Our Crockpot salisbury steak with hamburger patties and onion soup mix gravy is an easy comfort food meal served over mashed potatoes that your whole family will love, even the kids.
This slow cooker salisbury steak recipe is an easy way to make this Old Fashioned comfort food. Just brown the meat to prep and submerge into the thick gravy to cook all day until fork tender. If you’re looking for a more new Crockpot recipes this one is sure to be a hit.
I do have several small kitchen appliances but somehow all things come back to good ol’ slow cooker recipes, especially during the Winter snowy days. Since making this I have tweaked it a few different ways as well.
If you tried our Instant Pot Salisbury Steak and were blown away, but want to make it in the morning instead this is a great option. Maybe you saw that but don’t have that machine, BUT slow cooking is your thing, I get it y’all.
Salisbury Steak with Hamburger Patties
We use ready made 80/20 hamburger patties like our salisbury steak in oven too, but you could make your own patties with half spicy ground sausage too if you liked a little heat in there. For a lower fat version use ground turkey or chicken (but not my preference). Make into large circles, the same size so they cook evenly.
Or make meatloaf without breadcrumbs and form into a patty, about 4 per pound. 1.5 pounds would make closer to 6 but typically I won’t add more than that as you want them to sit in one layer ideally when cooking.
To make things easier I will add 1 packet of onion soup mix in with the meat to add a ton of protein real quick. You can make the same meat mixture but into smaller balls to create Crockpot Meatballs and Gravy as an appetizer too.
Can you use cube steak?
You could make Slow Cooker Cube Steak with the ingredients here but with that firmer meat. With the longer cook time this cut won’t get as tender rather, less time is better in this case.
Salisbury Steak with Frozen Hamburger Patties
This is a great way of How to Cook Frozen Burgers to make things even easier!! All you would need to do is break them apart and set inside overlapping the least amount possible so they can really soak in the gravy flavors. Timing won’t change.
How to Make the Gravy
A can of cream of mushroom soup, or homemade cream of mushroom soup, 10.5 oz. size, will help create the sauce or gravy that it will cook in to make them tender but add a ton of flavor to the patties all at the same time. Similar to our creamy Crock pot chicken you could use other varieties of condensed soup flavors if you’d rather but this is traditionally what we use.
All purpose flour will thicken the gravy but if you need a gluten free alternative you can use arrowroot instead.
To thin things out a bit you will add some 2% or whole milk, dairy free variety or beef broth could be used instead if need be.
And then a packet au jus mix gravy mix. It comes dry in a packet and is added for even more flavor for your beef patties to soak up. You could use a dash of worcestershire sauce instead if need be.
How Long to Slow Cooker Salisbury Steak
If you’re not home you can use your timer to have it start on low about noon. In the case you can’t do either and 8 hours is needed that is okay, you just may have broken down patties that fall apart a bit more than you may want.
FAQ
You do want a bit of fat in your ground beef so the patties stay together and remain as moist as possible. I prefer 80/20 hamburger, or to add a bit of fat and spicy heat you can mix half a pound of HOT ground sausage with ground beef together.
Absolutely you can, that makes things as easy as possible actually. I will say that store bought are typically thinner than homemade and typically aren’t seasoned either but you can fix that with a sprinkle of salt and pepper on both sides.
There are several ways to change up this Old Fashioned dish. You can use different ground meats to make the patties. Adding different seasonings into the meat will change up the flavors. The sauce can be made spicy or mild, and when done you could melt a slice of cheese on each patty before serving with gravy.
That isn’t entirely necessary, we have made it many times without this step however it is suggested to keep them as moist as possible. If you did want to sear the patties, do so for a few minutes on each side over medium high heat. The key is to lay in a single layer in the gravy to cook evenly low and slow.
Crockpot Salisbury Steak Recipe
Equipment
- 1 slow cooker
- 1 pan
Ingredients
- 1 pound hamburger patties, fresh or frozen, separated from one another, laid in a single layer
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 packet onion soup mix
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup, 10 oz.
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 packet au jus mix
Instructions
- Add oil to a large 10" skillet and heat over medium high heat.
- If making your own patties add ground beef and onion soup mix to a bowl and mix well. Shape into 4 patties.
- If using ready made store bought patties or frozen hamburger patties add the onion soup mix to the gravy mix to pour over the top.
- Once oil in skillet is hot, dip both sides of patties into flour and fry patties for about 2 minutes each side until browned on the outside. Remove from heat.
- In slow cooker whisk together cream of mushroom soup, milk and au jus dry mix (and onion soup mix if you didn't add to the meat).
- Add ground beef patties and spoon mushroom soup mixture over the top so they are coated. Cover and heat on low for 4-6 hours.
- When cooking is complete, serve steak an sauce over a bed of mashed potatoes and top with chopped fresh parsley if using.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
How to Serve
When I am making a batch of this Old Fashioned Salisbury Steak Recipe and serve it over mashed potatoes or egg noodles topped with brown gravy with chopped fresh parsley. If you wanted a duo of a dish you would have enough gravy here to make slow cooker biscuits and gravy together.
