Salisbury Steak is a perfect weeknight recipe to serve the family. Plate up with mashed potatoes or tasty veggies for the best comfort food!
I’ve always loved this recipe for Simple Salisbury Steak. We’ve made this dish for dinner time-and-time again and loved it every time! Follow along with us to make this solid, standby dinner dish.
Salisbury Steak
Easy and delicious ground beef recipes are a must-have in your kitchen’s cookbook! Ground beef almost always seems to be marked-down or on sale at the local grocery and it can serve as the base to a number of delicious recipes. From soups to stews to a classic cheeseburger, there’s always a use for this versatile food! One of the tastiest and easiest recipes you can make with your meat is some Easy Salisbury Steak.
Our Salisbury Steak recipe blows the frozen and TV dinner varieties out of the water! They can’t compare to this easy stovetop version that needs only a little extra time. It’s also the perfect dinner dish for all the picky eaters in your family- we keep things simple but leave plenty of room to add in whatever you’d like! The gravy is easy to make too, using some convenient brown gravy packets. With all this in mind, you’ll love this recipe for Homemade Salisbury Steak!
Delicious Side Dishes to pair with our Recipe
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With all this gravy, we have to recommend pairing our Simple Salisbury Steak with The Best Mashed Potatoes. These rich, creamy potatoes are perfect for pairing with a delicious, meaty main course like our steaks. Super easy to make too!
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If you’re looking for some tasty, vibrant greens to plate with this dish, try some Garlic Green Beans. This buttery, savory side pairs well with darn-near anything- our Salisbury steaks included! One of our favorite veggie sides right now.
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Need something a little sweeter? Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots are what you need! This easy, 3-ingredient recipe cooks up quickly on the stovetop and is oh-so delicious. Perfect for holiday or anyday dinner!
Ingredients for Easy Salisbury Steak with Gravy
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Ground Beef – We prefer a lean ground beef for this recipe. It’ll help your patties hold together much better! If you have any dietary concerns, mixing or substituting the beef with ground turkey is fine.
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Bread Crumbs – We usually use crumbs but we’ve seen all sorts of substitutes here! Experiment with rice, stovetop stuffing mix, crackers, or even oats.
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Ketchup
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Mustard – Dijon is an interesting substitute to try here.
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Worcestershire Sauce
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Garlic & Onion Powders
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Ketchup
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Worcestershire
How to make Salisbury Steak
Now that we’ve browned our patties, we can turn the heat down to low and start on our gravy. If you’re following along with our gravy recipe, start by mixing your gravy mix up with some hot water, whisking well to combine. Add in the ketchup and Worcestershire and whisk those in as well.
With our gravy all mixed up, we can finally add it to our patties. Pour your gravy over all the patties in the skillet. Be generous!
All that’s left from here is to let the gravy thicken and warm up in the skillet with our patties! Just let everything sit in the skillet over low heat until the gravy has thickened to your preference. Optionally garnish your finished steak patties with a bit of parsley, plate up, and enjoy!
Other Modifications & Variations
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You can top your steaks with all sorts of veggies. Caramelize some onions with your patties or saute some mushrooms to go with them!
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There are plenty of other additives you can add to the gravy as well! Try substituting one of your gravy packets out for your favorite soup mixes- maybe use our Copycat Lipton Onion Soup Mix Recipe?
We’ve also made a video for this recipe, which we’ve pasted just below! Check it out!
Simple Salisbury Steak
Ingredients
Patties
- 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
- 2 packets Brown Gravy Mix
- 2 cup hot Water
- 1 tsp Ketchup
- 1/2 tsp Worcestershire
Instructions
- Combine all pattie ingredients in a large bowl and massage with your hands until ingredients are incorporated.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Cook patties on both sides until no longer pink.
- Lower temperature to low.
- Whisk together gravy mix and water until well blended.
- Whisk in ketchup and Worcestershire and pour over patties in skillet.
- Allow to simmer until gravy warms and thickens.
Video
Notes
Nutrition
I never realized salisbury steak was so easy to make at home. Pinned this to try out. Thanks for sharing such a delicious looking recipe. #HomeMattersParty
This reminds me of my childhood. I haven’t made it in years. Thanks for sharing. I am definitely giving it a try. I am happy to feature your great recipe at Love Your Creativity. Happy Sunday.
I made this last night and the recipe was very easy, and delicious! I used stuffing mix instead of regular bread crumbs and added mushrooms to the gravy and it was so good, but I ate too much, because I just couldn’t stop! I will, definitely, be making this more often! Thank you for such an easy, and tasty, recipe!
Love, love, love this recipe!!! I make it all the time! It is super easy and super yummy! Thanks so much!
Just as the others said, this was DELICIOUS! Made just as the recipe said. I might add mushrooms next time, but it’s not necessary. The ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, and seasonings added to the gravy really took the flavor up a notch. Much better than regular Salsbury Steak gravy. To the lady that made the sarcastic comment about using chemicals to make the gravy, she obviously didn’t see your link to a homemade version. As for me, my time is valuable, so I want a much easier recipe on occasion. (And I used an organic brown gravy mix anyway.)
To be honest, I hate cooking so it is easy for me to get stuck on the same dinners every week. I made this and it was so simple. I followed the advice of other commenters and bought low sodium brown gravy mix and added an egg and it turned out great. 100 times better than those banquet meals with salisbury steak!
I use many online recipes and very few, by themselves, are good enough outcomes for me to happily add my comments. Third time this month I made this and tonight it took as long as the mash potatoes were cooking. And, every time this recipe is perfect. No changes needed. Thank you!
to make mashed potatoes quicker I use the instant pot ! so much easier than waiting for them to boil which takes forever!
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My family is very picky eaters(husband,12 year old,14 year old boys, 20 year old daughter.) They beg me to make this a couple times a month. So this recipe get 5 stars from me!
I made this today and it is so easy and so so so yummy. My patties fell apart and was kinda mushy. i will use more filler next time. This will be added to my favorites. Quick and easy doesn’t hurt either. Thank you for the great recipe.
Delicious and simple to make!!
Great comfort food! 💕
This is the best salisbury steak recipe I have tried. The burgers stay together and the taste is excellent
I made this for dinner tonight and I have to tell you Jen that it was soooo simple and absolutely delicious!!!! I’ve made this type dish many times using many ingredients. But this is by far the most yummy!!! I even used your brown gravy recipe and that was magic!!! I served it with rice and green beans. Winner-Winner!!!! I will definitely make this for a Sunday dinner with the kids and grandkids!!! Thank you!! I’m going to find youon IG so I can keep up with you.!!!
Love , Love, Love this recipe. My family loved it. Very easy for a weeknight meal. I was needing to feed about 7 so I had to just bake my patties on a sheet pan. Just based them a few times with the gravy. Also mixed 1/2 Bison with 80/ 20 beef. This is a new family favorite. Thank you.
This is hands down the best I’ve ever tasted in my life. My whole family loved it.
Love this recipe, easy and so good on a cozy fall evening.
I’ve made this several times and it is fantastic. I’ve never added the egg but I will next time since I have a hard time keeping my patties from falling apart.
First time making it … Huge hit
I missed the part with the egg in it, but I don’t think it was needed.
Great recipe made it last night & the family loved it. Definitely in the rotation recipe file. :) I didn’t see any place in the recipe that called for an egg, where was that, maybe I missed something.
How many patties will this recipe make?
Hi Kristy. YOu can form the ground beef into 4 patties when using 1 pound of meat. I hope that helps. Have a great day!
Can I use finely diced cooking onions instead of powder snd fresh garlic. If so would the o lion cook if I do the burgers thick
This was so easy to make and it was delicious
This was delicious. I sliced up an onion in thin strings and caramel used them and added to the gravy. The family devoured it.
HOLY GUACAMOLE THANK YOU!!! I will be honest, I didn’t have a lot of expectations of creating the exact taste of Salisbury steak in such an easy recipe. My goodness this was simple, fast, and amazingly delicious. Clean plates at my house tonite. I’ve already told everyone I know about it and I hope you DONT mind I @ you on Instagram.
Hi, I’m a UK foodie looking for new ideas and new tastes to intrigue my pallet.
Besides sitting here for hours reading all of the comments (including those that are totally off the scale judgemental, and unnecessary!) Shame on those!! But I digress!! This looks and sounds both simple and delicious 😋 😍 😋 most certainly comfort food.
As Autumn (Fall) is now upon us, im surely not going to pass up trying this recipe at my earliest convenience.
I may need to make slight adjustments or changes to the ingredients seeing as how some on here are not available in the UK, but I’m sure I’ll figure something out 😊😊 thanks for what I hope will become a quick go to meal in the very near future.
Delicious! I was looking for something quick with ingredients I had. So I ended up using lean ground turkey, soy sauce and a mushroom brown gravy. I will definitely be trying this with the called for ingredients.
OMG- this was extremely delicious. I haven’t had this since I was a child. I am so glad I finally tried the recipe.
The family loved this recipe. I followed the advice of other reviewers and added an egg to the meat mixture. The patties were moist and the gravy thickened nicely. Thank you for sharing the recipe. I will definitely make it again.
Amazing recipe. This is one of our staple meals now. It’s hard to find recipes that everyone in my family like but this one is definitely one of our favorite meals.
I’ve been looking for some recipes to expand our rotation of meals. I am a super picky eater as well. I like everything in this though and like meatloaf, gravy, hamburgers so I think I’d love this. I’ve pinned it. Can’t wait to try it! Thanks for sharing!
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I have not had Salisbury Steak in years. It was always store bought. With the stay at home order I have been venturing out to make new things. I followed the recipe for the most part. I did add an egg and beef flavor onion soup mix. I was very pleased with this recipe. Would make again. I think cutting up an onion and mixing it with the meat next time.
Very good!! I added a little bit more garlic and salt and pepper and it was perfect! So quick and easy
YES – this is the BEST salisbury steak I have ever had! Even my uber picky husband enjoyed it.
I am not a cook. This recipe is sooooo simple, quick & easy to make on a tired night. Prep is easy. Cooking time short. Tastes good & goes with multiple sides. Have made 5-6 times on nights when I was very tired and got great family reviews. Need more recipes like this for the non-cooker often exhausted at the end of the day who doesn’t want to wait 1-2 hours for a frozen heat up casserole.
I haven’t made this recipe in quite a while. I used two packets of Pioneer brand gravy mix and it was barely edible because of the salt. I guess I used McCormick in the past and they are smaller packets. We felt sick after eating, don’t make my mistake people, use very small packets or 1 larger one.
Sorry….family was not a fan of this recipe….
Delicious recipe! Served it with carrots and mashed potatoes. Absolutely wonderful. Will be adding this to the meal rotation.
Looks delicious. I’m saving this one for when winter arrives.
Glad I found your recipe. I will try making a meal for my family, it looks great. I am feeling very excited. I will send you feedback later. thank you
This meat dish looks very attractive.
I will try making a small meal for my family.
How can I contact you?
Made this for dinner and it was a big hit. We all loved it!
This recipe is awesome! I usually make homemade garlic mashed potatoes to go with it. My family loves it.
Oh YUM! Garlic mashed potatoes are some of my favorite and they pair so well with this Easy Salisbury Steak. I am happy to hear that your family enjoys it as much as mine. We make it almost weekly because I have no complaints from the picky eaters:). I hope you have a wonderful holiday and thanks so very much for the rating and review.
So many comments lol! We loved this! My patties fell apart so I just put the pieces on top of my mashed potatoes and it was still yummy.
The meal was awesome. The gravy is perfect. Thank you and 5 stars to you.
This is my family’s favorite soup. A delicious and easy recipe. Thank you for sharing
Sounds like an easy and very delicious recipe..which I love … Along with our President..!!!
My family loved this. I always bought the frozen Salisbury Steak. Now I make my own & they like it better. Thanks!!!
I love the taste and smell of these I make them a often with mash potatoes and a vegetable very easy dinner.
Easy to make and delicious.
This is one of my hubbys favorites. I make it about once a week now. I think I am going to try it with the stove top next time, like one poster suggested. But I wanted to thank you for the recipe…it’s a keeper!
Great recipe! My daughter loved it and even had seconds. I didn’t use the egg reviewers spoke of, but I will next time. Even without egg it was great. Only one fell apart. Will add this to my dinner rotations for sure. Thank you.
Oh, and I made my own gravy with one Lipton onion soup pk, a lil flour and water.. awesome!
I have made this many times and I found that if you don’t add an egg to the meat mixture the patties fall apart. Delicious recipe though, everyone loves it.
great easy recipe
I just made this tonight and everyone LOVED it! It was simple and didn’t take a lot of time to prepare or cook, which is a huge plus for a busy family of five.
I made this tonight and it was delicious!! I had most of the ingredients in my pantry. I’m sure it will become a staple dinner in my rotation. The only problem I ran into was after I poured in the gravy it was hard to wisk around the patties so the gravy ended up a little lumpy. Any suggestions?
Hi Traci. For the gravy, i used room temp water, whisked the ingredients until the mix diluted. I also removed the patties from the pan before pouring the gravy misture, stirred until started to boil, (addded mushrroms, onions and red wine). Once it started to get on the consitence I liked i returned the patties, covered them with the mushrooms/onion, turned down to simmer and covered until reheated. Without the patties was easier to stir and get a smooth sauce and prevented breaking the patties.
I doubled this recipe for make ahead freezer meals. Doubled all the ingredients, used an egg and Dijon mustard. My family loves it.
Excellent!
Great recipe & so easy. Only thing I changed is using Pepperidge Farm Herb Stuffing (my go-to for bread crumbs) & adding saute’d mushrooms. BTW, unless it says 100% grass-fed beef store bought grass fed beef means they get to graze 10-15 a day. Same with free range eggs. Chicks are only allowed out of the coop for a short time daily.
Thank you for this recipe! My picky 3 year old cleaned her plate! 😮 that’s almost unheard of. I didn’t read any comments until I was already cooking so I didn’t add an egg. Only one broke apart and I was planning to cut it in half for my girls anyway. I also used 1/2 pound beef and 1/2 turkey as we’re trying to cut back on red meats where we can.
Also, my husband said “I don’t usually like Salisbury steak but this is good.” Definitely going to save this one!! Yum!
The Salisbury Steak is 5 stars in my book!! I will definitely be making this meal again!
Salsbury steak is a true comfort meal. My husband loves it. I think I might make this for him as a surprise for dinner.
I will be making this tonight. With Mashed Potatoes and green beans. I will make my own gravy and putting grilled onions on it as well. No dehydrated or instant onions. Its got to be the real deal. Instead of the bread crumbs I will be using minute rice.
Thank you for the Recipe.
Did you cook the minute rice first?
Loved this recipe, my husband, kids and I really enjoyed it. Although, the steaks did fall apart, I will be adding an egg or 2 to help them stay together. Also doubling or tripling the gravy amount for a family of 4. Thank you for this delicious recipe, dad one for the book.
This was tasty! Added fresh sliced mushrooms to it. Mmmmm!
Hey!! Our cows in Iowa and Wisconsin can be seen from the road grazing on grass in fields. So, i suppose its where you buy your meat that makes all the difference! Im baking my Salisbury steaks right now in the oven. I browned in olive oil and drained even though there was little grease. I added some chopped onions to mix, no egg, planko bread crumbs worked just fine for consistency. I added jar of beef gravy and popped in oven with lid on. I like to do this cause when my husband walks in the door, ive usually timed it just right. I throw a couple of potatoes in the oven and make a salad. Its all ready when we are ready to eat. I also added Trader Joe’s seasoning
Thanks for the recipe and all the suggestions were entertaining!
Hello. I wanted to thank you for this recipe. I love to cook. I am currently undergoing treatment for oral Cancer. One side effect is the loss of my sense of taste. So, as a cook who has always “cooked to taste’ with a little of this and a little of that, this is difficult. I can’ rely on taste , for now. I rely, instead, on all the good recipes , and the reviews of those who have already used the offered recipe, as I continue to try and cook for my husband. This is one of those good recipes. I made it tonight for my husband, and he was pleased. So, Thank you for offering this recipe, and thank you, to those who offered their input. Blessings and be well.
Thanks so much for giving the recipe a try Linda. Praying for you. I know exactly what you are experiencing with the difficulty tasting. I cared for my grandfather during his radiation treatment for oral cancer. He became frustrated so often with nothing tasting the same. Huge hugs and blessings to you and all of your family.
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I like simple! The Salisbury recipe looks like a winner. i will try it soon.
I love salisbury steaks. There is something so comforting about the warm gravy and hearty beef. This is the best salisbury steak recipe I’ve made. Thank you!
I made this for my family tonight and it was very well-received! So very delish! Thank you for sharing!
Loved this! Made it tonight. I did not have the gravy packages so I made my own gravy but it was delicious. Thank you for your recipes. My kids and husband loved it also!
Loved it. Definitely going in my recipe box. Thanks for sharing.
This is one of the BEST Salisbury & Gravy recipes I’ve ever fixed! Loaded with flavor & easy to prepare as well! Try it, you won’t be disappointed! :)
Has anybody used ground turkey instead of beef? Wondering if it would still all work?
Can this be made in the crockpot? If so what would the modifications be and how long? Anyone know?
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Making this for the second time! my husband loves it and thank you for a great recipe.
I would like to know what the herb is that you have sprinkled on top.
Thank you.
Hi Cheryl! I just added a bit of chopped parsley. I keep a container on hand to add a bit to some of my dishes:)
I made this tonight and it came out great. I added a egg also. Looking forward to trying other recipe’s in the future. Thank you.
Was looking for something different and found this. You make it alot more simpliar than some other recipes I have seen.
It is a hit in my family! Now one of my go to recipes since we all love it!!
Thank You very much!!!
My husband loved it! I loved that I had everything I needed already on hand. I added an egg to the mixture to help keep the patties together better and drained the grease off of my patties before adding the gravy mixture. I sauted some onions on the side and added them while the gravy was thickening. We will have this more often :)
My whole family loved it! Great simple recipe!
Simple, delicious and hearty. Paired with mashed potatoes and corn and it was a great dinner! So easy that it could be made on a weeknight!
This is so very good! I’ve made this recipe a couple times, following the exact ingredient list and directions, and it has turned out perfect both times. Thank you for sharing!
Boy I wish I would have read the comments first! …. mines totally fell to pieces while cooking. I will try again and use the egg next time. But… totally tasted great, picky 8 year old loved!
Hello from Kentucky :) This is THE best salisbury steak recipe I’ve ever had!! My son loves it as well! Well worth the effort!! I’ll give it 5 stars! :)
I am going to make this tonight. It sounds delicious and I’m sure it will be. In reference to the “snarky comment”, I must say I love Jake’s response.
I fixed this WONDERFUL recipe this past week for me & my son & we absolutely LOVED it!!! Thank you, Jen! :) I DID add 1 egg, as suggested & it turned out great!!! Thank you, Jen! :)
Followed the recipe and it was great!! My kids are very picky but loved this!!! My son said it wasnt good it was awesome!
This looks delicious! I was curios could you make the patties and freeze them and then just defrost and make with gravy? Thanks
Lol, was just reading comments & many said 2 add an egg. Welp , Oppps , mine is already cooking . Hope it dont crumble up. & if it does . Well, ill just pour the whole thing over tattoes. :)
Excellent recipe, I made a few modifications, do add an egg, add 1/8 pepper, add 1/2 c. Of water & heavy cream to gravy, also add sautéed onions & mushrooms to gravy. I used 2 onions & 8oz. Sliced white mushrooms. Over homemade baby red mashed potatoes, skins on of course, use heavy cream in potatoes also, brings flavor out. Fresh green beans. Totally awesome! ?
My husband says “This is EPIC! How soon can we have it again?” Super delicious with some roasted garlic mashed potatoes.
So many comments! I am trying this in about an hour and plan to add the egg. I just wanted to tell you how much I appreciate a recipe that is easy to do for a full time working mom on the run! I hate cooking but when I find a recipe that is this easy and the ingredients are all things in my cupboard I feel like a little piece of heaven entered my life! Thanks a ton for sharing and helping out another everyday mom.
Thanks for a delicious recipe! Made this last evening for supper. Good thing I made enough for left-overs, because my husband wants them for supper tonight! Made as written except for one thing…..I had no gravy mix on hand, but did have beef stock, so I made the gravy from that instead. I’m sure that it made very little difference. This would be wonderful gravy for swedish meat balls too. Love the recipe! Thanks again!
It’s too bad there are so many negative people in the world( Jennifer) regarding your remarks about grain feed beef.
I tried the recipe, it was wonderful.
Loved it
Just made this dish for dinner. It is so good. I noted there is no salt or pepper in ingredients. But…for me , I did not miss it and I’m glad. I’m always happy to use less salt. I prefer Salisbury steak to a good hamburger. So comforting. I will make again and again. Thanks for sharing.
Fantastic recipe. Whole family enjoyed it. Definite keeper.
This recipe was super simple, which I like. A few adjustments I would make would be a little less breadcrumbs, I feel the flavor and texture of the patties kind of got bogged down with all the bread. Other than that this may be my go to recipe for a quick week night meal!
Looks delish!! Is there any adjustments needed if I use another of beef gravy vs. the 2 dry packs?
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I just made these …Flavour wise…Great…But I’d leave out the breadcrumbs, perhaps I should have cooked them a tad longer,they were ” mushy” I’d prefer them a tad drier ( I know that sounds goofy) ( who likes dry meat lol) But..It was good, I’ll do it again, Thanks!!
Great recipient! Sometimes I make this into a meatloaf, saves a little time. Also, freezes well!!
I never made his recipe before other than simply made hanburger patties, cooked them and made gravy but all this stuff going into it sounds delicious. I have the meat all prepared for supper so am very much looking forward to tasting these delicious steaks. I also read all the comments and to all, thanks for the advices, changes to the recipe and adding this and that and substiuting this for that. I took notes of all that and will use those comments.
Thank you for the recipe.
I’m making this right now and it smells so good. Thanks for the recipe!
This was so easy and so delicious! My hubby had all three burgers!!
Delicious! The patties were perfect. Only change was using 1 pkg of brown gravy and 1 pkg of onion gravy mix. My husband said it was perfect, like The Grand Luxembourg in Chicago.
My son and his wife are working hard & going to school PLUS they have a baby. I’m going to make this for their Monday night dinner with enough for two nights. Leave it as a tasty dinner surprise at their house. Thanks for this wonderful recipe.
OMG! I made this last night for my family and it was soooooooo GOOD! my husband is the pickiest eater and usually refuses to try new things, I’ve been on a Pinterest kick as of late and told him to pick out something he’d be willing to try and he selected this recipe. I made it just
Like the recipe calls for except I doubled the recipe, added 2 eggs and added mushrooms and onions to the frying pan right before I put the gravy in. My husband and 10 year old son devoured their dinner in record time and were so full afterwards it made me smile! Thank you so much for sharing! This will definitely make an appearance on my dinner table again in the near future! And it was quick to make too!
I am currently making this recipe but am substituting a few things. I use a package of stove top chicken flavored stuffing mix instead of bread crumbs. I also use 1 cup barbecue sauce in this besides mustard. And I add 2 tsp of poultry seasoning. Serve with homemade mashed potatoes and green beans. :) :) I also add in an egg sometimes 2 depending on how much meat I use. Today I will probably use 2.
I’ve not tried this recipe yet, but I intend to try it very soon. I was just thinking this might be really good served on a bed of rice as well as mashed potato. I’ll probably make a bit of each as some members of my family would rather have mash potatoes, but I love rice and this just sounds like a great pairing.
Thanks for NO rice recipe!
I drained the grease before adding the gravy, it turned out much better! Also, I didn’t think about adding an egg to the mixture, but I did however add a tad more breadcrumbs because the raw meat mixture was a little wet. I also added a tsp of original Mrs dash seasoning, used garlic and herb bread crumbs, and used one regular brown gravy mix and one reduced sodium gravy mix to cut back on the salt, and was still plenty salty! And I heated the pan to a higher heat initially to sear the patties so they would hold together better, and they held together just fine :) thanks a bunch! Def a keeper!
This sounds very much like a recipe I used to make years back when I had time and energy to cook from scratch for the family. The kids are long gone now, we have been married for 40 years, and I am disabled now and unable to spend much energy or time in the kitchen cooking meals for the two of us. I do a lot of slow cooker stuff though, and wanted to mention that there is a great “Happy Medium” between all the work of making homemade mashed potatoes and the “boxy” flavor of instant. Ore Ida (I think) makes wonderful frozen mashed potatoes!
There’s nothing in the bright red, microwavable bag but pure, simple potatoes, already peeled, cleaned of “spots” and cut up in small chunks. I pop the whole thing in the microwave, back of the bag up, for 10 minutes, while I’m tending to other parts of the meal, and when done, cut the bag open and dump the contents into the mixing bowl of my “baby Hobart” KitchenAid stand mixer with the paddle on it.
I cook with real food. So real chunks of salted butter are in the bottom of the bowl when I dump the potatoes in on them (you can use whatever you normally do, but if you’re going to the trouble from the beginning, you might as well make them good!) and they start melting, while I heat up a half cup of milk in the microwave (if yours has a “Beveridge” warming key on it, that’s perfect) to add to the potatoes while mixing them with the butter, salt and pepper. Hot milk seems to keep the potatoes from getting gooey like they sometimes do when you add in cold milk, and keeps the potatoes from cooling off too! While the mixer is tending to the potatoes, running on about “2” or “3” then I can be finishing up whatever else I was doing, like finishing up cooking the entrée and veggies, making a salad, or checking on a few biscuits in the oven!
Also coming frozen in a bag, so I can only make 3 or 4 biscuits at a time if I wish. They always come out wonderful, no mess and no work! Just take them out of the bag frozen, put into a small cake pan and baked! Few to no leftovers to get “spotty” waiting for someone to come back and finish them, you can always have fresh.
I have had to learn to make a lot of adjustments and concessions since I have become disabled, and my cooking has been a big one. Veggies in a microwaveable bag is another one! Now this recipe I could mix up in the mixer, with the dough hook, since a bad right shoulder won’t let me do it by hand, like I used to. If you still do, set the bowl down in the sink when you do. It gives you a more ergonomic “angle of attack” to do the mixing, and anything that spills out over the side of the bowl in the way of liquids or dry ingredients can be washed right down the garbage disposal. Or, it you put a dish towel under the bowl to keep it from sliding around you can gather up everything dry that spills over (if any) and shake it out over the trash can.
Thanks for the great reminder of simple heartwarming comfort food! Bon appetit!
Thank you for the tips. I also always mix in the sink (making sure the sink is clean and the soap won’t get into the bowl).
Did anyone need instructions for mashed potatoes?
Shari D., your situation sounds almost identical to my own. Not being able to cook the way I used to is one of the greatest frustrations in adjusting to being disabled. However, I do have one bit of advice I would like to share with you. I, too, have bad shoulders. I got them replaced with artificial joints. They are not as good as when I was twenty years old, but there is less pain, and I have more and better use than before the surgery. I also have one artificial knee, and that too is a surgery I highly recommend in terms of results. I probably will need the other knee and both hips replaced in the near future — I have a particularly aggressive form of arthritis that is destroying all my joints. Even my back is held together with rods and screws. Recipes like this one for the Salisbury Steak are wonderful for me, because they are a happy medium of “made-from-scratch” and “take some help from mixes”. Sometimes the mixes are just as good as scratch (or even better . . . sssh!). I am so grateful to Jen for sharing her recipes honestly, including the occasional shortcuts.
Why couldn’t you just mix it in the sink for that matter?. I have never done it before, but your post gave me an idea. I am an older single gal, why not just sterilize one of my stainless sinks and mix the meat in that with my hands and then just ajax the sink when done? Talk about easy. I also live on a boat and pulling out my kitchen aide mixer is too much trouble. I am going to try the in the sink method using the sink as my bowl tonight. Thanks for the idea.
Love your post and the cooking hints – I’ve been married 40 years too – and I’m disabled also so I know what you mean about not enough energy to stand and cook for a long period!
Hi, I made this tonight for dinner and my entire family devoured it (even my picky 8 and 5 year olds)! I did sub in ground turkey for the beef as my husband is watching his cholesterol and it was delicious. I really needed new weeknight recipes and this one will be made a lot…thank you so much for the recipe!!
Could I use oats in place of bread crumbs?
I always use raw oats instead of breadcrumbs. Healthy way of stretching your meat further and making it more filling. As it cooks it absorbs the flavour of the hamburger and has a similar consistency to ground beef.
WOW!!! My mom used oats in her meatloaves, back in the day! (I think she got the recipe from my aunt.)
I agree… it gave them a richer, denser consistency than bread, while still breaking up the ‘meat log’ effect.
I’d forgotten that, ’til I read your post. Thank You, for jogging my memory!
Is the ratio/measurement for oats the same as for breadcrumbs???
Thanks so much for joining us at Delicious Dishes! We love your Simple Salisbury Steak recipe and hope you’ll join us again this week!
Made this for dinner last night and it was a hit. Both my husband and 2 year old daughter loved it! Will be making this again in the future.
I love Salisbury steak- what a perfect weeknight recipe!
I made the Simple Salisbury Steak for dinner last night. It was so moist and delicious. My family loved it! This recipe will definitely be part of my meal rotation.
I don’t see ‘egg’ listed in the Salisbury Steak recipe.
My mom did do egg in meatloaf and also in mashed potatoes!
I still like mashed with the egg – makes a nice color, aside from adding more protein.
When making meatloaf, I also add an egg.
Wondered how adding an egg to the beef would hold up if I grill it? Can it be grilled? Suppose some trial and error are in the foreseen future for me, ’cause I can’t wait to make this!
I Lou, I think the egg will be o.k. in the meat. Many years ago I would broil what were like small meatloaves (6 to a pound of ground beef) and added one egg into the mix which has some small broken bits of bread in it, onion and green pepper, and and of course seasonings. The egg provided a bit of moisture, and the whole thing was delicious.
Walked right into ‘snarky’ comment – glad to know it was’t because of me!
I’m a solo older gal who mostly eats out – but there are those taste buds getting in the way.
My diet is supposed to be based on good ole gout – and it’s not easy to do, whether out or in.
I love gravy and sauces, meat, and shellfish. No-No foods.
Arthritis doctor said I could eat everything – ‘just in moderation’ – and I’m hoping to try this salisbury steak.
I made this last night and we DEVOURED IT. ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS AND easy. Adding this to the weekly menu! Kept recipe as is….yum!
Thank you for this recipe! I made it tonight and all 3 of my boys LOVED it! It’s rare to find something they all like that is easy to fix.
I made this tonight and it turned out great! I did have to kick the gravy up on high to start; something to do with the oil in the pan I think. But, good recipe! Thanks for sharing :)
Hey Jen! I love the recipe I am going to try it with the egg also. You know I am 64 and over the years I have learned that the people who think they know the most always know the least. The snarky comment above was so uncalled for and ugly and I hope you didnt let it bother you.
some people are just plain rude and should be shunned from positive uplifting people. Try to not let their comments bother us because they aren’t worth the time it takes to be bothered. Takes time to learn how to not let it bother you but it is well worth the practice. Who cares why they are rude and hurtful, most people like that get off on it so it is best to just ignore them and as I say, “shun them”. They are from a different breed of human and are very un-evolved. I am making the recipe tonight and I will definitely put an egg in and use the bread stuffing, I love the stuffing in comfort foods. Thank you for posting this wonderful recipe with all the great pics.
I thought it was tasty too. Because I am feeding a family of 5, I doubled the recipe. I also cooked some onions in butter until they were translucent, and then added a little bit of flour to the mixture, cooked for a minute, and then added the gravy mix, cold water, and some beef broth on top of that.
Nice and simple. Thank you.
YUM!!! My son requested this for dinner tonight and it was the best I’ve ever made. Really enjoyed the flavor and it was super easy. Will be keeping this recipe handy! Thanks so much!
Thank you for the Salisbury recipe. It was so yummy!
There is no mention of draining the grease before adding the gravy mixture. Does it need to be drained?
Yes drain the grease :)
Hi Jen, this would be a great contribution to Food on Friday: Beef over at Carole’s Chatter. Please do bring it over to join in the fun. Cheers
Looks delicious! Thank you for sharing it on the #HomeMattersParty
Yummy, yummy in my tummy! We’d have the mushrooms and onions with ours! So glad you share with us at Merry Monday.
My mom used to make this all the time when I was younger. Boy, does that bring back memories. Thanks for linking up with Delicious Dishes Link Party!
Since finding this recipe I make it for me and my wife all the time. I use 2 lbs of meat so I double everything but instead of onion powder I use a pack of onion soup mix. Its wonderful. I also triple the gravy because I usually make mashed potatoes with it. A VERY yummy tasting dish. We love it. Thank you.
Is there no need to add about 1/4 cup of water with the onion soup mix? I use the soup mix in my hamburgers but it calls for a little water.
These look fantastic! And it’s high time I try salisbury steak on my little ones (because really, what’s not to love?!) Pinning!
Made this tonight. It was delicious! I did take the reviewers advice above and added an egg. Came out perfect. Will definitely make it again!
For the bread crumbs, are they supposed to be dried, or just regular bread crumbled?
I just use regular store purchased dry bread crumbs fro ma can. Ive been wondering how Italian flavored ones would be.
I use Italian flavored bread crumbs and it tastes delicious to me! :)
If I use 2lbs of beef for my hungry family of 6 will there be enough gravy or do I need to double all?
I triple it. If you serve mashed potatoes too then maybe quadruple it :)
ADD AN EGG!!! Followed the recipe to a T and the patties crumbled. Popped them in the oven.
Agreed!! Not enough binder with the breadcrumbs, they fell apart when I pan fried them. Egg is a must.
mine also fell apart , I’ll try an egg next time
Great recipe! My wife and I were craving Salisbury steak and decided to use this recipe and it did not dissapoint. We added one egg to 2 pounds of meat but other everything was right on and very easy. Thanks
Do you have an estimated cooking time for the salisberry steaks once gravy is poured overtop of them?
Grass fed beef but chemical filled ingredients for the gravy….interesting combination. Will be trying the recipe but will keep the chemicals out of mine.
Also, use ginger ale instead of water for gravy……ah-mazing!!
What does that do for the flavor of the gravy?
Awesome , just bought some this weekend will be trying this recipe along w/ ginger ale!!! Thanks for tip ?Ms. Linda.
Interesting idea!! I am trying that next time. Thanks!
Too bad you didn’t choose to leave your attitude out of your post Jennifer. Probably you think your snarky comment would come off as clever, it didn’t
btw, where did Jen mention using grass fed beef?
You took the words right out of my fingertips! Thank you.
She didn’t so much mention it, but the beef in the pic is grass-fed beef from (Aldi’s?) I think.
Don’t all cows graze on grass? I just have ground chuck and brown gravy because it sounds yummy. I think whatever you use today probably something in it is processed don’t mind her comment, it’s an awesome recipe!
You’re kidding, right? No, not all cows graze on grass. The beef you buy at your local grocery store comes from factory-farmed cows that are raised on concrete feedlots and are fed a completely unnatural diet of processed grains to help fatten them more quickly for slaughter… not to mention the antibiotics they have to consume to survive the deplorable conditions. Which you also eat. I am shocked by how little interest people have in what they are eating, and how what they eat was treated.
How on earth can you tell from looking at a picture. It could b ground reindeer meat for all I know
I agree Kevin, I’d wondered if it was just me or if everyone caught the nasty attitude in Jennifer’s post, as well as the remark RE: grain fed beef, when there was no mention made of using grain fed beef.
lol! I was thinking the same thing! Do you HAVE to be snarky? Interesting….
Say it like it is Kevin! If it bothers her let her get on a Organic Site!! WTH?
Sounds like Satisfied to me!! YUM!!
Serve me up chemical yes please!
Right! Some people are plain rude!
I am with you, Kevin!
To Kevin!
I am right there with you.
Probably didn’t need to post! Geez, if you don’t like a recipe, then move on — no need to add your snarky comment.
Vanessa!
Right on……….
Give it a rest. Make it your way without the soapbox. Thanks Cinco for a delicious looking recipe. Can’t wait to try.
Then eat a salad!
Why do you have to cut someone down? All you had to do was make your own adjustments to the recipe. You didn’t have to be so snotty.
Dang hater much?
She shared a recipe… your choice of type of ingredients is up to you. Leave your judgmental attitude at the “door”.
There’s always that one person…?
Wow, what a snarky comment. Kudos for you for posting a ridiculous comments on someone’s post, if you don’t have anything nice or constructive to say move along.
McCormicks make a organic brown gravy mix with all the best
Critical are we!? To each his or her own. If you don’t like the recipe, don’t use it. If you don’t like the president try and forget he’s not ours!! Many issues need addressed in this country. Don’t bash on someone’s recipe!
Don’t bash on someone’s President, snowflake. MAGA!!!!!!
damn ur a bitch lol
Everything is a chemical so good luck with that
You’re a Chemical!
That’s obnoxious and unnecessary. Cooking posts should be free of rude snarky comments.
LOVE YOU RECIPES !!!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR POST ON FACEBOOK
Great recipe ..instead of bread crumbs use a package of stove top stuffing…
I do this everytime I need breadcrumbs. Especially in meatloaf, I even use it for porkchops.
That’s an idea- yum!!
This will be iny rotations for supper. I added onion soup mix in it also. So good and simple. My kind of recipe.
This meal tasted great. I’d make it again. I had it with mashed potatoes.