fat half and half on hand, but you could lower the fat intake by buying the 98% fat-free cream of mushroom soup and fat-free half and half. Also, I cut the recipe in half to make 6 servings instead of 12 and put it in the oven for 20 minutes. Perfect!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2010-04-19","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"PurpleHat"},"reviewBody":"This was ok, but nothing special. I like tarragon, but think it was a little too strong in this casserole. The next day I added some ranch dressing to it before reheating, and it actually tasted better. If I make again I'll definitely make some changes.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":3,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2010-09-09","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"OlivePuzzle"},"reviewBody":"Made the Tarragon Chicken Casserole this week. I added 1\/3 cup diced onion. I like onion in my tarragon chicken salad so I thought it would taste good. We really liked it and hubby asked for it twice in his lunch this week. I'll be making this again for sure.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2010-10-12","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"RedCoathanger"},"reviewBody":"It was okay. It's pretty easy to make but it was kind of bland to me.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":2,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2010-10-25","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"CyanTeepee"},"reviewBody":"I've been making this regularly since the recipe came out years ago. Substituting milk for the half and half works fine and reduces the fat. Since I don't care for tarragon, I substitute the same amount of basil and it comes out tasty.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2010-12-19","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"PurpleLamp"},"reviewBody":"I thought this was pretty good and very easy. I used less tarragon and I think that's a pretty good idea. 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