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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Helena
This hamburger steak is definitely comfort food for sure. Such a delicious recipe indeed! My whole family loved it
Paula
Such a great recipe for beef eaters–especially on a cozy night in. So satisfying and easy to make. Served them over mashed potatoes with your southern green beans. Outstanding is all I can say.
Beth Pierce
Thanks, Paula! I am glad that you liked them!
Karen
The dish is soooo delicious…So delicious…I cooked this for the family yesterday, and everyone super liked it. Your recipe will be added to the routine meals we eat. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Beth Pierce
My pleasure, Karen!
Tammy
This is dinner tonight! I love this recipe and you add a couple more things than I do in mine. Pinned to use later.
Janelle D
So delicious and easy to make! My family loved every bite. Thank you for a great recipe!
Beth Pierce
The pleasure is all mine, Janelle!
Michelle
We got a half cow this year and ended up with more ground beef than we know what to do with! My whole family loves these hamburger steaks. I usually serve them with mashed potatoes and green beans with bacon.
Beth Pierce
That is awesome! I am so glad that you like the hamburger steaks!
Catherine
This hamburger steak and gravy recipe was exactly what I was craving! The patties turned out so juicy, and the gravy was rich and flavorful.
Kristina
The best part was how the meat stayed so moist thanks to the gravy bath. You’re absolutely right about it being better than restaurant versions – the homemade touch really makes a difference.
Beth Pierce
Thanks, Kristina! So glad that you liked it!
Kristine
The hamburger steaks are so delicious! They are rich and the gravy is wonderful over the mashed potatoes. The time it took to make and cook the recipe plus the green beans and mashed potatoes was more like 45 minutes…included prep and cooking. Maybe change the time on the recipe?
Renee Coates
Delicious! My husband and I both loved it! Good idea to not add extra salt, but I did add an extra tap of mustard and Worcestershire. I also used packaged gravy because I had one handy, but made it with beef broth instead of water. Served with mashed potatoes and peas. Yum!
Beth Pierce
The whole meal sounds delicious. You are making me hungry this morning!
Randy
Question:
Is it possible to use some dried onion soup mix instead of the 10 Oz can? I can’t find a can of French onion soup where I live.
Beth Pierce
Sorry about the delay, Randy. Yes you could but I would add maybe 2/3 cup of water or so with it.
Rachel
My family loves this hamburger steak recipe. They just can not get enough of it. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Erin
One of my favorite comfort food recipes! I will definately make this again.
katerina
Oh wow, this was amazing! My family loved it! Thanks for sharing!
Claudia
What a great recipe! I love the combination of tender beef and gravy. Delicious!
Mel
My husband loves this recipe. I usually serve it over mashed potatoes but this time I tried egg noodles and it was just as good. We make this at least once a month.