Easy to make tender, juicy French Onion Soup Salisbury Steak is a family favorite. Tender beef topped with a rich, savory gravy. This meal is on the table in just 30 minutes!
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- Salisbury steak recipe with onion soup mix
- Ingredients you'll need
- French Onion Soup Salisbury Steak Recipe
- Creative variations to try
- Step-by-step instructions
- Essential tools for this recipe
- Frequently asked questions (FAQ's)
- Top Tip
- How to store leftovers
- Perfect pairings: what to serve with
- More ground beef recipes
- 🤔 What I've learned
Salisbury steak recipe with onion soup mix
You're going to love this easy recipe! It's a quick 30-minute dinner, made on the stove top and popped in the oven to bake.
AND this delicious Salisbury steak recipe only has five ingredients! This is a pantry meal, and that rich brown gravy will blow your socks off! It's just like TV dinners from the 50s, only 100 times better! The whole family - even your picky eaters will love this meal!
Ingredients you'll need
For the exact measurements for the Salisbury Steak with French Onion Soup, please refer to the printable card at the bottom of this post.
- Ground beef - for this meal to reduce shrinkage and grease, I use a 90/10 mix or 85/15.
- French onion soup - this is the stuff in a can, it's like a flavor bomb. Can't find the soup? Substitute with brown gravy, beef gravy or mushroom gravy, yum! Another way to flavor the soup is to add a tablespoon of this Montreal Steak Spice recipe - yum!
- French onion soup mix - this is the powdered stuff - we're driving that flavor home!
- Flour - all-purpose, self-rising - whatever you have on hand will work. Bread crumbs are a great option as well.
- Cream - you can substitute with half and half or milk, whichever you have on hand.
French Onion Soup Salisbury Steak Recipe
Equipment
- Cast Iron Skillet
- Metal Spatula
- Large Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
- 1.5 pounds extra lean ground beef 85/15 mixture
- 10.5 ounce french onion soup do not dilute
- 2 ounces onion soup mix packet (that's one packet of seasoning)
- ¼ cup all purpose flour
- 3 tablespoon cream can substitute milk or half and half
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Place the ground beef in a large bowl. Sprinkle the onion soup mixture on top and pour over the cream. Combine the ground beef mixture using a large fork or your hands, making sure it's completely mixed together.
- Form the meat mixture into six equal sized oval patties.Dredge both side of the patties in flour.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Working in batches to ensure there is enough room in the pan, add the ground beef patties to the hot skillet. Sear for about 3 minutes, flip - sear again on side two.
- Remove the burgers from the pan and discard any excess fat.
- Scrap and loosen all the browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Now place all of the browned patties in the skillet. Pour the French Onion Soup over each patty. Place in the oven and bake uncovered for 20 minutes. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Use a large spatula, big enough to pick up the entire patty when you're flipping it. That way the meat doesn't fall apart
- Sear each side well.
- Don't crowd the pan, sear the meat in batches.
- Drain excess grease after searing.
- Using a cast iron skillet to sear the meat eliminates the need to oil the skillet before frying. If not just add a little butter to the pan before frying.
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Nutrition
Creative variations to try
- Canned brown gravy or mushroom gravy would be a great substitution. You can even add canned mushrooms or fresh sliced mushrooms to the gravy. If you use fresh mushrooms, after you sear the beef, sauté them in the pan for a few minutes before combining the ingredients to bake.
- Cream of mushroom soup would be tasty if you'd prefer to have a white gravy. You may need to thin it with a tablespoon or two of milk prior to pouring it over the dish.
- Sautéed sliced onions are a great addition to the gravy.
- This is great with ground turkey, chicken, or even cube steak. All are great variations for this classic comfort food meal.
Step-by-step instructions
This is an overview of the instructions for salisbury steak. For the complete directions just scroll down to the bottom!
- Preheat the oven.
- Place the ground beef in a large bowl. Sprinkle the onion soup mixture and pour the cream over the meat and combine.
- Form the beef mixture into six equally sized Salisbury steak patties.
- Dredge the patties in flour.
- Heat a large sauté pan over medium heat. Sear the patties on both sides.
- Discard any excess grease.
- Now, place all of the steaks back in the skillet. Pour the French Onion Soup over each patty. Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes.
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- I love using a cast iron skillet for this recipe. It sears the Salisbury steak perfectly!
- This is the spatula I use when pan fryer burgers.
Frequently asked questions (FAQ's)
Hamburger patties are simply fried ground beef with salt and pepper. Salisbury steak is seasoned and accompanied by a rich brown sauce.
The meat mixture you use makes a difference! If you use a higher fat content, say 80/20 mix of ground beef, it will be fatty and greasy. Use lean ground beef. Plus it will shirnk less.
If the steaks are tough it's because you compressed the meat too much. Mixing the French onion soup into the meat with a fork will help keep the meat light and fluffy.
Top Tip
Using a fork to lightly mix in the seasoning will help keep the patties tender and juicy.
- Use a large spatula, big enough to pick up the entire patty when you're flipping it. That way the meat doesn't fall apart
- Sear each side well, and don't crowd the pan; sear the meat in batches.
- Add a little beef stock if you'd like to stretch the gravy.
- Using a cast iron skillet or nonstick pan to sear the meat eliminates the need to oil the skillet before frying.
Click here to learn how to make hamburger patties for the Salisbury steaks.
How to store leftovers
Refrigerator - Allow the meat to completely cool and refrigerate in an air-tight container. This meal will keep in the refrigerator up to five days.
Freeze - This French Onion Soup Salisbury Steak recipe freezes well! Allow it to cool completely, then place it in a freezer-safe food storage container. It can be frozen for up to three months.
Reheat - Thaw overnight in the refrigerator. Reheat in a preheated 350 degree oven for 15-20 minutes until the gravy is hot & bubbly.
Perfect pairings: what to serve with
I love serving this diner-style with egg noodles or mashed potatoes, spooning a little gravy over the top of the taters! A simple mixture of frozen green peas and carrots or green beans with a slice of Texas toast turns this meal into the blue plate special!
A few more favorites are roasted vegetables, Cracker Barrel Potatoes, or creamy pasta salad. Talk about delicious! Just click on the photos below to go directly to the recipe!
More ground beef recipes
I really think you're going to love this recipe! And if you do, here are a few more ground beef recipes that will be right up your alley!
- Unstuffed Bell Pepper Casserole - none of the fussy work of stuffing the pepper with ALL the flavor! So popular, this meal is always a hit!
- The easy recipe for Poor Man's Steak uses only a handful of ingredients to make the most juicy patties topped with a creamy mushroom gravy!
- Lipton Onion Soup Burgers - can be fried on the stove top, bbq'd or baked in the oven. Easy and delicious!
🤔 What I've learned
This is an easy Salisbury steak recipe! Keep these ingredients in your pantry/freezer to make. When you're wondering what the heck to make for dinner? This is your go-to meal!
Using a cast iron skillet to sear the meat means you aren't getting several dishes dirty. It goes from the stove-top right into the oven for baking.
Enjoy your dinner! Leave a comment below and let me know what you think, in the comments below!
WP says
This is such a great recipe! Everything tasted great and was so easy and quick to make. Thank you!
Debra Clark says
That's awesome, glad you enjoyed the recipe and thank you for coming back, rating and commenting! I appreciate your support!
Stephanie says
Made tonight for the family! Everyone enjoyed. Recipe was easy, fast and accurate! Thx.
Debra Clark says
Awesome! I'm so glad you enjoyed the recipe. Thanks for the great review, Stephanie! I appreciate your support of the blog.