These juicy Hamburger Steaks are a family favorite! Made with simple pantry ingredients, this quick and easy recipe delivers big flavor and is perfect for busy weeknights when you need a hearty, home-cooked meal fast.
I just love a good hamburger steak. I grew up eating them. I’m sure we all did. And sometimes there is just nothing quite like this classic comfort food dish. Oftentimes, my mother would wrap a piece of bacon around the edges of each one for even more flavor.
This is a super easy hamburger steak recipe that you could whip up quickly on a busy weeknight. We usually serve these with mashed potatoes and a vegetable, but they are great served along rice or even french fries – if you want! Y’all enjoy!
Is hamburger steak just a hamburger patty?
The short and quick answer to this question is “Yes.” Hamburger steak is basically a hamburger patty typically cooked on the stovetop in a pan with gravy. The hamburger patty is seasoned similarly to a burger and the gravy mixture is a combo of ingredients consistent with a brown gravy. Most recipes call for you to sear the patty in a hot pan before adding in the gravy mixture.
What is the difference between hamburger steak and Salisbury steak?
Moment of transparency… Growing up, I thought that hamburger steaks and Salisbury steaks were the same. When I got older and a bit more advanced in my culinary skills, I realized that while they are similar, there are several differences between the two. Both are simmered in gravy and look like hamburger patties, but they feature different ingredients.
Hamburger steak is made with simply seasoned ground beef patties cooked in a skillet and topped with a yummy brown gravy. Salisbury steak starts similarly to a hamburger steak but features added ingredients like breadcrumbs and egg. Also, the Salisbury steak sauce often features beef broth and mushrooms whereas the hamburger steak sauce usually features thinly sliced onions.
Tips for the Perfect Hamburger Steak
Keep in mind when you’re making your patties, they are going to shrink a bit. You need to make them bigger than you think with a little indention in the middle of each of them with your thumb. This prevents them from puffing up too much and turning into meatballs rather than hamburger steaks.
Funny side story, my wife was once making hamburgers for the grill and didn’t quite get them big enough. They grilled up to look just like meatballs, so we always kid her about that all the time. But, she’d be embarrassed if I told you that, so don’t mention it.
The second tip I have for you is to make sure you get your pan hot when you put the patties in there. The trick is to get the dark brown color on them. That’s where all that delicious flavor comes from. Put them in the skillet and don’t touch them until you flip them. Seriously, hands off!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds ground beef I like using ground chuck
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground mustard
- 1 small onion thinly sliced
- 1 (10.5-ounce) can French onion condensed soup undiluted
- 1 (.87-ounce) packet brown gravy mix
- ½ cup water
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- Crumble the ground beef into a large bowl and sprinkle with the garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, and ground mustard. Blend well. (I like to use a fork for this. It keeps you from overworking the mixture – which can produce a tough hamburger steak.) Divide the mixture into 4 equal amounts (or more if you want smaller steaks) and form them into patties.
- Place a skillet (cast iron works great) over medium-high heat. Once the pan is hot, place the steaks in the skillet and allow them to cook without touching them for about 4 minutes. Flip them over and cook them for an additional 4 minutes. (You want to get a nice dark brown color on them – that's where the flavor is.) Remove the steaks from the pan and allow them to rest on paper towels.
- Drain away all but about 2 tablespoons of the grease from the pan. Put the pan back on the heat and add the sliced onions. Cook until just translucent (about 3 minutes). Add the undiluted onion soup, gravy mix, and water and stir well. Bring to boil, reduce the heat to a simmer, and stir in the Worcestershire sauce. Add the hamburger steaks back to the pan and cook until they are done to your liking.
Nutrition
* If nutritional values are provided, they are an estimate and will vary depending on the brands used. The values do not include optional ingredients or when ingredients are added to taste. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, I recommend grabbing your favorite brands and plugging those ingredients into an online nutritional calculator.
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I love how simple and clear this recipe is! It tasted great too. Thank you for saving dinner!
Thanks, Melissa!
OMG this was so good. I’m a terrible cook, so I can’t take credit for this. I finally have something good to eat. Thanks!
That’s a mighty pretty plate there, Sue! So glad you enjoyed it!
not quite the taste I was looking for I love this one too!! so yummy and very quick and simple. will definitely be making again!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Delicious! My husband and I grind venison every year, and we add salt, pepper, onion and garlic. All that’s missing is the mustard, which I did add. The recipe was so easy and so good!
I only had Lipton’s Onion soup mix, so I mixed it with 1 1/2 cups of water, bringing it to a boil to fully dissolve. I also added fresh mushrooms – I saw others did this and I had them on hand.
I wasn’t surprised that my husband liked it, but I couldn’t believe how much I enjoyed it!!! I also had homemade sourdough bread (buttered and toasted in a skillet) – all the better to sop up the wonderful gravy.
Will definitely put this into a regular rotation!!!!
I’m so glad to hear y’all enjoyed it!
I’m glad to get your version for hamburger steaks. Great recipe. Thanks for sharing.
Sure hope you’ll enjoy them!
Best tasting and easiest version I’ve tasted! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Angie!
I made this earlier this evening, and my family loved it! I didn’t have the ground mustard, so I just used a squirt of regular yellow mustard. It was really delicious! Thank you for a great recipe.
So glad to hear y’all enjoyed it, Adriane!
Absolutely delicious!
Thanks, Brooke!
This was a hit. I already had a ground beef/pork mixture so I used that. Just added sliced mushrooms with the onions. Just delicious.
That blend works perfectly and keeps these nice and juicy! So glad to hear you enjoyed them, Brian!
Absolutely delicious! 😋
Thanks, Sarah!
Made them they were delicious
Thanks!
My husband loves any kind of hamburger steak so I had never fixed Salisbury. It was delicious. Great recipe.
Thanks, Dale! So glad to hear you enjoyed this version!
Love this recipe. First time I’ve made these
Super easy recipe with GREAT flavor.
Thank you so much, Paulette! Happy to hear that!
Came out great, I remember cuisine at home had a stunning version of this years ago, took a tsp of thyme. It works…I’d also add more onions, perhaps 2.
Glad to hear you enjoyed it!
Yes, I’ve made these steaks several times. The recipe is wonderful.
Thanks, Cornelia!
Thanks Stacey!
Made this for dinner tonight and it was terrific! Simple, and just really, really good comfort food.
Love it! Thanks for letting me know!
Stacey, another great recipe! The only addition was more onion and some mushrooms.
Thanks.
Sounds good to me! So glad you enjoyed it!!
Delicious and easy.
Thanks!
Thaannk You! I have tried making hamburger steak like we used to get in a restaurant. I thought I just put meat in the air fryer. I had golf ball burgers. Can’t wait to make these. God Bless.
Hope this helps!
These are excellent! The best hamburger steaks ever! Thanks Stacey!
So glad you enjoyed it!
We have loved all of your recipes that I have tried so far! We love downhome
Southern cooking and your recipes are some of the very best! Thanks so much!
Thanks so much so much, Susie!
What level of fat do you look for in your ground chuck for this recipe?
For ground chuck, look for 80/20 (about 20% fat).
Thanks, Stacey!!
Sounds to me like your wife invented sliders on the grill. We should be thanking her.
Very tasty. I thought I had the right ingredients but when I was making it found out my gravy mix was turkey not beef and I used a packed of Lipton onion soup mix instead of the French onion soup. Used 2 onions sliced thin, sauted for about 3 min added some Better than Boullion beef broth along with the gravy mix. Brought this to a boil and added my burgers to the gravy/ broth mix cooked until done. Served it with mashed potatoes. It was a hit at our house. Will make this again.
Glad you were able to pull off something delicious, Sharon!
I just made your Easy Hamburger Steak recipe and it was delicious. I made mashed potatoes to go with it but rice would have been good also. I definitely plan to make this on of my go to meals. My husband loves it too.
Looks delicious! That’s making me hungry!
What about adding an egg? These sound great. Would the egg help them hold together? Thanks
You can add an egg if you’d like, but you really don’t need it. The patties hold together just fine as written. Eggs are really most helpful when you’re using a filler like bread crumbs, since they act as the binder. Adding one here will just make the patties a little firmer and more meatloaf-like, so it’s totally up to your taste.
They are great
Thanks!
Incredible! And, the best part is that it’s easy to make.
Thanks, Randa! Happy to hear it!
Could I add sausage to the hamburger meat and if so by what ratio.
I think it would depend on the type and fat content of the sausage. Should work though. I’m not sure I’d substitute any more than about half of it.
Made this as written. O my goodness, this was the best cure for a chilly night! Delicious!!
So glad you enjoyed them, Jayne!
I have made a lot of recipes and this one was mine and my husband’s favorite. It was so easy and simple yet so flavorful. I did add fresh mushrooms with the onions. So delicious 😋
So glad that y’all enjoyed it, Holly!
This is so easy to make.And it tastes delicious.I am a caretaker of an elderly man.And two handicapped girls very picky eaters, I made this and I had no problems with them they loved it thank you so much
I’m so glad to hear that, Susan! It’s great that everyone enjoyed the dish, especially since picky eaters can be a challenge.
One of my husband’s favorites. Sometime a throw mushrooms in.
I love adding mushrooms here!
This recipe was so easy to follow and my hamburger steaks came out delicious! Thank you
Awesome! Love hearing that, Gigi!
8 yr. old picky eater approved! He even said mmmm!
That’s awesome to hear! I’m glad your picky eater enjoyed it. Nothing beats a good “mmmm”!
I have a meatloaf recipe from the oats people that calls for egg, oats, tomato juice, etc. Makes a more tender steak or meat loaf,. Just a suggestion. I don’t enjoy the texture of hamburger. As for the sub of canned onion soup I think some dried onion flakes and corn starch would work.
I certainly add those things to meatloaf, but keep my hamburger steaks pretty simple. That said, I think you could absolutely jazz these up if you wanted a different texture. Thanks for sharing, Kelly!
Recipe is great! In the definition of kindness, is it appropriate to tell something that is embarrassing to your wife?
Thanks so much! I’m glad you enjoyed the recipe. And you’re right to think kindness is important—it absolutely is. That little story about the hamburger patties turning into meatballs was shared with Heather’s full blessing. In fact, we laughed about it together when it happened and still do. Our relationship is built on humor, love, and a whole lot of grace. We’ve got the kind of marriage where we can tease each other gently, knowing it comes from a place of affection, not ridicule. That said, you’re still sworn to secrecy… don’t tell her I told you! 😉
Very easy to make. The whole family loved this, even my picky son.
I’m so glad to hear your family enjoyed it! It’s always great when picky eaters find something they love. Thanks for letting me know!
Added 2 cloves fresh minced garlic & more salt, pepper, garlic powder (Paula’s blend) to the venison hamburger I used and sautéed sliced white mushrooms to the gravy….. loved the addition of a
can French onion soup…. don’t know why I never thought of that myself!!
Sounds great, Marcia! So glad you enjoyed these!
I have been making hamburger steaks for years and never really knew how. Thanks for this delicious recipe.
You’re so welcome, Betsy!
I made these last night with mashed potatoes (with your mom’secret ingredient) and coleslaw. There is nothing left. The gravy was scraped clean.
That sounds amazing! I’m glad to hear the recipe was a hit with the mashed potatoes and coleslaw. It’s always a win when the gravy gets wiped clean.
What can I use in place of the soup in the recipe?
You could use a can of beef consommé, perhaps?
Delicious!! Easy to make and a great addition to our menu. The only thing I changed was adding mushrooms to the gravy and once in a while a little wine to appease my inner Julia Child… lol
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Adding mushrooms and a splash of wine sounds like a fantastic twist. Julia would definitely approve! Thanks for sharing your ideas!
This reminds me of Quincy’s Chopped Top Sirloin with Mushroom Gravy. I do miss Quincy’s, and their salad bar was so good. Did your area have a Quincy’s, if not, you missed out on a great restaurant.
I totally get that! We did have a Quincy’s near where I grew up, and I loved those rolls too. Their salad bar was definitely a highlight! It’s always nice to reminisce about those places that hold special memories.
Quincy’s was our Saturday night out as a kid. Loved the salad bar and rolls.
Any recipe made with condensed soup is a non-starter. Not going there.
Just because you dont like the ingredient and haven’t even tried it, why give it a 1 star review? That doesnt seem very nice. Many dont have the luxury to turn our nose up at cheaper / premade ingredients. If you have no valid criticism, why comment at all?
I sure do appreciate this comment, Marty! You hit the nail on the head with this one!
Full of flavor, add more ground mustard and do 2 onions. The ground mustard is the key imo. Go heavy with it. Good flavor with the beef.
Those look delicious, Jason!
Been making something very similar to this for years. Couple of tweeks. To the meat mixture add a slosh or two of Lea & Perin, also add a little of Browning and Seasoning Sauce OR A dash or two of Liquid Smoke. To the gravy add a a slosh of red wine and a slosh of Balsamic Vinegar.
Thanks for sharing your tweaks! Those additions sound delicious and definitely elevate the flavor. I love the idea of adding a splash of red wine and balsamic to the gravy—great way to enhance that richness.
Great recipe!.
I guess it’s something about the color of an orange plate (I see someone else posted with one) that makes food look so appetizing though this delicious hamburger steak doesn’t need any help at all as it’s so delicious on it’s own, thanks!.
Ha! It looks amazing, Darlene! So glad to hear you enjoyed these!
I am I love with this recipe!
I’m so glad to hear that you love the recipe! It’s one of my favorites too.
I loved this and so did my husband. The leftovers will go to my daughter tomorrow. She will be dipping sourdough artisan bread in the gravy. When she was a child we called her Little Dipper because she always had to dip her food in something. She’s 43 now and still does it. 😁. The only thing I changed was a substitute for the onion soup as I didn’t have it. The spices were spot on! Thanks for a great recipe!
I’m so glad to hear you and your husband enjoyed it! It’s awesome that your daughter is still embracing her “Little Dipper” nickname—sounds like a fun tradition. Great call on the onion soup substitution; I love that you made it work for you. Thanks for sharing your experience!
Hi! What did you sub for the onion soup? I want to make this today and do not have any. Thank you!
I would also like to know this!!
WHAT WAS THE SUBSTITUTE FOR THE ONION SOUP?
I have made this many times and it’s a big hit with my husband. I substitute beef consumee for the soup.
Thanks for sharing that! I’m glad to hear it’s a hit with your husband. Using beef consommé sounds like a delicious twist.
I have made this many times and it’s a big hit with my husband.
I’m so glad to hear that y’all enjoyed it!
Beyond Excellent!
Thanks so much! I’m really glad you think so, Harriet!
Can I swap beef consume for the French onion???
I don’t see why not. Enjoy!
I made this recipe tonight. It was delicious! My family raved!! The only modification I made at the end was to add some red wine vinegar to lighten up the gravy which I found to be somewhat heavy and somewhat of a one-note. The red wine vinegar slightly thinned out the gravy and gave it a subtle tang. This recipe will definitely be a part of my rotation. Thank you for it!
Great tip! Thanks so much for sharing. I’m glad to hear everyone enjoyed it!
My kiddos and fiancé ate this up they loved it!
Aww, that makes my day! I’m so glad your kiddos and fiancé loved it—there’s nothing better than happy tummies around the table. Thanks for sharing!
I love these and more importantly, it is one of my husband’s favorites too. He never orders onions if he orders it in a restaurant but he does enjoy it when I use your recipe. Thx
Aww! Thanks, Linda! So glad y’all have enjoyed this one.
Best hamburger steak you’ll ever eat!! Searing the meat is a must…Thank you for sharing this recipe, I’ve made it many, many times.
Thanks, Mary!
This is the kind of comfort food that you think about all day long before sitting down in the evening to enjoy it! I admit to making extra gravy just because you can never have too much gravy. I did swap out the Worcestershire for steak sauce because I prefer it over the W sauce. Two of them I vacuum sealed with some of the gravy for a super quick dinner when I’m having a busy day. As usual, another great recipe.
Sounds perfect to me! And way to think ahead! So glad you enjoyed it!
This is probably the best hamburger steak I have ever made. EVER. Omg. The only thing I did different was I added chopped
onions and mushrooms in the mix only because we love them so much. I will make this again and again and again. I’m so happy I found your recipe. Thanks so much for sharing
Love this! So glad to hear you enjoyed these and thanks for sharing your tweak. I think that sounds amazing!
Amazing! This has become a new staple in our house. It started with me trying to figure out something to do with frozen patties, and turned into a meal on our rotation.
Now that’s a plate I’d like to sit down to! Looks great, Monica!
So so so good. Thank you l!!! Was an absolute hit with my 16 year old son. His eyes popped out of his head the first bite.
Aww! Love that! So glad to hear he enjoyed it!
It was wonderful! I made it for my best friends birthday. It was good. Thank you for sharing .
Hope your friend had a great birthday! Glad y’all enjoyed these, Tracey!
Delish! I made this for my dad three days ago and he is still raving about it! Thank you for sharing this easy and oh so yummy recipe!
You’re so welcome! So glad to hear he enjoyed these!
I made this tonight for the family and it was a huge hit!! We will definitely have it again! Thank you for sharing the recipe!
So glad to hear the fam-jam enjoyed them!
Loved this recipe!! Never been able to make a good hamburger steak but this recipe makes it easy. Family loved it!!
Happy to hear it! Thanks for letting me know!
Another wonderful meal. Thanks to you, I’m becoming a pretty good cook, but, I did one thing different. You put this out before your Y’ALL SALT was put out for us, so I used your Y’ALL SALT. I’m on my 4th. pint now, gotta put up another batch soon. Thank y’all for all the good stuff.
LOVE hearing this! And I’m so glad you’ve enjoyed the Y’all Salt!
This is our new go to recipe for hamburger steaks. This was delicious.
So glad y’all have enjoyed it!
Can I switch the French onion soup with mushroom soup?
You can. Just keep in mind the gravy will be a bit thicker and won’t have the same onion flavor.
I’m so excited to try gravy !
Enjoy!
Made this tonight. My first time to try hamburger steak. Absolutely delicious!
So glad to hear you enjoyed it!
so easy and yummy!
Thanks so much!
These were so good! Even my 18 month old loved them. Great recipe!
These look perfect, Jennifer! So glad everyone enjoyed this recipe!
I just cooked this meal tonight and it was absolutely amazing! Even my pickiest eater loved it and was asking for more! Hearty and perfect for a Sunday dinner! Thank you for sharing!
Those look perfect! So glad everyone enjoyed this recipe, April!
I will be making this tonight. Excited to try, reading all the positive comments.
Sure hope you enjoyed them, Shery!
Yes I made it and my family loves it. I put the gravy over the hamburger and cook it in the oven slowly. Thank you.
So glad you enjoyed it!
My husband loves these!
Glad to hear it!
This was certainly an easy, hearty Sunday dinner. It will definitely go in our rotation of dinners.
It looks perfect! So glad to hear it turned out great for you!
Delicious! Both simple and tasty
Thank you for posting!
You’re welcome! So glad you enjoyed it!
Can you substitute anything for the French onion condensed soup or omit it. Trying to save a trip to grocery store!
I used cream of mushroom soup and it was really good! Same reason, didn’t wanna go to the store!!!!
Thanks for helping out! Great idea!
Like Kim said, I think you could use cream of mushroom.
Sooo yummy !
Thanks!!
I will make these alot !!! They were fantastic! What wonderful flavor 😋. What leftovers? Too funny 😁.
So glad to hear it, Mark!
This recipe is absolutely amazing!! I followed it almost to the letter with a couple of changes. I cooked each patty for about 7 minutes on each side to ensure a bit darker brown on each side and instead of using 1/2 cup of water, I used 1/4 cup of beef broth!! I love hamburger steak and thanks to this recipe, I can now make them on my own. I’ve made them twice in 2 weeks. Thank you!! I’m excited and have saved this recipe 🙂
That’s awesome, Anthony! I’m so glad to hear you’ve enjoyed this recipe!
Soup not soap ..
Stupid auto correct
I didn’t have French onion soup but used Au Jus soap. Turned out fantastic
Sounds great! Glad you enjoyed it!
Soup..lol ..here I go making again Stacy. Thanks !!
I’ve been cooking since I was a little girl and this is the best HB steak I’ve ever had! I love everything about it! I’ve cooked it many many times!
That’s incredible! I’m glad to hear you’ve enjoyed it!
So good.☺️
Glad you enjoyed them!
I just love your recipes and I’m going to try some of them out
Thank You 🙏
Thank you Pam!
I tried the recipe tonight and it was great! Fast and easy light meal with french fries!
Thanks!
Love fries with gravy! Glad to hear you enjoyed it!
My recipe for hamburger steak comes from Bettye Nelle Starr’s Osceola, Ark cookbook, Cooking in High Cotton from the 1960’s. Soak two slices of bread in milk, add 1 egg and meat. Mix in Italian seasoning and some diced celery. Fry with sliced onion. When the onions are limp add 1/2-pound sliced mushrooms. Cook on medium for 15 minutes. No other sauce. I’m 72 so one of these for a meal with onion and mushrooms and a drink are plenty for me. Tonight it will be a margarita.
This sounds pretty great!
I love hamburger steak, and I love your recipe. One thing my mom always did, and I also do is dredge the hamburger steaks in flour. It makes the “gravy” a little thicker!
Great tip! Thanks for sharing!
Made this with vegetarian ground “beef” it was absolutely astounding how delicious it was. I wanted to eat all of it myself!! Thank you❤️!!
Oh– I forgot to say that I added big ole mushrooms and omitted the Worcestershire sauce, & French onion soup (not vegetarian friendly) and opted for vegetarian brown gravy mix- an onion soup seasoning packet and some extra vegetable broth instead.
So easy, so yummy.
Awesome! I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed it!
Great recipe. Only thing I did different was use half water, half beef broth and added a can of beefy mushroom condensed soup. This recipe was so simple to follow!
Sounds great! Glad to hear it turned out great for you!
I made this for supper tonight and it was not only easy but so good! I will definitely be making this again. Next time, I plan on adding some sliced baby bella mushrooms to the gravy. I told my husband that your recipes never let me down!! Thank you for such great recipes! ????
Thanks so much, Deanna! That means a ton to hear! So glad you enjoyed this one, too!
This sounds great. I will be trying it this week. It reminds me of a meal I made for myself when I was first trying to learn to cook. I would call mine Deconstructed Hamburger Steak with mushroom gravy.
I took the raw hamburger meat and stir fried it, added salt, pepper, and garlic powder. I sliced onion and stir fried it with the meat. I then poured a can of cream of mushroom soup (undiluted) over the cooked meat mixture and cooked it to just boiling. I then made toast using two slices of white or wheat bread and poured the hot mixture over each slice of toast. I then ate it open-faced. It was wonderful. It was experiences like this and a lot of other concoctions that began my LOVE of cooking and experimenting. If I am stressed out, tired, sad, in mental or physical pain or happy, my best form of therapy is to cook. I won’t say I am always a good cook, but I am always at my best “trying” my best to be a good cook.
p.s. Southern Bite is the only food/recipe blog that I follow and I check-in often. Thank you for your hard work, Stacey. I can tell that you really love what you do.
Thank you so much, Linda! That’s a honor. And I do love what I do. I’m still astonished every single morning that I get to do something I love so much! And that Deconstructed Hamburger Steak sound absolutely amazing! I am certainly going to try that!
Absolutely best hamburger steak I have ever eaten! Thanks for another awesome recipe.
I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed it!!
I was late to the party but I made this today and just SO good! Sorry I can’t post a photo of how it turned out. Thanks for sharing all your recipes. I see I want to try. Following you on Instagram now too. 🙂
Thanks so much, Cherry! Glad to hear you enjoyed these!
Wow, this is amazing. I made this last night doubled the recipe there were no left overs. Easy to make too! Definitely going to make this again. Thank you for the recipe.
Awesome! So glad to hear it turned out great for you!
these are great w mushroom condensed soup as well .insteed of the onion soup
Thanks for the tip! Glad they turned out great for you!
Hey Stacey, what a great receipt! I don’t eat beef so I bought some ground turkey, and it was amazing!! My family loved it, thanks for coming up with this delicious dish.
I’m so glad y’all enjoyed these, Dorothy! Thanks for letting me know!
Stacey…..this is an outstanding recipe. Loved it.
I grew up eating this kind of recipe. I don’t know why, but my mother would mince-dice the onion and mix it into the hamburger meat, batter the patty in flour and then begin the frying part of the recipe. She thought that including the onion into the meat would flavor the meat more and keep the patty moist. I suppose it was just her way to make the recipe.
I like it both ways.
Thanks, Virginia! I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed these!! I love adding chopped onion to the patties, but the picky eaters in my family don’t. 🙂
I put it on top of my sweet white rice and it was amazing. I’ll definitely be making this again.
So glad you enjoyed it, Shametrice!
Can you use a package of mushroom gravy instead of brown?
Absolutely! Enjoy!
Made these for the first time last night and they were so good! Definitely will make again. Thanks for all the great recipes!
So glad you enjoyed them!!
What percentage fat ground beef do you usually use? 73/27, 80/20, 90/10. Can’t wait to make this tonight!
I like to use chuck or 80/20 to 85/15.
I’m a new subscriber and I just wanna say that this recipe is absolutely delicious. It’s the only way I make hamburger steaks now!! Thank you!
Awesome, Madeline! Welcome and I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed this recipe!
This recipe was delicious! The gravy was so thick and delicious!
Awesome! So glad you enjoyed these!!!
As always….this was delicious! Your recipes are my favorites!
Thanks, Alicia! I love hearing that!!
I love your recipes. Keep them coming. Everything looks so good.
Will do! Thanks, Rita!
Perfect!
Can’t beat that! So glad you enjoyed them!
I am 77 years old (hmmm young) and your suggestion to mix ground beef and spices with a fork made this recipe the best hamburger steak I’ve ever eaten. My wife agreed!!!
Wonderful! I’m so glad y’all enjoyed it!!
I was doubling your original recipe (#3 meat). I followed your meat seasoning and added 1 tbsp of creole seasoning and about 1/4 cup of panko as well as 1/4 cup of water. Mixed with a fork. Added some fresh garlic to the onions after 3 minutes. Tasted the gravy before I put everything in the oven and thought it needed more spice, so I topped it with some extra salt and creole seasoning. Excellent dish
So glad you enjoyed these, Karen!!
Just found this site and the Hamburger Steaks look good, but have you ever played around with the recipe to make your own sauce without using gravy mix or condensed soup? I would love to make this recipe using ingredients I know. I could saute several sweet onions and then make a sauce/gravy with thickened beef broth…or even just use the yummy sauteed onions.
YUM! Just made these for Sunday dinner. They were outrageously good.
Stacey, I am married to an all time hamburger, ground meat eating husband, so you know he was in 7th Heaven after eating these. He’d rather have ground meat and hamburger than a good steak! Go figure!
I’ve been married to him for almost 57 years and, well, that’s him and I wouldn’t trade him for all the gold in the world. LOL!
Thank you for sharing this recipe and you know it will be a regular on our table.
Claudine in Fort Worth, TX
Wonderful! I’m so glad that these got his seal of approval!
Sounds delicious. Do you by chance have nutritional info, ie, protein, carbs, fat on your recipes? Or did I just miss it? Thanks
Hi Sherrie! You didn’t miss it. I just find that it’s not super accurate to provide nutritional info for my recipes when folks can vary when selecting different products and type of ground beef, etc.
Simple food, yet delicious! Thank you for sharing!!!
Thank you!
Looks delicious and I know my family would be up for these. I put it in my Yummly file for next time I have kids and grandkids here.
Sure hope you’ll enjoy it!
This was very good! Thank you for sharing.
So glad you enjoyed these!!!
I just cooked this and it was very good. The hamburger steaks are very well seasoned. Of course, I didnt measure any of the seasonings because that is what I do. But nonetheless, it was delicious. I also didn’t have the can of onion soup, so I used a dry onion soup mix and it worked well. Next time I will make sure to get the onion soup in the can. Thanks for the recipe!
So glad you enjoyed these! I think the onion soup mix was perfect. There’s tons of great flavor in that little packet.
These are amazing and I have shared the page with friends and family. Being a “yankie” living in the south now I am loving all your southern recipes! Thank you
Thank you so much, Rachelle!
For those who have a sodium intolerance, try the Hienz beef gravy in the jar. We substituted it for the brown gravy and soup and the sodium is cut by more than half. I still believe this is an amazing recipe and enjoyed it again tonight with less sodium due to health reasons.
Thanks for the GREAT tip!
I made these for my fella and our work crew and they were a huge hit. I can tell from reading the recipe if it will be good and my mouth watered on this one.
Thanks, Frani! So glad everyone enjoyed them!!
Oh these burgers were so delicious. My family enjoyed these very much. I used ground turkey instead of hamburger. They were delicious. I will make these again.
Thank you for this recipe.
Awesome! So glad they turned out great for you!
These burger steaks are absolutely delicious. The only change that I made was that I didn’t stop at 1/2 of a small onion. The whole onion went in the gravy mix. This is now one of my favorites.
I would hate some extra onion either! So glad y’all enjoyed it!
Tried this recipe tonight for dinner, fixed it for my wife and we both enjoyed it. I changed the brown gravy to Heinz gravy with mushrooms it was delicious. thanks for sharing this with us ????????❗
So glad you enjoyed it!!
Such a simple and delicious recipe. Took me 30 minutes to make everything, mashed potatoes included. Next time I’m doubling this recipe because I can’t get enough of it!
There’s a lot more complex Salisbury/hamburger steaks out there but forget those recipes because this is easy and best!
So glad you found this easy and delicious!!
Any substitute recommendation for the onion soup? I don’t have any on hand, thanks!!
Beef consommé works great.
I’m always looking for something easy using ground beef, and like you, hamburger steaks are frequently found on our table. I fixed this recipe for supper last night. Everyone really enjoyed it and asked to have it placed in the regular meal rotation (highest compliment). I didn’t have the onion soup on hand (it’s a little on the sweet side for my tastes), so substituted Beefy Mushroom. Thank you for the post!
Great idea! So glad y’all enjoyed it!!
I’ve made this for my husband countless times using the recipe. I tweaked it a bit by upping the amount of seasoning used. He loved it!
So glad to hear y’all have enjoyed it!
I have made this several times and my husband requests it regularly. How would I adjust the measurements of ingredients if I was making this for 6 people?
I’d simply use 1.5 times the amount of the first 5 ingredients and keep the gravy the same.
This is so good! Quick and easy, too. It’s going in my monthly rotation for sure .
That quite the compliment! Glad y’all enjoyed the recipe!
I just made these. They were insanely good. My Daddy made hamburger steak a lot. This brought back some great memories. You were right about putting the steaks in a hot skillet. It really does bring out good flavor. I enjoy reading your blog.
Thanks Amy! I love getting review like “insanely good!” So glad y’all enjoyed them!
Made this recipe tonight. SO DELICIOUS!!! Thank you for posting this fabulous recipe. It is definitely a keeper.
So glad you enjoyed it!!
Oh my word……love love love your hamburger steaks!! My family did too!! Thankful for your blog….keep the recipes coming!!
That’s wonderful, Theresa! I’m so glad everyone enjoyed them!
I made this tonite and it was wonderful! My husband really enjoyed it. Definitely will make these again. May try adding some mushrooms, per hubby’s request 😉
Mushrooms would be a great addition! Glad y’all enjoyed it!
Stacey, I finally made this for dinner tonight and it was delicious! Believe it or not, I’ve never made hamburger steaks before, but I had to try it when I saw your recipe.
I followed your recipe exactly and it was perfect! I used a large Vidalia onion, by the way, and I served it with mashed potatoes which was just great for that delicious gravy. Thanks so much for a quick, easy, tasty recipe, Stacey. I’ll definitely be making this dinner regularly as we all loved it!
Wonderful! I’m tickled y’all enjoyed it so much!
Humm., here is the main dish for supper and then your Strawberry pie for dessert. You have made my day a lot easier. God Bless.
LOL! Glad I could help out!
This is the recipe for Salisbury Steak. I have been making it for years.
These look so good and comforting! Can’t wait to make this one!
They are super delicious!
Looks delicious! My mom used to cook hamburger steak when I was younger so I am looking forward to trying this. Thanks so much for sharing the recipe!
I sure hope you’ll enjoy these!
Thanks Stacey, can’t wait to try some of these great sounding recipes. I used to live in Montgomery, many years ago!
What a small world! Enjoy!
Thanks Stacey for this reicpe. I never did know how to cook a good hamburger steak, so I stopped trying, but now I know thanks to you. I can’t wait to try this recipe.
Hope it turns out great for you, Elizabeth!
This looks soo good I will be making this for Sunday dinner. Thanks Stacey. God bless.
Thanks, Liz! You, too! Enjoy!!
This sounds good, but Ree Drummond/Pioneer Woman has a better recipe for Salisbury Steaks, check it out on Food Network.com
That was rude.. If you like Ree Drummonds recipe better, then make it and keep your mouth shut..
I totally agree
Thanks!!! Trying tonight……forget naysayers..unhappy people try to take over sites…yours sounds delish!!!! Im following to the letter…
Thanks, Robin! Hope you’ll enjoy these!!
My grandma used to say if you can’t be supportive of someone’s ideas then just keep walking QUIETLY!!! yOUR COMMENT MADE YOU SOUND VERY MEAN!!
Yes indeed. If you don’t have anything nice to say don’t say it at all. Making this tonight for my crew. I’m sure it’ll be scrumptious. Thanks
Sure hope your folks enjoy it!
How do you know hers is better? No need to be rude to this amazing man.
This looks like supper tonight! This is actually one of my favorite meals, hands down, I swear! You just need to add some good old yeast rolls to sop up that delicious brown gravy too! 😉
Yes! Sounds delish! Enjoy!
My husband and I both like hamburger steaks and I do mine pretty much like you do. we enjoy putting the gravy over our homemade french fires or the baked potato. We like almost as much onion as the beef patty. Vidalia onions are coming in now here in south GA so I know what we will be having soon!!
Love those onions!!
Ground mustard… How clever. I am going to try this recipe with ground venison. Beef is outrageous in SW Michigan right now.
I understand that! Enjoy!
I would love to know what you thought of the venison burgers. I’m doing beef right now but have lots of venison!
This looks great. I know that my husband will love these burgers, so I’ll definitely be trying them soon. Thanks for the recipe, Stacey.
By the way, I’m a brand new subscriber, having found your site via Christy at Southern Plate. I’ve already looked around a bit and printed out a few recipes. I’ll be sure to be back for more. Thanks for such a great site! I see some Honey Mustard Barbecue Sticky Chicken in my near future, yay, lol.
Welcome, Samantha! I’m so glad Christy sent you over! Hope you find lots you enjoy!!
Thanks, Stacey!
I emailed my mother some of your recipes and she asked me to subscribe her email address to your site, so I just signed her up. 🙂
That’s awesome, Samantha! It just tickles me to hear things like that!
I have made this recipe a couple of times for my fiance. He loves it.
Love hearing that! Glad y’all enjoyed it!
Sautéed mushrooms with the onions. Added a little tomato paste to the onions before adding soup. Thickened with cornstarch slurry (in vegetable stock). Poured over steamer potatoes. Satisfying to the bone. Thank you.
Sounds delish!
Yum! That looks sooooo good!
Thanks, Vonnie!
Had once with cube
Steak this week with white rice.
Great recipe thanks
So glad you enjoyed it!!