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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Turned out great
I hate Salisbury steak, at least I always have. But this recipe is the best thing to ever come out of a kitchen.
My family is crazy for it, even my picky grand children !
A happy surprise! Glad you gave it a try Joyce!
My hubby is allergic to mustard. What do you recommend as a substitute?
Thanks!!
I have only made this as written. You could try leaving it out. Let me know how it works out for you!
This was wonderful!! I doubled the recipe but didn’t have enough mushrooms to truly double, so I used carrots to supplement. This recipe was outstanding! The whole family loved it and we have leftovers!
Sounds great! Love this as leftovers too :)
Made this last night…yummy. We live in the SE and were dealing with hurricane Irma. It was cold and raining. This is a wonderful comfort food! Made mashed potatoes to go along with it. Will definitely will make this again!
I am glad you enjoyed it.
It was divine. The one change I made was I used a pkg of Au Jus mix instead of beef boullion. It was gobbled up. Thanks for sharing.
So glad you loved it Denise!
Can I use a can of gravy instead of gravy mix(thought I had some in the house)?
Yes, it will be just as tasty I am sure!
I have my widower Father-in-Law over for dinner every Sunday. He just loves Salisbury Steak, so I have this all prepped and ready to go in the crock for tomorrow nights dinner. I’m sure he will love it, he usually just cooks a hamburger with gravy for his substitute when he can’t get the real thing.
I found this recipe Delicious I only changed a few things to make it a little less salty . Use a half a pack of Lipton onion soup mix , low-sodium gravy , and healthy cream of mushroom soup . Makes all the difference in the world otherwise a delicious recipe
I am glad you were able to make this recipe work to meet your preferences Linda!
My family loves this dish and are always asking me to make it followed recipe exactly turns out delious
Can I layer the patties in the crockpot ? Can I fill it up and still cook properly?
Yes, it will cook perfectly if they are layered.
This recipe was wonderful and easy to make. Everyone loved this recipe!
Happy to hear it! :)
Thanks for sharing! I have celiac disease so I had to use gluten freen gravy mix. tHanks to McCormick makes a gluten free gravy mix. I rate this with five stars!
I came across this recipe and decided to try it, and when I say my family really enjoyed it, they really enjoyed. No leftovers at all.. I will be cooking this for years to come. Thank you so much for this.
Thank you for this recipe. It was a big hit with my picky family! We’ll be having it often!
I’m so glad your family loved it!
I have made this recipe three times. I really like it, I double the gravy, it has become one of my favorite recipes. It’s easy to make, and it tastes sooooooo good.
I’m so glad you love it Carleen!
7.4.2017…Cooking this recipe right now…. The broth for this recipe tastes amazing, can hardly wait till it’s done. Thanks for sharing!
Enjoy Sherry!
I tried your skillet version of this recipe tonight. Ingredients are minutely different but had purchased the items for the crockpot recipe, so I used those. I have to tell you this recipe rocks!! My hubs raved about it!! So it will become part of the rotation. Thank you for sharing!!!
I am so glad your family enjoyed this dish!
Use the same ingredients but forget the meat Use Chicken
Yummy idea!! Thanks for sharing!
This Crock pot Salsbury Steak is wonderful!!