Hamburger Steaks and Gravy (+Video)
Hamburger Steaks and Gravy are made with seasoned ground beef patties, peppers, onion and are simmered in a deliously thick brown gravy!
ALSO KNOWN AS SALISBURY STEAK
Many of you might be more familiar with these being called “Salisbury Steaks.” It really is pretty much all the same thing. Any type of shaped ground beef mixture that is cooked in gravy often has several names. I love any kind of ground beef patties with gravy. Another one of my faves is my Hamburger Steaks with Tomato Gravy. It really adds a wonderful twist to this classic dish.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Hamburger steaks are basically small meatloaves shaped into a hamburger patty. They are made with ground beef, egg, crackers or bread crumbs and seasonings.
Yes you can! Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Shape your patties and put them in a baking dish with high sides that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Bake patties for about 30 minutes. Finally, prepare the gravy and pour over the hamburger patties after they have cooked the first 30 minutes. Then cover and cook for an additional 10 minutes.
There are a lot of options here. My favorite way to serve these are with my Crock Pot Million Dollar Mashed Potatoes. But it also goes great with rice or egg noodles!
To freeze leftovers: Remove from oven and allow to cool. Place hamburger patties and gravy into a lidded, freezer-safe container. Transfer to freezer. Once ready to eat, thaw in refrigerator overnight. Either reheat in the microwave (using a microwave safe plate) or reheat in the oven in a small oven-safe baking dish.
INGREDIENTS FOR HAMBURGER STEAKS: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)
- ground beef
- crackers (or bread crumbs)
- egg
- green pepper, diced
- yellow onion
- Worcestershire Sauce
- salt and pepper
- brown gravy packet
- French onion soup (low sodium)
- cream of chicken soup (low sodium)
- water
HOW TO MAKE HAMBURGER STEAKS AND GRAVY:
In a bowl, combine ingredients for patties. It’s best to just get in there with your hands to make sure it is combined together well.
Heat sauté pan (or cast iron skillet) on medium-high heat. Begin forming hamburger steaks into an oval shape (this recipe makes 4.) If you aren’t using a nonstick skillet, you may want to spray pan with nonstick spray.
Place patties onto preheated pan. Brown both sides. You aren’t going to cook them all the way through. Cook about 3-4 minutes on each side.
Take browned patties out of pan and set aside. Add all the gravy ingredients to the pan and whisk together well to remove most of the lumps.
It will take a minute or two of whisking to get most of the lumps out.
Add patties back to pan.
Spoon a bit of the gravy over the tops of the patties. Cover and turn heat down to a lower setting.
Let cook for another 10 minutes or so until cooked all the way through.
Then serve.
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Hamburger Steaks and Gravy
Ingredients
For the patties:
- 1 pound ground beef
- ⅓ cup crushed crackers (or bread crumbs)
- 1 large egg
- ½ green pepper, finely diced
- ½ small yellow onion, finely diced
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
For the gravy:
- 1 packet brown gravy
- 10.5 ounce can French onion soup
- 10.75 ounce can cream of chicken soup (or cream of mushroom)
- ¼ cup water
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine ingredients for patties.
- Heat a cast iron skillet (or saute pan) on medium-high heat.
- Begin forming hamburger steaks into an oval shape (this recipe makes 4).
- Place patties into preheated pan. They should sizzle.
- Brown both sides. You aren’t going to cook them all the way through yet. We want a really good browning on both sides. This gives great flavor!
- Cook about 3-4 minutes on each side. Take browned patties out of pan and set aside.
- Add all the gravy ingredients to the pan and whisk together well to remove most of the lumps. It will take a minute or two of whisking.
- Add patties back to pan. Cover and turn heat down to a lower setting.
- Let cook for another 10 minutes or so until no longer pink in the middle and the internal temperature of the beef has reached 160F degrees. Then serve
Video
Notes
- If you don’t like French Onion Soup you can substitute with beef broth.
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer
“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.
Originally published: August 2011
Updated and republished: January 2022
So simple, and so yummy! Thanks so much for sharing at Church Supper!
Everyday Mom's Meals
These sound great. Totally reminds me of a meal my Dad would eat. Too funny about the 'Big Gene' and 'Little Gene' My Dad is 'Big Brad' and my step-brother is 'Little Brad' We've been calling them both those names for 20 years : )
My husband would LOVE this dish! Brandie another great dish that I can't wait to try!
Oh yum! I have not had this in years! This is one of the things my Dad would make when I still lived at home.
Yummmmy! I had this last night and it was super tasty. I didn't change a thing and I don't plan on it.
Brandie, I just LOVE stopping by here! I remember Salisbury Steak…Mom never made it, but she sure served it up in a TV dinner. Remember those? Probably wouldn't surprise you that my favorite part was the little square section of brownie. Shame on Lil' Gene for not disclosing that lasagna fact, but you charmed the inlaws over. Way to go!
Love the stories about your family, they always bring a smile! But who doesn't like lasagna? It's one of those things you make when you don;t know what to make because it's just assumed everybody likes it. Little Gene could have been more forthcoming, but it sounds like you made some converts.. must be good lasagna. And Good hamburger steaks. Adam considers gravy the most essential part of any meal, so he's going to be very happy with this!
This looks really yummy and would go over BIG in our house!
Great recipe. Will try this. Thanks for sharing.
What a delicious, comforting dinner recipe. I love hamburger steaks and gravy, and I like that you used some french onion soup to give it more flavor.
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Great story! We used to have these as a kid, but we didn't get a sauce to put on them. Not sure why, I know my dad isn't much into sauce, maybe that is why. I remember eating it with ketchup 🙂 This looks MUCH better!
What a great recipe! thanks for sharing this – my family will love it!
Mary
Oh this looks so down home good and comforting!
This looks so good…..unfortunately my Dad and husband also have a thing for ground beef. Not me…I'm excited to try and make this. Thanks for sharing.
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This looks so good…..unfortunately my Dad and husband also have a thing for ground beef. Not me…I'm excited to try and make this. Thanks for sharing.
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Oh this looks sooo good!! I am excited about making this:) Love the post too!!
Your version looks really good – this is one of my hubby's favorite meals and the first one he learned to cook for himself in college. He likes to slop sauteed onions all over his – so good. And he serves them with mashed, AND pork and beans. A weird combo, but he loves it.
Oh this brings back memories! I had it growing up. Mom always made mac and cheese with it. Yum!
This looks so good. I am definitely going to have to try this one of these days!! I haven't tried something like this before. I think it will be a hit!!
Hamburger Steaks were a favorite of mine when I was younger! I place I worked at made the best ones and I loved them! I'll have to use this recipe and try and make my own! 🙂
I was looking to find easy recipe for this..my hubby love it when we eat out and I wanted to surprise him:))
Thank you so much for sharing this.. will try it for sure!
These look so delicious. I know my guy would love this since he is a meatloaf fan. I need to give this a try since he has had a craving for gravy of all thing. Haha! Yummy!
Hamburger Steaks, salisbury steaks, meatloaf are just a few of my very favorite things, Brandie! Yours looks absolutely delicious, as usual. BTW…your cherry limeade was a HUGE hit in the house. I had to restock for another batch. It didn't last long. Thank you! 🙂
This looks so yummy. A favorite meal at our house. Your version just looks perfect! Come over and visit us today. We have a Southern specality.
I've loved this since I was a little girl! In the 60's, my grade school served this for lunch. This was back in the day when school lunches were actually homemade food. It was always served with mashed potatoes, peas and a roll. I still eat it like this today.
Big Gene sounds like my father. Ground meat is his favorite thing. If there is meatloaf on a menu, he is ordering it! He and my mom have gone on over 30 cruises. With all the wonderful, fancy food cruises serve, my dad will always ask for them to just bring him a hamburger. LOL
What other soup I can use other than the French onion
I would like to make this tomorrow because it looks delicious and I am dying to try this
I just use beef broth. And add lots of onions
I use cream of mushroom.