Hamburger Steak and Gravy is classic comfort food at its best. Tender and juicy pan-fried hamburger patties are smothered in a tasty brown gravy with plenty of sweet onions. They taste so much better than your favorite restaurant at a fraction of the cost. Serve these patties over mashed potatoes, rice, or egg noodles.
My husband likes these hamburger steaks better than grilled steak. For the ultimate meal, serve this dish with mashed potatoes and green beans or with egg noodles and fresh grilled asparagus. If you like this recipe, try my Salisbury steak recipe.
Ingredient Notes and Substitutions
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- Ground Beef: Use ground beef with some fat, like ground chuck. The fat flavors the meat and makes it juicy and tasty. If there is enough fat in the meat, you don’t need any oil or butter to sear it. Substitute ground turkey, ground pork, or ground chicken for the ground beef.
- Breadcrumbs: unseasoned, fresh, or panko breadcrumbs
- Mustard: the hotdog kind, you can substitute Dijon mustard
- Butter: unsalted or salted. If using salted butter, cut back on the added salt for the gravy.
- Mushrooms: Baby Bella are my go-to mushrooms for this recipe, but white button mushrooms are a viable option.
- Beef broth: preferably low-sodium
- French onion soup: Campbell’s condensed soup
- Fresh herbs: Season with fresh herbs like thyme, parsley, or Rosemary.
How to make Hamburger Steak and Gravy
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- Combine the ground beef, egg, breadcrumbs, onion, garlic powder, salt, black pepper, yellow mustard, and Worcestershire Sauce. Mix gently with your clean hands and shape into burger patties.
- Sear the steak patties on both sides in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Remove to a plate and cover to keep warm.
- Add a little fat to the skillet and cook the mushrooms and onions on medium heat until the mushrooms are browned and the onions are soft. Sprinkle the veggies with a bit of flour and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
- Slowly pour in the beef broth and the French onion soup, scraping the bottom of the pan to loosen any brown bits. Remember, there is a lot of flavor in those brown bits. Cook until thickened, and then add the patties back to the pan. Spoon the gravy and onions over the patties, cover the pan, and simmer until the hamburger patties are cooked through. Sprinkle with fresh thyme and serve.
Preparation Tips
- If you don’t like mushrooms, omit them.
- I love onions, so I add some finely minced onions to the patty mixture. It helps keep the patties tender and juicy.
- Remember to scrape the bottom of the skillet to get all those flavorful brown bits into the gravy.
- Don’t add any water to the canned French Onion soup. If you prefer to skip the canned soup, substitute more beef broth and add a little seasoning, such as garlic powder and onion powder.
- Go easy on the salt. Both low-sodium beef broth and canned French Onion soup are high in salt.
Storage
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat on the stovetop over low heat or in the microwave at reduced power.
To freeze, cool it and place it in a sturdy freezer container. Freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight. Reheat on the stovetop over low heat or in the microwave at reduced power.
Serving Suggestions
- Sides: instant pot mashed potatoes, southern green beans, baked mac and cheese, or roasted potatoes.
- Bread: homemade biscuits, butter swim biscuits, or homemade dinner rolls
- Beverages: blueberry lemonade, Arnold Palmer drink, or fresh peach tea
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Hamburger Steak and Gravy
Easy Hamburger Steaks are tender juicy seasoned ground beef patties smothered in a rich beefy gravy with mushrooms and onions. This is the ultimate comfort meal and easy enough for a weeknight.
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Servings: 6
Calories: 432kcal
Ingredients
Hamburger Steak
- 1 ½ lbs ground beef see notes
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup bread crumbs
- ¼ cup onion finely minced
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons yellow mustard
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
Hamburger Gravy
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 8 ounces sliced baby bella mushrooms
- 2 small yellow onions thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup low-sodium beef broth
- 1 (10.5-ounce) can French Onion Soup
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- Chopped fresh thyme or parsley
Instructions
- Combine the ground beef, egg, breadcrumbs, onion, garlic powder, salt, black pepper, yellow mustard, and Worcestershire Sauce in a large bowl. Mix it gently with your clean hands and shape the mixture into patties.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. sear the steak patties on both sides. Remove to a plate and cover to keep warm.
- Heat the remaining olive oil and melt the butter in the skillet over medium heat. Add the mushrooms and onions. Cook until the mushrooms are browned, and the onions are soft, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle the vegetables with the flour. Stir and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
- Slowly pour the beef broth and the French onion soup into the pan, scraping the bottom to loosen any brown bits. Cook until thickened, and then add the patties back to the pan.
- Spoon the gravy and onions over the patties, cover the pan, and simmer until the hamburger patties are cooked through or about 10 minutes. Sprinkle with fresh parsley or thyme and serve.
Notes
- If you don’t like mushrooms, omit them.
- I love onions, so I add some finely minced onions to the patty mixture. It helps keep the patties tender and juicy.
- Remember to scrape the bottom of the skillet to get all those flavorful brown bits into the gravy.
- Don’t add any water to the canned French Onion soup. If you prefer to skip the canned soup, substitute more beef broth and add a little seasoning, such as garlic powder and onion powder.
- Go easy on the salt. Both low-sodium beef broth and canned French Onion soup are high in salt.
Nutrition
Calories: 432kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 118mg | Sodium: 438mg | Potassium: 633mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 160IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 3mg
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Tisha
Love this meal! It’s a great comfort meal! Especially for this time of year
Tammy
Ooh sounds so good! That’s a very easy and comforting meal for the family. I’m making this over the weekend!
Karen
Hamburger steak is one of my favorites and this recipe is my new go to for it. It is so yummy. I serve my hamburger steak with mashed taters, green beans, and fresh corn when it is in season.
Sue-Tanya
Beth’s tips for creating the perfect hamburger steak are right on the money! Using the right ground beef, savoring those flavorful brown bits, and personalizing with onions or mushrooms are fantastic suggestions to elevate the dish. Thanks for sharing these valuable tips! 🍔👩🍳 #CookingTips #HamburgerSteak
Beth Pierce
Thanks so much, Sue-Tanya!
adriana
This is such a fun idea! I never would have thought of it but now I’m definitely going to try it out! Yum! Love the addition of the gravy!
Sam
This is one of our favorite ground beef recipes. It is easy, delicious, and dependable everytime. A tried and true family favorite.
Beth Pierce
Thank you, Sam! I am so glad that you and your family like the hamburger steaks!
Sandra
What a juicy and yummy hamburger steak! My daughter finished this so quickly and wanted another one. I made them with baked potatoes and they were delicious.
Beth Pierce
Thanks, Sandra! So glad that you liked the hamburger steak and gravy!
Frank
This is very yummy, and I love that it’s so easy to make. This is on regular rotation at our house. Thank you for sharing!
Barbie
So yummy!!! This dish is so delicious and reminds me of comfort food from my childhood in the 80s!
Beth Pierce
Thanks, Barbara! So glad that you liked it!
Karletta
Salivating right now. And what I love most is the simplicity. A small amount of ingredients for big flavour!
Mariella
This was super yummy – great comfort food! I also want to try your hamburger casserole! Great hearty dishes.
Ed
This is just like how I love my gravy!!! So delicious and easy. I served it with homemade bread and your southern style green beans.
Sonia
This has got to be the juiciest hamburger steak I have ever had. I love it and so did the family. I served it over your garlic mashed potatoes.
Debbie
This hamburger steak and gravy recipe was so amazing after a long day. My husband really loved it and he already requested it again. Thanks for sharing. Beth!
Beth Pierce
Thanks, Debbie! I am so glad that you both liked it.
Brenda
Thanks for the outstanding recipe. It is a new family favorite. Next time I am going to serve it over zoodles and see how we like it.
Ben
I grew up in the south, so I always welcome hamburger steak and gravy with open arms. This looks just like the hamburger steaks I grew up on!