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!
Next time try this Beef Noodle Casserole Recipe, it's so good!
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❤️ Why you'll love this recipe
You're going to love this easy recipe!
✔️ it's simple, made on the stove top and popped in the oven.
✔️ it's a 30-minute meal!
✔️ and the last reason you'll love this homemade Salisbury steak recipe is that it only has 5 ingredients! This is a pantry meal and that rich brown gravy will blow your socks off!
Just like TV Dinners from the 50's only 100 times better! The whole family - even your picky eaters will love this meal!
🗒️ Ingredients
For the exact measurements for the Salisbury Steak Recipe, 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.
⏲️ Instructions
This is an overview of the instructions for salisbury steak. For the complete directions just scroll down to the bottom!
- 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 mixture using a large fork or your hands, making sure it's completely mixed together.
- Form the beef mixture into six thick Salisbury steak patties.
- Dredge both side of the patties in flour.
- Heat a large sauté pan over medium heat. When hot add the ground beef patties to the hot skillet and sear for about 3 minutes, flip - sear again on side two.
- Remove the burgers from the pan and discard any excess grease.
- Now place all of the steaks in the skillet. Pour the French Onion Soup over each patty. Place in the oven and bake uncovered for 20 minutes. Serve and enjoy!
🔪 Equipment
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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.
🙋♀️ FAQ's
The patties are simple fried ground beef with salt and pepper. Salisbury steak is seasoned and accompanied by a rich brown sauce.
The mixture makes a difference Use lean ground beef. If you use and fat content 80/20 mix of ground beef, it will be fatty and greasy.
If the steaks are tough it's because you compressed the meat too much. Mix the French onion soup into the meat with a fork, it will help keep the meat light and fluffy.
👍 Tips
Pro 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.
- Don't crowd the pan, sear the meat in batches.
- Drain excess grease after searing.
- Add a little beef stock if you'd like to stretch the gravy.
- Using a cast iron skillet 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.
📓 Variations
- 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.
Storage
Refrigerator - store leftovers topped with gravy in an airtight container, 3-4 days.
Freeze - up to two months.
Reheat - thaw overnight in the refrigerator. Reheat in the microwave or oven until heated through.
Serving suggestions
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!
I've also served this with a side of roasted broccoli (always yummy!) and this creamy pasta salad. Talk about delicious!
Allow the meat to completely cool and refrigerate in an air-tight container. This meal will keep in the refrigerator up to five days.
This French Onion Soup Salisbury Steak Recipe freezes great! Again, allow it to completely cool and place in a freezer-safe food storage container. Freeze for up to three months.
Reheat in a preheated 350 degree oven for 15-20 minutes until the gravy hot & bubbly.
Related 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!
- You'll love these Skillet Turkey Meatballs - tender and juicy, these are just delicious and ground turkey never tasted better!
- Cheeseburger Soup - this recipe is my favorite. It's everything you love in a bacon-mushroom cheeseburger, wrapped up in soup! Don't forget the pickles!
- French Onion Chicken Bake - with only a handful of ingredients, this an easy recipe!
- Love a great steak? Be sure to try Crockpot Steak and Potatoes - we love this easy meal!
- Crockpot Pork Chops is another terrific dish that makes its own gravy.
🤔 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.
French Onion Soup Salisbury Steak Recipe
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
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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.
Cindy
My 92 year old mom and I made this. We used Golden Mushroom Soup to pour over the steaks. It was great! We made the patties, used two for this recipe, and froze the extras. Two days later we used two of the patties for another recipe with vegetables. This is a very easy forgiving recipe.
Samantha
Is it 1 envelope of soup mix or 2?
Bowl Me Over
It's ONE 2 ounce packet. Thanks for asking, I'll clarify in the recipe card Samantha.
Lori Swistack
Made this tonight first time. Was easy to make and was delicious! I did add some cornstarch at end to make gravy a little thicker. Was really happy 1 pot meal!
Bowl Me Over
Yay!! Actually we had it for dinner tonight too - I'm so glad you enjoyed this recipe, it's one of my favorites! Thanks for swinging back to let me know - Thanks Lori!
Sondra
Made this last night but hubby bought Beefy Onion Soup Mix by mistake. Was still fabulous and using my cast iron skillet saved on clean up and dishes!!!
Bowl Me Over
That combination sounds delicious! Glad you enjoyed this meal Sondra!!
Mellisa
Do you think you could substitute beef broth for the liquid onion soup and then use one packet of the dry in the mix per the recipeDo you think it would still be flavorful? Thanks!
Bowl Me Over
Hey Melissa - I haven't tried it this way, but I don't think it would be quite as flavorful as the canned soup is not diluted. Having saiid that, you can try and season it ups as you go and work from there. You could also thicken it with a little flour and water slurry, removing the patties, season and thicken the gravy, then add the the patties back in.
Jay
I used onion soup mix with beef broth and a beef gravy packet, and I added worstershire. Yummy