Instant Pot Salisbury Steak is a quick and delicious dinner that is ready in just 35 minutes. On a cold winter day, there’s nothing like this comforting recipe coated in gravy to satisfy your cravings. Serve it over mashed potatoes with some roasted asparagus for the perfect meal!
This savory hearty main dish is made easy in the Instant Pot for a quick meal that tastes like you worked all day!
What is Salisbury Steak?
When it comes to classic, home-cooked American cuisine, it doesn’t get any more delicious than Salisbury steak. This dish is nothing more than ground beef patties smothered in a rich onion and mushroom gravy. The ground beef is seasoned and mixed with egg and bread crumbs as a binder.
Traditionally, the patties are cooked in a skillet on the stovetop, and then simmered in Salisbury steak gravy, made with beef stock, onion and mushrooms. You could also pile the patties and the gravy ingredients in a crock pot, for slow cooker Salisbury steak. But if you’re looking to save time, this Instant Pot Salisbury steak with easy mushroom gravy is perfect!
How To Make Salisbury Steak From Scratch
I love cooking in my Instant Pot (if you aren’t familiar with them, you can learn more here: What is The Instant Pot?). Just follow these simple steps to make homemade Salisbury steak in your Instant Pot:
- Place chopped onion and sliced mushrooms in the bottom of your Instant Pot.
- Mix the ingredients for the beef patties, and shape into patties.
- Brown the patties in a skillet, and then layer onto the onion and mushrooms.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and cook on high pressure.
I have browned the patties in the Instant Pot (on sautee) however they can be difficult to flip so using a non-stick frying pan is easier. Either way will work!
How To Make Salisbury Steak Gravy
No Salisbury steak would be complete without a rich gravy. After the patties are finished cooking in your Instant Pot, it’s super easy to make mushroom gravy right inside the Instant Pot:
- While the patties are still cooking in your Instant Pot, make a cornstarch and water slurry.
- When the cooking cycle is complete, depressurize and remove the lid. Set the patties aside.
- Turn the Instant Pot to sauté, and when the sauce starts bubbling, stir in the cornstarch slurry to thicken.
Voila, perfect rich salisbury steak gravy!
You might have noticed by now that the ingredients for Salisbury steak patties are very similar to the ones we use for meatballs. This Instant Pot Salisbury steak recipe can easily be made into Salisbury steak meatballs. Instead of forming the meat, egg and bread crumb mixture into patties, form them into 1” meatballs. Then, just proceed with the rest of the recipe as directed.
More Recipes You’ll Love
- Easy Oven Roasted Potatoes – delicious side dish!
- Salisbury Steak Burgers – perfect for leftovers
- Easy Swiss Steak – another great option!
- Sauteed Mushrooms with Garlic – for even more mushroom flavor!
- The Best Meatloaf! – if you have leftover ground beef
Equipment
Ingredients
- 8 ounces mushrooms sliced
- ½ onion sliced
- 1 ½ cups beef broth low sodium
- 1 ounces brown gravy mix 1 packet, dry
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 4 tablespoons water
Beef Patties
- 1 ½ pounds lean ground beef
- 1 egg yolk
- ⅓ cup Panko bread crumbs
- 3 tablespoons milk
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place onions and mushrooms in the bottom of the Instant Pot.
- Combine beef patty ingredients and form 6 patties. Brown over medium high heat (about 3 minutes per side) in a skillet. *see note
- Layer beef patties over mushrooms. Combine remaining ingredients except water and cornstarch. Pour over beef and cook high pressure, 18 minutes.
- Quick release. Remove patties and set aside.
- Turn IP onto sautee. Combine cold water and cornstarch. Stir into the broth and let cook a few minutes until thickened. Add beef back into the sauce to coat.
- Serve over mashed potatoes or rice.
Video
Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Beef, Dinner, Entree, Main Course
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I love SS and it couldn’t be more perfect prepared in the IP.
How do you make a cornstarch water slurry?
Combine equal parts cornstarch and cold water until mixed. Pour into boiling liquid a little at a time until you reach desired consistency. You can find more info about making a slurry here.
Can this be made with frozen hamburger patties?
Hi Heather, That would definitely work in a pinch! To nicely brown the I would recommend defrosting first though.
Thank you, do you have a favorites recipe collection?
Hi Sarah, we have a Best Of section which contains most of our favorite recipes!
Best Salisbury Steak I’ve ever had!
What can be used instead of a soup packet? They contain dairy usually and we can’t have any dairy?
Hi Ashley, instead of the gravy packet you could add beef bouillon. This will still give the recipe a delicious flavor!
Delicious
We really enjoyed this! Thank you :)
Easy and delicious!
Totally! So happy you think so Maggie.
Can’t wait to try it
I hope you love it Kurt!
Two things…I executed the recipe as written and the IP kept going to burn. Second, 18 min is overkill for an IP cooking ground beef. Seems like they took a stovetop recipe and tried to adapt it to an IP.
Sorry this didn’t work out for you Joey. Did you brown the patties in the IP? If so did you scrape all of the bits off of the bottom of pot? Brown bits can cause a burn notification.
We have had great success cooking this recipe for 18 minutes in our IP, you can certainly cook it less if you’d prefer (I can’t say for sure how it will work) but you’ll want to ensure it reaches 160°F.
I can’t wait to try this recipe in my instant pot.
Let us know what you think Jessica!
Looks delicious cant wait to try this recipe
I hope you love it Kimberly!
Made this for my family for dinner tonight. The recipe was very easy, and it tasted delicious. Definitely one for the keeping!
So happy to hear that Colleen!
Tender and delicious! The only sub I made was adding some portabella mushroom soup because I didn’t have enough beef stock. Turned out so good it is definitely going in our rotation. Thanks so much!!
Krist, Portabella mushroom soup sounds like a delicious substitution for this recipe! I am glad you enjoyed it!
Wonderful, my husband was thrilled. My sister loved it too. High in points but you can plan your day for higher point and it is so worthwhile. Absolutely delicious! 6 stars.
I am so glad your family enjoyed this recipe Della!
This was absolutely delicious! I made one change because it was all I had on hand. I used 1 package of onion soup mix instead of the brown gravy mix. My family loved every bite.
That sounds like a fantastic substitution Liz! I am so glad your family loved the recipe!
Can instant pot Salisbury steak be made in the crockpot? If so can you give me the instructions?
Please check out my recipe for Slow Cooker Salisbury steak! Enjoy Bonnie!
Amazing recipes
Thank you for enjoying them Heather!