Instant Pot salisbury steak is so moist and flavorful! Serve it over mashed potatoes or noodles with a mushroom gravy on top for the ultimate comfort food.
Have you tried Instant Pot salisbury steak yet?! It comes out moist and flavorful with a rich gravy. It will definitely become your new family favorite dinner. One more of our easy Instant Pot recipes that are quick, easy, and cheap too. (originally published 9/19, affiliate links present)
Why is salisbury steak called salisbury?
- Salisbury steak is basically a fancy hamburger.
It’s said to be named after James Henry Salisbury, a doctor known for his comments on diets and nutrition.
Let’s start with a few basic tips:
- Make sure to Bookmark our InstaPot recipes page. We add new ones each week!
- Then PRINT this —–> Instant Pot cooking times cheat sheet that will help you understand how long meat, vegetables and beans take to cook in your pressure cooker.
- This is a great InstaPot cookbook and set of wooden utensils are great to grab too.
- I HIGHLY recommend you buy this non stick pot.
- You should still deglaze pressure cooker after sautéing but it won’t have as many issues with this better liner.
For reference, this is the pressure cooker I have and use for all recipe creations.
Whatever you call it, it’s just so YUMMY!
Talk about pure comfort food. I’m thinking if you’re around my age you had it growing up. Either your grandparents or parents made this as often as they did meatloaf in your house.
Smothered with rich gravy it’s packed with flavor, and you can choose which side is your favorite. Rice or pasta are typically our choices.
Instant Pot salisbury steak
- Ground beef
- Bread crumbs
- Egg
- Onion and mushrooms
- Beef broth
Some like to add some red wine too, or instead of the broth for more flavor.
- Corn starch to thicken gravy
- Worcestershire sauce
- Olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
If you have your own favorite meatloaf recipe you can refer to that to make your patties.
What is the difference between salisbury steak and hamburger steak?
A hamburger will be plain ground beef with only salt & pepper. A Salisbury steak might include minced onion or green pepper and more seasonings. It’s typically served on its own or on top of mashed potatoes vs. on bread or a roll.
- You can really call it whatever you want but this is the traditional definition.
Another difference to me is that it’s kinda’ fall apart tender which I love, and SMOTHERED with a flavorful mushroom filled sauce.
Hamburgers will typically stay together in 1 piece so you can throw it on a bun but these may fall apart. AND that is great!! We’re not going for looks here, pure comfort food is what we’re going for. 😉
What type of meat is salisbury steak?
No, it’s not actually a steak. It is made of hamburger meat with seasonings.
I typically make a version of my own meatloaf recipe and then take it to another level from there in my pressure cooker.
- Yes you can make this in your Crockpot Express or Ninja Foodi pot as well. They are all very similar and the instructions below will be easy to follow no matter what model you have.
Instant Pot salisbury steak recipe
- Add some olive oil and your prepared patties to your pressure cooker on saute.
- Brown the patties and then remove from pot
- Deglaze your pot to remove brown bits from bottom now to avoid burn notice.
- Use a bit of your broth to do this.
Put mushrooms, onions and seasonings into your pot. Cook until onions soften and then turn pot off. Add rest of broth now. Stir.
- Place patties back into pot carefully and set to high pressure.
- When done pressure cooking do a quick release and put patties on plates.
- Set pot to saute again and whisk cornstarch and cold water together until smooth, add to pot to thicken gravy.
Pour this over your patties and serve with Instant Pot mashed potatoes or egg noodles.
What goes good with salisbury steak?
- More vegetables always work
- Pull apart bread
- Easy rolls or make our air fryer garlic bread
Sprinkle 1/2 cup of fried onions on top, or top with caramelized onions. Those bring this over the top!
When you’re done enjoying this, try steak in an Instant Pot! That too comes out juicy and instead of a trivet we use potatoes to keep it off of the bottom. Everyone fights over those because they’re so good!!
Salisbury Steak in Instant Pot
Time needed: 15 minutes.
Instant Pot Salisbury Steak
- Prepare
Combine the ground beef with the garlic salt, black pepper, breadcrumbs and egg. Mix until everything is throughly combined.
Divide into 4 even sized portions then shape into 4 patties. - Brown
Set the pressure cooker to saute, add the oil, then place the patties inside. Sauté for 5 minutes. Carefully flip over and sauté for about another 5 minutes so outsides are no longer pink.
Carefully remove the patties and set aside. Add a bit of your broth and deglaze your pot now.
Add the onion and sauté until it begins to soften, about 4 minutes making sure to stir often. Next add the mushroom slices and also sprinkle in a pinch of salt and black pepper.
Sauté for 4 minutes while stirring often. Turn pot off. - Add ingredients
Then pour in remaining broth and the Worcestershire sauce and give the ingredients a good stir. At this time taste the broth mixture and if needed add salt to taste.
Place the patties back into the pot, careful as to not break them. Then put the lid on the pressure cooker, set to high pressure for 15 minutes. Once cooking time is finished do a quick release - Thicken gravy
Carefully remove the hamburger patties and set aside. Mix the cornstarch with the water until you have a smooth mixture. Turn pressure cooker to saute.
Pour in the cornstarch mix and stir until well combined. Simmer until the broth has a gravy consistency, then cancel sauté function.
Serve meat on top of mashed potatoes or butter noodles with a drizzle of the gravy inside your pot.
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Want another idea to make this week? Try our air fryer cube steak as well.
Instant Pot Salisbury Steak
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 tsp seasoned salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1/3 c Italian breadcrumbs
- 1 egg
- 1.5 tbsp olive oil
- 1 small onion sliced
- 8 oz mushrooms sliced
- 2 c beef broth
- 1 tsp worcestershire sauce
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 tbsp water
Instructions
- Combine the ground beef with the garlic salt, black pepper, breadcrumbs and egg. Mix until everything is throughly combined. Divide into 4 even sized portions thenshape into 4 patties
- Set the pressure cooker to saute, add the oil, then place the patties inside. Sauté for 5 minutes. Carefully flip over and sauté for about another 5 minutes so outsides are no longer pink. Carefully remove the patties and set aside. Add a bit of your broth and deglaze your pot now.
- Add the onion and sauté until it begins to soften, about 4 minutes making sure to stir often. Next add the mushroom slices and also sprinkle in a pinch of salt and black pepper, sauté for 4 minutes while stirring often.
- Turn pot off. Then pour in remaining broth and the Worcestershire sauce and give the ingredients a good stir. At this time taste the broth mixture and if needed add salt to taste.
- Place the patties back into the pot, careful as to not break them. Then put the lid on the pressure cooker, set to high pressure for 15 minutes. Once cooking time is finished do a quick release
- Carefully remove the patties and set aside. Mix the cornstarch with the water until you have a smooth mixture. Turn pressure cooker to saute, then pour in the cornstarch mix and stir until well combined. Simmer until the broth has a gravy consistency, then cancel sauté function.
- Serve meat on top of mashed potatoes or butter noodles with a drizzle of the gravy inside your pot.
Paula
Wednesday 13th of October 2021
This is great. We have had it several times. Don't change a thing!
The Typical Mom
Sunday 17th of October 2021
Awesome
Traci G
Sunday 31st of January 2021
Can you make the patties ahead of time and freeze?
LeAnn
Tuesday 31st of December 2019
The recipe was good and delicious gravy! I added some xanthan gum to the cornstarch mixture because it still wasn't quite thick enough- That made it perfect.
The Typical Mom
Tuesday 31st of December 2019
Yay glad it was a hit!
Rita
Tuesday 17th of September 2019
Easy to make. Great dinner. Will make again
The Typical Mom
Wednesday 18th of September 2019
Glad you loved it!