This easy Salisbury Steak recipe is classic comfort food like your mom used to make. It’s perfectly seasoned beef patties served with a rich brown gravy.
Add some mashed potatoes and a fresh vegetable and it’s a complete comfort meal.
Salisbury Steak Recipe
This homemade salisbury steak recipe is a super easy way to make a special dinner without all the fuss (or expense). Simply make hamburger patties and shape them like steaks, then cook and serve with an amazing gravy.
This might be one of my favorite ground beef recipes because it’s easy to make and uses simple ingredients as well. I love adding just the perfect amount of Worcestershire sauce to make a rich gravy. This is an easy dinner that looks complicated.
If you love cooking up hamburger steak, be certain to check out my Hamburger Casserole recipe as well for another simple recipe to use lean ground beef.
You can never have too many comfort food classics to serve.
Why is it Called Salisbury Steak?
Salisbury steak is actually named after its inventor, American physician Dr. James Henry Salisbury. He researched how food affect the body and believed that ground up beef was healthy. The beef patties were named after him as they became popular.
You may remember Salisbury steak from the days of TV dinners. Trust me, this recipe has evolved from those days.
Here’s a little salisbury steak history.
Ingredients
Patty Ingredients:
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- ⅓ cup bread crumbs (may substitute with oats or you can use gluten-free bread crumbs)
- 2 teaspoons ketchup
- 1 teaspoon mustard
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
Gravy Ingredients:
- 2 packets Gluten Free Brown Gravy Mix
- 2 cups hot water
- 1 teaspoon ketchup
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire
How To Make This Homemade Salisbury Steak Recipe
- Add all patty ingredients to a large bowl. Use clean hands to combine. Divide the meat mixture into four balls and flatten into oval patties.
- Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a skillet on medium heat. Place patties in hot skillet and cook the ground beef patties until beef is no longer pink, about 3-4 minutes per side.
- Adjust temperature to low heat.
- Pour gravy mixture, ketchup and Worcestershire sauce into hot water. Whisk to combine. Pour gravy over patties in skillet and allow it to come to a simmer. Add ¼ cup of additional water to the gravy if it becomes too thick.
- Serve warm over mashed potatoes if desired.
Special Tools
The only tool that you’ll need to be certain to have is a large skillet. You’ll be cooking this simple recipe over medium heat on the stove so having a large skillet or a cast-iron skillet is best.
Alternatives and Suggestions
- French Onion soup – There are some people out there that don’t care for the gravy so they opt to create more of a soup texture. French onion soup would be a great alternative to try.
- ground turkey – Cutting down on the fat content can be done by using turkey meat instead of ground beef.
- mushrooms – many salisbury steak recipes are served with a rich mushroom gravy. To achieve this, add mushrooms to the gravy and brown together on the stove
- onions – add sliced onions to the gravy to make an onion gravy.
What is the Difference Between Meatloaf and Salisbury Steak?
The directions are quite similar but the look of the two and the flavor is the main difference. Meatloaf is a loaf while Salisbury steak is an individual serving.
Meatloaf also doesn’t usually have a gravy that is paired with it as well.
Tips For Making Simple Salisbury Steak
his recipe is really, really simple but the biggest tip to keep in mind is that you don’t want to burn the patties! However, just in case you do have a moment where they are a bit “crispy”, rest easy knowing that this is where the gravy comes in and helps!
What to Serve with Salisbury Steak?
- mashed potatoes – this is the quintessential side dish for Salisbury Steak. The gravy is perfect with the potatoes
- green beans – this is a great vegetable to have with the steak
- egg noodles – if you don’t like mashed potatoes, another option is to serve this on egg noodles
How to Store
Leftover Salisbury steak can be stored in the fridge for another meal another day just by putting it in an airtight container.
You can also freeze this recipe by using a freezer-safe container as well. You may want to freeze the patties before adding the gravy mixture since that is so fast and easy to make.
You’re going to love this easy recipe. Your whole family will love it.
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Salisbury Steak Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1/3 cup bread crumbs
- 2 tsp ketchup
- 1 tsp mustard
- 1 tsp Worcestershire
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
Gravy Ingredients:
- 2 packets Brown Gravy Mix
- 2 cups hot water
- 1 tsp ketchup
- 1 tsp Worcestershire
Instructions
- Add all patty ingredients to a large bowl. Use clean hands to combine. Divide the mixture into four balls and flatten into patties.
- Heat 1 tablespoon avocado oil in a skillet on medium heat. Cook patties until beef is no longer pink. Adjust temperature to low heat.
- Pour gravy mixture, ketchup and Worcestershire into hot water. Whisk to combine. Pour gravy over patties in skillet and allow it to come to a simmer. Add ¼ cup of additional water to the gravy if it becomes too thick, and stir. Serve warm over mashed potatoes if desired.
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Comments & Reviews
Alicia at BalancingMotherhood.com says
Glad you enjoyed it!
Troy says
Added 1 more gravy mix and 1 cup water. Baby Bella mushrooms and thick onions cooked with patties. Was awesome not 1 drop left from dinner unfortunatly
Kelly Perez says
Do i keep the grease from the ground beef ?
Barb says
This is awesome. Iβve made it twice, the second time I added mushrooms. So good!
Pam says
Quick, easy, and delicious! Thanks Alicia!
Suzanne Gregory says
Excellent flavor and texture! Will use this recipe over and over again!
Stacey says
I used an egg in the recipe to bind all, pan fried slightly and then put in crockpot on high. My family absolutely devoured them.
I also added garlic to the pan that I fried the Pattieβs in.
Kevin says
Loved it! Such a classic comfort food dish!! Only added mushrooms. Definitely making again!!!!
Jenn says
Patties would NOT stay together. Can’t figure out why.
Kirsten Haas says
I just added some diced onions to meat and I only had one brown gravy packet so I used a chicken gravy as well and it turned out great. My VERY picky 2 year old ate this right up. Thank you!
Tonya says
Made these and it was delicious! My picky 15 year old loved them!
That time I browned them and cooked in the crock pot.
This time I browned them and want to cook in the oven. Any idea how long?
350 Degress?
Ida Jackson says
I love the Salisbury stake recipe, will be making it soon.
Kathy says
Made this & it was incredible! Easy to put together. Definitely worth the minimal effort. I will be making this again and again! Thanks for the recipe.
Bobbie says
Delicious! I have made this several times. Next time I will add mushrooms.
Machaela says
It was really good! My fiancΓ© is super picky too, and he ate it up! Definitely will be going into dinner rotation. I only had one packet of gravy, so I alternated it just a bit!
Tina says
This is truly comfort food will definitely make again
Bobbie says
This is the best easy Salisbury Steak I have ever made. Btw this is my 4th time making it. Highly recommend and will make it again.
Bobbe says
Soooo good and with mashed potatoes,and side salad. Yummmmm.
Rebecca Eckert says
Definitely a hit
Theresa L Brazulis says
My husband made this for dinner tonight 08/19/23
The whole family raved about how delicious dinner was.
They loved it.
Diane says
This meal is delicious! The best salisbury steak recipe I’ve tried. It was enjoyed by all.
Bernard says
I think you need an egg as a binder. Without it falls apart
Alicia says
We haven’t had that issue before.
Jeane says
Oh Golly, I remember those Salisbury steak TV dinners – none of us kids wanted THAT one.
Consequently, I never grew up with Salisbury steak, Mom never made it – but I made this recipe first time last night and was totally delicious! I did a couple of things different out of necessity – I had no bread in the house so I used some instant potatoes to sub for the bread crumbs and worked just fine. I also dredged the patties in flour prior to frying and that added some nice crust to it as well. Lastly I had only one packet of gravy mix and I added some meat drippings from a previous meal and a small jar of beef gravy and it was awesome- So I actually thought “how did I go thru life without never having tried this?? I dunno, but, this recipe is gonna be a regular feature from now on at our house!
Rebecca says
Fixed it for dinner with potatoes. It was delicious. Only thing I added were mushrooms