
40 Reviews
Cathy
May 7, 2022
Paulene Christie did this one and can see why it was your top pick! Added 3 or 4 rosemary stalks as well and served with carrots (added last hour)and Brussel sprouts for the last 30 mins or so but down to warm only. Very happy birthday girl
Debbie Reynolds
October 31, 2021
I use another onion and sauté first and brown the shanks to add flavour, although its perfectly nice if you don’t. also omit the packet of soup to avoid additives and excess salt etc, season with salt and white pepper the amounts required.
Pamela Charles
September 26, 2021
made this for our dinner tonight. It was so scrummy! I used the salt reduced F.O.S. and threw in a couple of sprigs of rosemary as well. Going to make it again
Cathy Miller
September 16, 2021
This is absolutely delicious! I only added half the French onion soup though to decrease the sodium content.
Alana Smith
May 6, 2021
I have made this several times and at times needed to substitute the mushroom soup, no problem each and every time it has been delicious, HEADS UP FOR THOSE WHO HESITATE WITH THE MINT SAUCE, THREE THREES 333 MAKE A WONDERFUL MINT JELLY that goes very well with this dish and with other meats. Tonight we are using Country Ladle Bone Broth Creamy Chicken & White Bean and we add carrot and finely diced potato but follow the rest of the recipe, it is also a delicious version and child friendly.
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Judy Coombe
April 21, 2021
Made this yesterday. Beautiful dish and so easy. I used the salt reduced French onion soup mix and added 250g sliced mushrooms. Yummy
Vicki
April 13, 2021
Made this last weekend, absolutely loved it, will make this again for sure
Tracy
April 10, 2021
THIS DOES NOT TASTE LIKE MUSHROOMS!!!!!!!! My husband and I are both AVID mushroom haters and I don’t love mint sauce, in fact I sat on this recipe for over a year to scared to try it haha I bit the bullet and today was the day my family tried it and WE ALL LOVED IT <3 I did it with 6 lamb shanks and doubled all the ingredients but the French onion soup and the cooking time above was spot on…..served with creamy mash DELISH
Linda
December 15, 2020
Just made this and it was absolutely delicious
Jeanette
July 8, 2020
Cooking this right now can’t wait hubby loves it
Tracey
May 16, 2020
Loved this! Followed recipe and it needed no adjustments at all. Will defs be cooking this again 👍
Barb
May 11, 2020
Super easy and very flavourful!
I’m not a mint sauce lover so the next time I make it, it will be minus the mint sauce.
Rebecca
April 28, 2020
Really impressed with this one. I loved the flavour and we are not big lamb eaters in our house. I didn add the mint as we don’t stock / like it. I also only had 2 steaks so I added sausages for the kids and they enjoyed it.
Lisa Bartlett
June 30, 2019
This recipe is amazing, so easy, I dont use the mint sauce as neither of us like it, my partner loves loves it as do I.
DELICIOUS

Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central
October 4, 2018
You can yes. Others use cream of chicken also
Michelle Pfeiffer
October 3, 2018
Could I use creme of celery or asparagus soup instead as I am anaphylactic to mushrooms
Kim Simonsen
September 27, 2018
Made lamb shanks with obsession sauce tonight, instead of the condensed mushrooms I used chicken as the husband is allergic to them and added in potatoes and carrots at the bottom and it turned out perfectly,the meat just fell off the bone and the sauce was delicious I did add in some cornflour to thicken sauce a little bit and my husband absolutely loved it and had it with fresh bread and butter. It was not salty at all and has now become a favourite for my husband as he would like me to make it again 🙂
Danni
August 18, 2018
Was a very simple recipe, and the flavors were really tasty. My mere male didn’t even know it had a mushroom soup base, winning!
Georgie Genders
August 12, 2018
Literally my favourite meal ever, i absolutely hate mushrooms and am an extremely fussy eater so I didn’t try this recipe for so so long.. it’s now pretty much a weekly meal in our house. And having it with shanks is 100x better! Thanks for the delicious recipe Paulene
Manda
June 17, 2018
Best ever!! My second try I substituted the mint sauce for cranberry jelly and it was so delicious. Probably one of my top 5.
Bev Horton
May 26, 2018
Totally delicious
We love mushrooms too and I sliced about half a punned into it – it was gorgeous!
Note to Laura, looking for an equivalent for UK, try looking for a South African shop, there are loads, you should find packet brown onion soup (same thing) there, or if there isn’t a SA shop near you, search online for “st marcus south african shop” – the brand will be either Royco or Maggie
Jay
April 30, 2018
I found with the whole packet of french onion pkt that it is too salty and over takes the flavour. I have since made it numerous times with about a 1/4 of the soup packet and it had been delicious. The mint jelly really makes this dish pop and brings it all together. It doesn’t taste like mushrooms but we love mushies so I always add fresh mushrooms to the mix. At times I put root vegetables in with the meat (works great with chicken, beef, lamb, goat, and kangaroo).
Once I reduced the salt from the soup, this had become a real favourite here.
Thanks

Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central
January 15, 2018
Diced beef works great … so does chicken 🙂
Delphine Griffith
January 9, 2018
My Son won’t eat anything with mushrooms, he doesn’t know the ingredients and really likes this, we have it at least once a month.
I was thinking about trying it with diced beef for something different.
Laura Reed
December 10, 2017
I made this last week and followed the recipe exactly as was. It was really yummy, even my husband liked it who usually doesn’t care for slow cooked meals. I’ll definitely make this again soon.
Rebecca Reeve
November 22, 2017
Made this and turned it into pies. One of my favourite recipes. Always a hit!! Thankyou for creating it
Paul Crabbe
October 6, 2017
Spelling error : Worcestershire sauce or shortened to Worcester Sauce
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Ellen Polomka
August 19, 2017
Made it again tonight. Hubby said it’s worth 6 gold 🌟’S.
Red Dog
July 6, 2017
Recipe Bang On

Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central
June 30, 2017
Did you mean you can find it in a powdered form soup? As that’s the right one 🙂
Laura
June 29, 2017
I am planning on doing this but wonders if anyone knew what the U.K. Alternative to French onion soup powder was as I have looked everywhere possible for this and can’t find it. I can find French onion soup in a cab ready made or powder for onion sauce. Thanks in advance e for your help!!!
Paul McClear
June 24, 2017
This recipe is the bomb

Ellen Polomka
June 23, 2017
Yum yum yum. Made 4 times so far. Hubby just loves it.
Arthur Gane
April 16, 2017
Made this a few days ago.
Beautiful. Added sliced mushrooms
Great sauce

Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central
January 31, 2017
Use these methods next time to reduce the fat prior to serving 🙂
How can I remove excess fat/oil from my slow cooker dish?
Steve Lord
January 31, 2017
Not one I would do again, fat from the shanks made the sauce greasy and ruined the taste. After doing this recipe with Lamb chops which turned out awesome was quite dissapointed with this version.
Erica
September 27, 2016
This was delicious! I cooked on high for the first 2 hours and again for the last hour and the shanks were perfect. I didn’t add mint as I can’t stand it. This is a favourite of ours, sooooo good!
Amy
July 20, 2016
I accidentally added cream of chicken soup…… but it turned out beautiful anyway. I added whole small mushrooms in also.
Cat
June 20, 2016
I tried this however it ended up becoming a casserole because the lamb fell off the bones before I could even pick them up! I also added diced carrot and potatoes to the sc before covering the shanks and vegies in the sauce 🙂
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Ann noonan
May 31, 2022
Once again this recipe has made my day ….I just love it 😋