On taste I give this 5 stars. On prep I give 4 stars. A lot of chopping and prep work, but the end taste was well worth it. I don't think this was lacking in flavor at all. I only used 1 pkg of onion soup mix and added 2 cubes of beef bouillon. I also didn't have any wine, so I left it out altogether and added the mushrooms in with the onions (chopped smaller than recommended) to saute a little (scraping up all the pieces on the bottom of the pan as one person recommended). The beef just fell apart it was so tender. It was the best beef stew I've made or tasted.

Reviewed On: Oct. 7, 2009

Good. I liked the convenience of baking. I sprinkled salt, pepper and garlic on them and then baked for 45 min at 400 as suggested by others, dipped them in the sauce, baked for 10 more min, basted again and then broiled them for 5 min at 425. My husband said they were cooked perfect. I didn't care for the tomato sauce in the hot sauce. I will leave it out next time. I make some with buffalo sauce, also some with BBQ (bottled), and some with Teriyaki (also bottled)for my kids who can't take the heat yet. I also bake mine on the broiling pan with a little water in the pan. It makes clean up much easier, dripping don't smoke and burn.

Reviewed On: May 23, 2009