This was easy and good! We added a little beef broth at the end and mixed the whole thing with extra wide egg noodles - great beef and noodles!

I wanted to like this recipe, but it was too bland and oily. I cut the butter down to just barely 1/4 cup. I did brown the meat with onion and garlic. When almost ready to serve, I tasted and it had no flavor to it. I tried to doctor it up by adding some garlic salt, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper. When my daughter tried it she just shrugged her shoulders and said that it is not a favorite.

I gave this four stars because it was really good but I did have to make some changes. I browned the beef in batches with garlic powder and cracked pepper. I then carmelized 1 small onion sliced into rings and melted the rest of the butter with it before adding it to the beef and onion soup. I'll be reducing the butter to probably 1/3 c next time. Also I was curious to see if this could be made in the oven as well so I baked it in a TIGHTLY covered baking dish for 3 1/2 hours at 300 degrees and it was moist and tender. Great easy recipe.

I've never used a crock pot before so this was my first time. I messed up a little by adding water to the pot and not adding the butter and putting 2 extra packets of onion soup. When I realized my mistake an hour later I tasted the broth. It was thin so I added the butter and some grape vinegar. I didn't want to add any salt because of the extra onion soup packets. I figured once some of the liquid evaporated, the salt would be fine. I cooked it the recommended time and cooked it on high for the last hour with the lid slightly ajar to let out more steam. I took out a cup of broth and added some cornstarch to it. Mixed it with the broth and repeate until it made a gravy with a good consistency. It came out really nice! The vinegar gave it a beautiful taste and my family loved it. I served it with flavored rice and lemon corn. I will make this again!

But its better with a cup of beef stock and only a dab of butter.

I browned the beef just a bit (chopped some boneless chuck ribs), added marinated whole mushrooms, some garlic and a little wine. Served over linguine. I'm gonna try again and add sliced sweet onion, marinated mushrooms again, and try serving over mashed potatoes. Thanks for the recipe!

Instead of using stew meat I used a bottom round roast. Turned out delicious and it is very simple.

This was a great dish. After reading the other reviews, I did a few changes of my own (also because I'm on Weight Watchers right now). First I sprayed the meat with Pam, then I tossed it with 2 Tbsp of garlic powder, 2 Tbsp of Worcestershire pepper, and 1/4 cup of Worcestershire sauce. I used a beef onion soup instead of regular and mixed in with the meat prior to going in the cooker. I used Imperial 1/3 fat spread instead of butter and I put in frozen green beans and diced onions. I served it over brown rice. Easy, great dish.

This was really good - very tender and an interesting flavor. I will make again, but not for a while, since I know what went into it - all that butter!!

This had great flavor but was a little too greasy. I did not make any changes. Everyone liked it though.

I tweaked this a lot and it was fantastic. I seasoned the beef with salt, pepper and garlic powder, then tossed with the melted butter and soup mix. I then put in a small sliced onion and 1/2 cup beef broth. Let that cook for about 5 hours and then tossed in baby carrots, cornstarch and a dash of worcestershire sauce and let it sit for another hour. Absolutely delish! I really don't think the beef needs to be browned before going in the crockpot. It browned nicely on its own and was so moist and falling apart when cut with a fork.

This recipe is very easy, and very good. I made it when my room mate was sick, and told him it was in the fridge. It didn't last long, with him at home eating it. It goes great over egg noodles. One change to the recipee was to add some minced garlic to the mix, which turned out great!

This was awesome served with noodles!

Always a favorite, I have passed this recipe on so many times. Even to the woman at the local meat shop when she asked me a good way to use stew beef. My kids love it, can be served with some additions for a special meal, or as is for an easy make-ahead weekday dinner. Thanks so much!

we didnt like the taste of this as the recipe was; if we have this again I will definitely follow the tips of adding wine etc...

Simple crock pot recipe that's great for busy days. Not my favorite because I'm not a huge fan of stew beef, but you can't beat the ease, and the rest of the family likes it. I served it over egg noodles.