This slow cooker salisbury steak recipe is made with tender beef patties topped with mushroom gravy. Classic crock pot comfort food that’s super simple to make!
Comfort food has never been easier with salisbury steak in the slow cooker. This hearty dinner is full of rich flavors that the whole family will love. Serve it over cream cheese mashed potatoes with a side of sauteed asparagus and watch the rave reviews come in.
I am all about my slow cooker in the cold weather months, especially on busy weeknights when many days we don’t get home from school and activities until dinner time. I often make dishes like slow cooker beef bourguignon and slow cooker sloppy joes. Who wants to start preparing a big meal after a long day? Not me! This slow cooker salisbury steak is the perfect crowd pleasing meal that’s waiting for you at dinner time. This is a classic recipe with a few simple ingredients that never goes out of style!
crock pot salisbury steak ingredients
To make this recipe, you’ll need olive oil, ground beef, breadcrumbs, milk, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, salt, mushrooms, onions, gravy, beef broth, cornstarch, water and parsley.
How do you make slow cooker salisbury steak?
The first step to making salisbury steak is to form the patties. The patties are seasoned with spices and mixed with breadcrumbs. The salisbury steaks do need to be browned before they hit the slow cooker. I typically just brown them in the morning while I’m making breakfast for the family and then I’m good to go. Or, if you have a multi-cooker, you can use the “sauté” function.
The salisbury steaks are placed in the slow cooker along with mushrooms, onions and prepared beef gravy. Let everything cook together, then remove the beef patties and add some cornstarch to the sauce. The sauce will cook for a few more minutes to thicken. Pour the sauce over the patties, then add parsley and serve.
Tips for the perfect dish
- When you add the gravy and a little beef broth to the slow cooker, it might seem like there’s not enough liquid in the pot. Don’t worry, the meat and vegetables will also release liquids as they cook.
- I use 90% lean ground beef for this recipe, I wouldn’t recommend going any leaner than that as your patties might come out dry.
- To save time in the morning, you can prepare the meat mixture and brown the patties the night before.
I use pre-packaged beef gravy because it saves a ton of time and adds a lot of flavor. I typically choose the carton of beef gravy in the spice aisle made by McCormick.
recipe faqs
Yes, you can put raw ground beef in the slow cooker. That being said, I don’t recommend it for this recipe. If you put the patties in the crock pot without searing them first, they will all stick together as they cook. In addition, searing adds a lot of extra flavor as well as a golden brown crust.
Salisbury steak is not actually steak, in fact, it’s a term for ground beef patties. The patties are typically mixed with breadcrumbs, milk, eggs and seasonings before they are cooked.
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Slow cooker salisbury steak flavor variations
This recipe is great as-is, but you can also customize the flavors to suit your tastes.
- Protein: While not traditional, you can make this recipe using ground turkey, and substitute turkey gravy for the beef gravy.
- Seasonings: Amp up the flavor of your patties with additions such as finely minced onion, Italian seasoning, worcestershire sauce or paprika. For a creamier sauce, try using a can of low sodium cream of mushroom soup in addition to the gravy.
- Vegetables: Feel free to add more veggies to the pot such as carrots and potatoes.
My favorite way to serve this slow cooker salisbury steak is over mashed potatoes, but rice or egg noodles would also be great side dishes. However you serve it, this dish is sure to get rave reviews from your family, my children request it weekly!
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Slow Cooker Salisbury Steak
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 lbs ground beef
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 8 ounces sliced mushrooms
- 1 small onion sliced
- 12 ounce container beef gravy
- 1/2 cup beef broth
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the beef, egg, breadcrumbs, milk, garlic powder, onion powder salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly then shape into 6 patties.
- Heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium high heat. Add the patties in a single layer and cook for 4-5 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
- Place the mushrooms and onion in the bottom of a slow cooker. Add the patties on top.
- Pour the gravy and beef broth into the slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW for 4-6 hours.
- Remove the patties from the slow cooker and place on a plate. Cover to keep warm.
- Combine the cornstarch with the water and pour into the slow cooker. Turn the slow cooker to HIGH and cook for 3-5 minutes until sauce is thickened. Spoon the sauce over the patties. Top with parsley and serve.
Notes
- I use 90% lean ground beef for this recipe, I wouldn’t recommend going any leaner than that as your patties might come out dry.
- To save time in the morning, you can prepare the meat mixture and brown the patties the night before.
Everyone in my family thought this was the best Salisbury Steak we have made. We served it with mashed potatoes. My 4 year old daughter ate her whole piece.
So glad to hear you enjoyed it, my girls love this one too!
This is by far the best Salisbury recipe . Couldn’t find the Mc Cormick Simply Better Gravy in my area so used a packet of Mc Cormick Au Jus and one Mc Cormick Brown Gravy mix and it was wonderful. Husband gave it 10 stars. Thanks, Sarah
So glad you enjoyed it, thanks for reporting back!
Just made this for dinner and everyone loved it! Will definitely make this again.
So glad you enjoyed it, thanks for reporting back!
Hi, just found this while on Facebook!! I know what I am making for dinner tomorrow!! Love using the slow cooker. It is so convenient, and anything cooked slow tastes delicious to me!! Thank you for sharing. The only concern I have is, I don’t know if our grocery stores here in Canada sells the McCormic gravy. I guess I will have to find another brand if I can’t find it.
Thanks again Sarah,
Weekly Request in my family now. (Making it as I type this) Best Salisbury steak we have ever had!!! Thank you soooooo much for this recipe
What a savory meal. Looks delicious and especially with the mash underneath!
What a great throw back meal! Comfort food is always enjoyed at our house!
My family loves this comfort food and I love the Crook pot!
Hello, Sara.
Oh my goodness! This recipe looks so tasty. This goes perfectly with rice and soda. I love mushroom. They are perfect with any dish. Thank you for sharing this recipe. I will definitely try it soon.
My family would love this!!! We totally gotta try it. I love their products so I need to make this!
I’ve loved Salisbury Steak since I was a kid! I’ve never made it in the crock pot before, though! Amazing!
I haven’t had salisbury steak in a long time. I think my husband would be thrilled if we had this for dinner soon. I like show simple and delicious it looks to make.
This slow cooker salisbury steak looks so delicious and so easy to make. I am always looking for new slow cooker recipes to try> I will have to add this recipe to my meal plan for next week.
My husband loves Salisbury steak. He would be over the moon if I made this for him,
Oh, Pam, he really would. I don’t know if you have made this yet but it is AWESOME. I just tried it for the first time last week and my husband made sure to go on a special shopping trip just for the ingredients for this. Even my kids who are picky eaters adore it. Making it again as we speak.
I’m sure my husband and my 2 boys will devour this dish the second I set it down on the table. It looks so good and it’s a dish that we all love!
This is a classic favorite recipe and it would be so nice to make it for the husband one of these days! I’m sure he’s going to love it.
My boys are currently huge fans of beef and pork so I’m pretty sure they’re going to adore this dish. I love that you used a slow cooker to cook it, makes things easier!
This looks so delicious. I may need to add it to my meal plan.
I love this recipe idea! I have made salisbury steak in the slow cooker once before, but your recipe makes it sound so much better. Going to try!
This looks like a wonderful meal the entire family will love. I am going to make this recipe on Sunday.
Time to bust out the crockpot! My family loves salisbury steak, and I love to cook things that are super easy. Winner winner, salisbury steak dinner!