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This savory Salisbury Steak recipe is an easy one-pan dinner.
Homemade beef patties are simmered with onions and mushrooms in a rich brown gravy for the ultimate in comfort.
Serve it over mashed potatoes, egg noodles, or rice.
Salisbury Steak Is A Crowd-Pleaser Because…
Homemade Salisbury steak patties are simmered until tender in a mushroom gravy.
- It’s cozy comfort food that needs just one pan.
- It’s budget-friendly and the sauce is made with staple pantry ingredients.
- This Salisbury Steak recipe is easy to make and can be made with frozen burgers or meatballs.
What You’ll Need To Make Salisbury Steaks
Ground beef: Lean ground beef (80/20) has enough fat to be moist and flavorful but won’t make the gravy oily. It can be replaced with ground turkey.
Breadcrumbs & Egg: Panko breadcrumbs can be replaced with ⅓ cup regular or seasoned bread crumbs. The egg helps bind it all together.
Mushrooms: Mushrooms add flavor to the gravy and can be replaced with extra onions if you’d prefer.
Broth: Use condensed broth in this recipe (from a can) as the flavor is more intense. If using boxed broth, add a beef bouillon cube. The gravy and meat are lightly seasoned since the broth contains enough salt for our liking. Add more if you prefer a saltier dish.
Seasoning: Worcestershire sauce, dry mustard, salt, and pepper are all you need, but feel free to add any other seasonings or herbs you like.
Variations
- Replace the homemade beef patties with frozen beef patties or frozen meatballs.
- Ground beef can be replaced with ground turkey—add a beef bouillon cube if using ground beef.
- If you don’t have dry mustard powder, substitute 1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard.
How to Make Salisbury Steak
This homemade Salisbury steak recipe is a classic comfort food for good reason!
- Soften onions & mushrooms: Cook the onions and mushrooms in a large skillet (recipe below).
- Make beef patties: Form beef mixture into patties. Brown patties in the pan.
- Simmer: Add the gravy ingredients and simmer the patties in the mushroom gravy until cooked through.
What to Serve With Salisbury Steak
Here are some of our favorite side dishes to smother with the rich brown gravy!
Leftovers
Store leftover mushroom Salisbury steak in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Reheat in the microwave or over medium heat on the stovetop.
Freeze portions in zippered bags for up to 4 weeks and thaw overnight before reheating.
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Salisbury Steak
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons salted butter
- 1 medium onion thinly sliced
- 4 ounces mushrooms thinly sliced
- 1 ½ pounds lean ground beef
- 10.5 ounces condensed beef broth 1 can, divided
- ½ cup Panko bread crumbs
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard powder
- ½ cup water
Instructions
- In a 12-inch skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the sliced onion and cook until softened, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add the mushrooms and continue cooking until the liquid has been released and is almost evaporated. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the beef, ¼ cup beef broth, bread crumbs, egg, garlic powder, and black pepper. Shape into 6 patties, 4 inches in diameter.
- Add the flour to a small bowl. Add about 2 tablespoons of beef broth and whisk until smooth. Add the remaining beef broth, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, mustard powder, and water.
- Place half of the beef patties in the same skillet over medium heat and brown for 2 minutes per side —they do not need to be cooked through. Transfer to a plate and brown the remaining patties.
- Add all of the beef patties back to the skillet and top with the mushroom mixture. Whisk the sauce and pour over the patties.
- Bring to a simmer over medium-low heat and cover. Simmer for 14 to 20 minutes or until the beef is cooked through.
- Serve over mashed potatoes or egg noodles.
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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Really good! Super easy. My new go to comfort food.
Hi Holly made this today for our Sunday dinner it was gorgeous hmmm Keep all those lovely recipes coming
Richard in the UK x
Hi Holly, if you’re using meatballs, can you tell me how the steps in the recipe would change? I don’t have any ground beef, just frozen turkey meatballs. Thank you!
If the meatballs are fully cooked, you can prepare the recipe as directed (skipping the beef patties, of course) adding the meatballs in step 6. Turkey meatballs should be cooked to an internal temperature of 165°F.
I’ve made this over the years and haven’t been impressed until my daughter made it but with a simple addition, a packet of Stevia sweetener added to the MEAT mixture! It did not sweeten but brought another level of flavor satisfaction to the recipe. Strange but true and now it’s the go-to.
I have made this recipe twice now & it was great both times. We really like it. Very easy.
Another fantastic recipe to add to our dinner rotation. Everyone in the family LOVED it! Thankyou for sharing all your delicious recipes.
Made this tonight. So very good. Thank you.
Hi. I’ve made your Salisbury steak recipe before but my question is do you wind up using the whole bottle of condensed broth?? Maybe I’m using wrong kind.? It turns out so salty!
Please advise
And the sauce is a tsp of worshester sauce? I usually double it and use 2 tsp but it comes out strong
I use a whole can (along with ⅓ cup of water in the ingredients list). If you find it too salty, I suggest using a low-sodium variety. The Worcestershire sauce can be reduced if you’d like.
It’s one of my husband’s favorites. It was delicious a different flavor with a bit of a bite. I did add a bit of hot sauce. And you can add or omit, what you want. This is like anything a recipe you can make or chose not to. Or as I said change it to your liking. I added other things to my burger. It was delicious and flavorful. Thank you
Very good receipts
I was so excited for this recipe but like a previous reviewer said, the burgers were bland. And the sauce? It was not a good taste. I don’t know if it was the ketchup or what but it tasted like tomato soup. I will try this again but with a different recipe. Sorry!
Love 95% of the one’s I’ve tried so far.
This was one of the most flavourful meals using ground beef that I have made and eaten in a good, long time! Simple recipe with a few steps; ingredients you PROBABLY have in your pantry (except maybe the mushrooms). So much flavour, and excellent served with/over mashed potatoes! That sauce!!!! Delicious!
Made for me and family. We loved it…so yummy and filling! Will make again (and again)!
We had this for dinner tonight and it was delicious! Comfort food is the best during this time of stress with the pandemic. Thank you for a great recipe!
You’re so welcome Cherie! Enjoy!
We caramelized the onions!! Fantastic. Other than taking a little more time, the results were great!
I did not grow up eating things like Salisbury steak dinners and so the thought of it usually turns me away, BUT. This was PHENOMENAL!! I used a fresh cut of ground round from the butcher and made my patties oblong and uniform in thickness . I REALLY couldn’t get enough of the gravy, my hubby was so blown away. What a great comfort food! Thank you!
I love cooking and feel lucky when find a delicious recipe.
This was awesome, absolutely delicious! The gravy is killer. After seeing Salisbury steak as a basket ingredient on Chopped, we wanted to try making our own. We both have fond childhood memories of the Swanson’s frozen dinners. This will become a regular meal in our household.
Thank you!
I am 59 and have never made Salisbury Steak. I made this yesterday and I loved it so much I am having it again tonight! I did omit the mushrooms because I am not a fan of mushrooms. I work nights and told a coworker about it and she was wanting recipe. Thank you! Oh and the ketchup wasn’t a problem for me I didn’t even taste it, so I’m not sure why others are complaining.