Reviewed: Jan. 12, 2008

This is the best vegetable beef stew I have ever tasted. I add a few more vegetables, but it is loved by the whole family.

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Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2008

This was a fantastic base recipe! I swapped out a bunch though; I left out the Italian dressing, instead I browned the beef in a little oil after coating it with stew seasoning and flour. Then I put it in the crock pot and I threw in one beef bullion cube and used the 'garlic and onion' flavored diced tomatoes and added the rest according to the recipe, although I cut the onion and bell pepper down- 1/2 of each. When it was time, I cut up the potatoes and tossed them in a Ziploc bag with some Italian seasoning, Everglades, Old Bay, black pepper and garlic powder, and used baby carrots instead of regular ones. I served it with hunks of fresh baked bread and everyone loved it- there wasn't a bit left!

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Tamara

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Reviewed: Nov. 29, 2007

Great aroma! My teenage sons love it as is, but my husband and I needed a little extra kick. So I added a chipoltle chile to our servings, and for us it was just what the doctor ordered!

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MaryV.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Watsonville, California, USA

Living In: Visalia, California, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 22, 2007

Thanks so much for this recipe, it really was delicious!!! So easy to do and made the house smell great. I did alter it a little bit, eliminating the green pepper and substituting some turnop and peas right before it was done. Also let it cook a little longer than recommended and turned out perfect. A keeper for sure!

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Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2007

This stew is very tasty! I was a little put off by the aroma of the beef cooking in the dressing, but once it was all mixed together the flavor was delicious.

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Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2007

This is so good it's "sick"! I doubled the tomato sauce, omitted the beef broth & replaced it with 1-cup veg stock ("Better Than Bouillon" brand) and 1 cup red wine. I also let the meat/tomatoes simmer for 2-1/2 hrs before adding vegs. Added frozen corn & frozen peas 30 mins before serving. Strongly recommend mixing Cornstarch w/COLD water to thicken at the end. Melt-in-your-mouth delicious!

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Lisa

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Reviewed: Sep. 19, 2007

This was good, but not excellent. I don't think I will do the flour/water mixture at the end if I make it again.

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Reviewed: Aug. 24, 2007

3.5 stars. I made this exactly as written and it is way too salty. 2 teaspoons of beef bouillon plus 1 can of condensed beef soup mixed with only 2 cups of water makes for a very salty and intense flavor stew. I added 2 more cups of water but it was still too salty. DH said it was good, but he request that I use less bouillon or no beef soup. Picky 6yo DS wouldn't touch it. I liked that this recipe has you stew the meat first and then stew the vegetables later which kept the vegetables colors. Still looking for the best beef stew recipe.

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ying

Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Living In: San Francisco, California, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 27, 2007

This is good, but was missing the "bang" I was looking for.

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LTISONE

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Home Town: Youngstown, Ohio, USA

Living In: Cookeville, Tennessee, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 8, 2007

My whole family loved this.

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Onna

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Reviewed: Jun. 28, 2007

Was very good, somewhat of a cross between soup and pasta sauce. A very good and hearty soup for someone who doesn't often enjoy it. I added corn, and took shortcuts by using canned cubed potatoes (first time I ever tried those) and baby carrots.

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Melissa from Ottawa

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Living In: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: May 26, 2007

Thank you for this delicious winter stew. I used whole green beans instead of green pepper and a can of beef & veggie soup as the market had no beef broth, and the whole batch was gobbled up in double time. Will be keeping this one for sure.

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Reviewed: May 8, 2007

The beef stew of beef stews. A joy to the palate!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Reviewed: Apr. 13, 2007

I have to say it took three or four bites before I liked this stew. I was expecting a beefier broth but once I was use to the tomatoe tasting broth I thought it was wonderful. All three very young children loved it and did my husband - so will make again. Thank you for sharing such a good recipe.

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Reviewed: Apr. 5, 2007

I liked this, but I wouldn't use the flour mixture in the end. I loved it before I made the yeast mixture, and definitely would love it without it!

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Nikki

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Reviewed: Apr. 3, 2007

Very good stew! We add cut up hot dog weiners to our stews and the flavor they take on is awesome and the kids love them.

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kehn

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Reviewed: Mar. 8, 2007

Great recipe! I added green beans and corn in place of the peppers and it worked perfectly.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Washington, D.C., USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 28, 2007

Very, very good. Nice meal on a cold day. Hubby doesn't like bell pepper so replaced with celery. I did find recipe only serves 8 if using for main meal. Certainly will make again and again.

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Reviewed: Feb. 26, 2007

This recipe was very yummy and filling. I added a few extra fresh veggies but it would have been just as good without it.

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Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2007

WOW!! DEFINITELY a keeper! This is no doubt the best beef stew I have ever tasted! I will make this one again soon! If I had to pick one thing to complain about it would be that the smell of it cooking was so amazing it drove my husband and I crazy waiting to eat it!!

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Home Town: Wappingers Falls, New York, USA

Living In: Fuquay Varina, North Carolina, USA

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