Crock Pot Salisbury Steak

Tonight I'm making our favorite Salisbury Steak & Gravy. Its a whopping 102 degrees here in North Texas, but that's the usual for this time of year. I will be making this recipe in the crock pot so I don't have to crank up the oven. In the summer and winter months my crock pot is my best friend. 

This recipe doesn't take all day to cook like most crock pot meals. You will be preparing half of this recipe on the stove top and then let the crock pot do the rest. This dish is so simple to and made with pantry staple ingredients. I serve my Salisbury Steak with Mashed Potatoes or Pasta, but its also good with rice.  

 

Mix the first 5 ingredients together you can use crack crumbs or bread crumbs. 

shape into ovals about ¾ inches thick and place in skillet with just a little bit of oil.

 

Sear the patties in a skillet until brown. 

 

Add onion mushroom and beef broth heat to boiling. Reduce heat cover and simmer for 10 minutes. I did not add mushrooms this time because my husband asked if i could leave them out the next time I made this dish :( Bummer!!

Remove patties to a casserole dish or plate and keep warm.Mix gravy packet according to packet directions. (1 cup water added to gravy mix)

Heat mixture until boiling. Mix water and cornstarch together to make a paste. Add to boiling mixture. Use a wire whisk and whisk until gravy begins to thicken. Make sure to watch your pan, because the cornstarch will thicken rather quickly you don't want lumps of cornstarch. My kiddos had a tug of war with my whisk and it broke so i am using a large fork.

add the prepared gravy mixture. The original recipe i got years and years ago did not call for any extra gravy. I found after the first time i prepared the recipe the it just wasn't hearty enough for me so i add the additional gravy mix and the flavor is perfect.

Using the wire whisk again whisk the gravy until it is smooth and thickened. It really comes off with a hearty brown color by adding the additional gravy.

add the Salisbury steak patties to your crock pot and pour the gravy over the patties. Cover and cook on low for 3 hours.

There you go. This recipe is so good I have been making my Salisbury Steak this way for years.

Salisbury Steak & Gravy 
1 pound Lean Ground Beef 1/3 Cup Bread Crumbs or Cracker Crumbs½ tsp Salt ¼ tsp Pepper 1 egg 1 - small Onion Sliced (I use half) 1 Can Condensed Beef Broth 1 – 4oz Can Sliced Mushrooms, drained 2 T. Cornstarch 2 T Water 1 - Packet Brown Gravy Mix or 1 - Jar/Can Brown Gravy  Mix First 5 ingredients together and shape into ovals about ¾ inches thick. 
Cook patties in a skillet turning once until brown. Add onion mushroom and beef broth heat to boiling. 
Reduce heat cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove patties to a casserole dish and keep warm. Heat mixture until boiling. Mix water and cornstarch together to make a paste. 
Add to boiling mixture with a wire whisk and whisk until gravy begins to thicken. I don’t think the gravy is hearty enough for me so I also add 1 packet of brown or mushroom gravy prepared according to package directions and add to the beef broth gravy. 
Pour the gravy over the patties in the casserole dish and bake at 350 until bubbly. If preparing this in the crock pot just add the browned patties to the crockpot. Prepare gravy accordingly and pour on top.
Cover and cook for 3 hours on low. Serve with rice, mashed potatoes or noodles.