Slow Cooker Salisbury Steak is one of our favorite comfort foods. Tender beef patties simmered in rich brown gravy with mushrooms and onions. This crockpot salisbury steak is perfect served over mashed potatoes, rice or pasta!
Slow Cooker Salisbury Steak
This easy Salisbury steak one of our favorite family meals! I love using my slow cooker any time of year! We serve this on top of garlic mashed potatoes or rice but my all time favorite is serving it over cooked macaroni noodles. Add a side salad and you’ve got the perfect meal!
Since I’m the one who does most of the cooking, I love coming home to a ready meal and this easy slow cooker Salisbury Steak recipe tops my list.
The beef patties simmer all day in a rich gravy with mushrooms and onions resulting in a really flavorful dish and making them extra tender.
A lot of people confuse Salisbury steaks (which is a combination of ground beef in gravy) with Swiss Steak which is generally minute steak with a tomato-based sauce. (You can find my favorite Swiss steak recipe here).
Tips for Crockpot Salisbury Steak
This Easy Salisbury Steak can be prepared in a skillet but I love it in the slow cooker since it can be prepped ahead of time and it’s ready right when we get home from soccer practice.
- Homemade patties: it doesn’t take long to make the beef patties homemade, and they taste absolutely delicious.
- Sear the Patties: The simple step of searing the beef patties just helps them to hold their shape without falling apart plus browning meat always adds extra flavor!
- Freeze Option: I often double the beef patties in this recipe and freeze half of them (without browning them first) for next time. If you happen to have pre-made frozen beef patties they can be used in this recipe as well with great results.
- Ground Turkey Option: We have also made this recipe with ground turkey (I also add a bit of celery to the mixture) and a turkey gravy with great results. The patties always come out flavorful and fork tender.
Once seared the patties are layered in the Crock Pot with sliced onions and mushrooms. Next, I combine the gravy ingredients and pour it over the patties. While some recipes do call for cream of mushroom soup, I prefer this version with a richer darker gravy.
Easy Salisbury Steak Leftover Idea
Should you be lucky enough to have leftovers (we rarely do), this reheats perfectly and makes a great messy sandwich in a hamburger bun topped with sliced tomatoes and mayonnaise.
This easy salisbury steak recipe reheats perfectly and freezes well too!
What to Serve with Easy Salisbury Steak
- The BEST Mashed Potatoes– So creamy!
- Mashed Cauliflower “Potatoes”
- 30 Minute Dinner Rolls
- Easy Baked Zucchini – Family favorite!
- Garlic Butter Rice
- Easy Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits – So fluffy!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 6 ounces mushrooms sliced
- ½ medium yellow onion sliced
- 1 ½ cups beef broth or low sodium beef broth
- 1 ounce brown gravy mix 1 packet
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley or 2 teaspoons dried
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 4 tablespoons water
Beef Patties
- 1 ½ pounds lean ground beef
- 1 egg yolk
- ¼ cup minced onion
- ⅓ cup Panko bread crumbs
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1 clove garlic minced
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Place mushrooms and onions in the bottom of your slow cooker.
- Combine beef patty ingredients and form 6 patties. Brown over medium high heat (about 3 minutes per side).
- Layer beef patties over mushrooms. Combine remaining ingredients except water and cornstarch. Pour over beef and cook on low 5 hours.
- Once cooked, remove patties and set aside.
- Turn slow cooker onto high. 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.
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Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Entree, Main Course, Slow Cooker
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Your dish is absolutely delicious! How long will it last if i preserve the leftovers in the refrigerator ?
It should last 2-3 days in the refrigerator.
I’ve got this in my Slow Cooker now!
Thank you!!
Enjoy Andrea, this is one of our favorites!
With the instant pot, you can sear first on saute and and then slowcook !
Love this, thanks for the receipe.
With the instant pot, you can sear and cook both ! Love this, thanks for the receipe.
I’ve just made this for the first time and it’s wonderful. My slow cooker is tiny (6 cups) so I made 2/3 of the recipe and it turned out perfectly and the gravy is heavenly. Fortunately I live alone so I’ll get to eat the rest over the weekend which is great as we’re expecting 3 to 4 inches of rain and this is awesome comfort food. I’ll be making it again and again! Thanks for a terrific recipe.
Nancy, it really is a perfect comfort food! Happy to hear that you love it. Enjoy and cozy up!
This was fantastic!! The meat was tender and held together perfectly. The dish was a bit salty but I love salt so it was fine for me. I sautéed the vegetables after searing the patties and skipped thickening the sauce. This is a definite repeat.
This is in my crockpot right now for tonight’s dinner.. can’t wait to try it. I’m making mashed potatoes and mixed veggies with it!!
I hope you enjoy it Randi!
Sounds delish! Thank you!
This was very good. Husband loved it. Thank you for sharing this.
Hi Connie, I am so glad that your family enjoyed the recipe!
This is so delicious it’s a definite save for the menu
I made the Slow Cooker Salisbury Steak last night and we absolutely loved it!
This recipe I absolutely amazing. I ran out of time and had to bake in the oven and it was fabulous!! My family loved it. I was super impressed for my first time ever making Salisbury steak homemade. Thank you!!
I am so glad your family enjoyed this recipe Mary!
Could I cook this on high for a less amount of time?
That should work just fine. I would suggest 2.5-3 hours on high.
I made this today…so easy, and SO SO delicious!!! Everyone loved it. Not to mention how good the house smelled!!! This recipe is a keeper and will definitely be in rotation!!
I am so glad your family enjoyed this recipe Mary!!
Love this! I do add worstchesire sauce and tons of mushrooms!
What if I am short on time? Can I cook it on high?
That should work just fine. I would suggest 2.5-3 hours on high.
Hi, I have made this once before and my family love it and want me to make it twice a week . Can I cook and freeze the whole meal then thaw the next week
Yes, this freezes well.
Sounds yum. But I would like to see it without the brown gravy mix. The ingredients in the mix include a great deal of processed items. Real food is always best and better for us.
Make your own brown gravy mix
What if by accident you already added the cornstarch, will it still turn out?
It should work out just fine. :)
It should work out just fine. :)
Can you make the patties ahead of time and freeze them for future use? And would you brown them before freezing?
You can make the patties ahead of time and freeze them. I wouldn’t suggest browning them before freezing.