Reviewed: May 10, 2012

Very Tasty. I also used 1/2 amount of salt and also all sliced fresh shitake mushroom. A real keeper recipe.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Seattle, Washington, USA

Reviewed: May 2, 2012

Did my own combo of spices and as many have said, cut down the pepper to 1t. Used real onion and sautéed it with the garlic first. Did not have barley so tried quinoa and while it was still delicious, it was not the texture this barley stew was meant to be. I would have better off using brown rice. I did find it interesting that the quinoa actually sprouted in the stew. The second batch I made I threw in a couple handfuls of frozen stir fry vegetables that needed used up in the stew for the last hour and that came out great as well. Veggies still had some crunch. Great meaty-like stew that should satisfy any hungry person.

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acountryvegan

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Apr. 18, 2012

I followed reviewer's advise to cut down on pepper, I used one jar of regular mushrooms (all I had), sauteed onion, celery and carrot slices, and 'Not Chikn' vegetarian bullion cubes. It only needed just over 3 hours in my crockpot on high. Outstanding! eating every day!

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kristyg

Reviewed: Apr. 14, 2012

As is, soup is delicious and makes great leftovers. Next time I make this I am going to completely cut out the button mushrooms and use either solely shiitake mushrooms or a combo of shiitake and oyster mushrooms.

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ahlavac

Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Mar. 26, 2012

After eainting one bowl I threw it out. It absorbed most of the liquid and I had to add more during cooking, other than that I followed recipe exactly. It was not my taste at all.

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Kristy

Reviewed: Mar. 26, 2012

ok but could have been more flavorful. Will add more spices next time.

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jess in NY

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Fort Myers, Florida, USA

Living In: Long Island, New York, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 25, 2012

This is a delicious stew! I made it on the stove though because I do not have a slow cooker. I also used "Better than Bullion no chicken base" and added a little mimic cream.

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BeccaXVX

Reviewed: Mar. 11, 2012

This is the first crock pot recipe I've ever made that actually came out well! We're not big fans of lentils, but it's still delicious. (I made a half batch, and added a cup of cream after I turned the heat off to sort of "lighten" the flavour.)

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morgi

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 25, 2012

amazingly delicious - even the kids loved it. I subbed 1/2tsp of Bell's stuffing seasoning for the savory, omitted the bay leaves completely, and added only about 6 grinds of my pepper shaker - much less than called for in the recipe. I added about 1 tsp of salt and cooked on high for 4 hours, then left the cover askew for another hour to cook off some of the liquid. (I had only fresh shiitake mushrooms and forgot to reduce the liquid before adding it!) Will definitely make again!

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Marybee

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 25, 2012

We really enjoyed the recipe. I did tweak it a bit: I used ~2 cups of sliced fresh shitake mushrooms, and 4 medium portabello mushrooms. I also fried 1/2 a medium yellow onion with 1 Tbsp of minced garlic in lieu of using the onion flakes. Maybe a bit strong on the garlic but that's OK with us. I'll be making it again. Thanks.

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