Simple Salisbury Steak
on Jan 30, 2023, Updated Aug 29, 2024
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.
Why You’ll Love This Salisbury Steak
- This is a classic comfort food.
- This is a quick and easy meal without a lot of prep work.
- It is simple to modify to meet your picky eaters tastes.
- We love that this recipe is fairly inexpensive to make.
- It’s a reader favorite. Since posted on my blog in 2015, it has been shared over 1.5 million times. The user ratings are REAL and not inflated. Be sure to look at the comments below and you will see additional helpful tips and suggestions.
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!
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Delicious Side Dishes to pair with our Recipe
- 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!
- 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.
- 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!
Salisbury Steak Ingredients
We tried to keep our recipe simple for all the picky eaters you might be cooking for. There’s plenty of substitutes and modifications you can make that we’ll list here as well! We liked the way The Pioneer Woman kept a similar recipe simple, so we took some inspiration from her.
For our ground beef patties, you’ll need…
- 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.
- Bread Crumbs – We usually use breadcrumbs but we’ve seen all sorts of substitutes here! Experiment with rice, stovetop stuffing mix, crackers, or even oats.
- Ketchup
- Mustard – Dijon mustard is an interesting substitute to try here.
- Worcestershire Sauce
- Garlic Powder & Onion Powder
- Salt and Pepper
Our gravy, meanwhile, is going to use…
- Brown Gravy Mix Packets – Alternatively, you could make this recipe with our Easy Brown Gravy!
- Ketchup
- Worcestershire
How to Make Salisbury Steak
We love this Easy Salisbury Steak recipe because it’s so easy to prep and make! To make some for yourself, here’s all you need to do:
- We’ll start this recipe off my mixing up our meat and forming our patties from the mixture.
- Cook in a large skillet over medium heat until browned on both sides.
- Whisk together gravy ingredients until mixed.
- Pour gravy into skillet over patties and cook until thickened.
We’ve also made a video for this recipe, which we’ve pasted just below! Check it out!
Variations for this Salisbury Steak Recipe
- You can top your steaks with all sorts of veggies. Caramelize some onions with your patties or saute some mushrooms to go with them! Some of our crew loves mushroom gravy.
- 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?
FAQs about Salisbury Steaks
There are many different reasons for steak patties not holding together or staying shaped perfectly. One reason would be the fat content of the ground beef used in the recipe. If you’re remaking this recipe and have noticed your patties tend to fall apart fairly easy, you might want to crack an egg into your meat mixture.
Note that one pound of ground beef will make about 4 hamburger patties.
Hamburger steak usually only contains salt and pepper, whereas Salisbury steak adds fillers.
The main difference is in the way it is shaped and cooked. Salisbury steak is formed into patties and cooked in a skillet. Meatloaf is formed into a loaf in a loaf pan and baked.
Tips for Making the Salisbury Steak
- Use your hands – This is as easy as dropping all of our patty ingredients into a mixing bowl and mixing it all together with our hands. Don’t even try to stir with a spoon!
- Don’t worry about the shape – If they are oval patties or round, they taste the same.
- You can make the patties ahead – Form patties and place in an airtight container and place in freezer.
- Cook on both sides until all the pink is gone – if you want to be extra safe, probe your patties with a food thermometer to check for doneness at around 160 degrees.
- Garnish with freshly chopped parsley for a finished look.
Other Delicious Ground Beef Recipes
- For another tasty ground beef recipe, try our Classic Meatloaf. Meatloaf is a timeless and juicy dish packed with flavor! This recipe with a tangy ketchup glaze makes an easy and simple dinner.
- Homemade Hamburger Helper Beef Noodle is so much better than store-bought. This ground beef recipe can be made with a few simple ingredients and a few minutes time.
- Hamburger Soup is another great comfort food. It’s hearty with vegetables, potato, and ground beef. A perfect weeknight meal. Make this delicious beef dish tonight!
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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
- Salt and Pepper, to taste
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.
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.
Hi,
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?
? Thank you!
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!