Last updated on November 26th, 2018 at 06:52 pm
These Salisbury Steak Meatballs with Gravy and Mashed Potatoes are a classic and a true comfort food. An incredibly delicious and easy dinner recipe!
Nothing screams comfort food to me more than meatballs and I would go as far as considering myself a meatball expert. I really am a sucker for a good meatball and I’ve never met a meatball I didn’t like.
But these salisbury steak meatballs rank up there with my favorite meatballs of all time, which of course have to be my Romanian meatballs, but I may be biased here. However these meatballs have to be the most flavorful meatballs I’ve ever had, and that gravy is to die for!
WHAT IS SALISBURY STEAK
Salisbury steak is really a steak made from ground beef and served with a gravy or brown sauce. It’s amazing what you get when you mix some ground beef with some delicious condiments.
I remember when I was in college and didn’t cook much, frozen dinners were my meal of choice often. Among them was salisbury steak with mac and cheese. Yep, I used to love it.
So if you’ve never had salisbury steak before, it’s just ground beef with condiments but it’s shaped to resemble a steak and it’s usually served with gravy along with mashed potatoes or noodles.
But nothing beats homemade, right? The house smelled ridiculous as I was making these. I probably drove some neighbours nuts too! I got about 40 meatballs out of this recipe, which at first I thought was a lot, but then I wish I’d have doubled the recipe because they’re just too good. Oh well, I’ll just have to make them again and again.
BAKED OR FRIED SALISBURY STEAK MEATBALLS
I fried my meatballs but if you want to go the healthier route with this recipe, you could bake the meatballs, I bake meatballs all the time and they turn out great, but there’s something to be said about making the gravy in those brown bits left in the skillet. That’s where all the flavor is, my friends.
To bake meatballs, coat a baking sheet with cooking spray, or use a baking rack. Bake at 375 F for 30 minutes until golden brown.
HOW TO SERVE SALISBURY STEAK MEATBALLS
I chose to serve these meatballs with mashed potatoes because I haven’t had mashed potatoes in a while and to me nothing goes better with meatballs than mashed potatoes to soak up that incredible gravy.
Try out my recipe for Mashed Potatoes. They are unbelievable!
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Salisbury Steak Meatballs with Gravy and Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients
For Meatballs
- 1 1/2 lb ground beef lean
- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs I used Panko
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup mustard coarse grain
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp seasoning salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 2 tbsp olive oil for frying
For Gravy
- 2 tbsp butter unsalted
- 1 large onion chopped
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 cup beef broth or chicken broth, low sodium or no sodium added
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1/2 tsp seasoning salt
- 1 tbsp ketchup
- parsley for garnish
For Mashed Potatoes
- 5 large potatoes peeled and chopped into 1 inch cubes
- 4 tbsp butter unsalted, 1/2 stick
- 1/4 cup skim milk add more if needed
- 1/4 cup cream cheese light
- 1/4 tsp salt or to taste
- 1/2 tsp white pepper or to taste
Instructions
- Add all the meatball ingredients (excluding the olive oil) to a large bowl and mix well, use your hands. Shape into 1 inch meatballs. You should get about 40 meatballs.
- Add the olive oil to a large skillet and heat over medium to high heat. Add meatballs and cook. If you're using a large skillet all meatballs should fit in one batch otherwise, you might have to fry them in a couple batches. Cook the meatballs on all sides, add more oil if needed. Remove meatballs from skillet and set aside.
- To the same skillet add butter and melt. Add onion and cook until onion is soft and translucent. In a bowl add the cornstarch and beef broth and whisk. Add broth and remaining gravy ingredients to skillet, and cook for about 3 to 5 minutes, sauce should thicken. If the sauce is too thick add a bit more beef broth. Taste for seasoning and adjust as necessary.
- When the gravy is done add the meatballs back to the skillet and toss them around so they're covered in the gravy. Garnish with parsley.
For Mashed Potatoes
- Peel the potatoes and cut them in 1 inch cubes. Boil them on medium heat until potatoes are tender, for about 20 minutes.
- Drain potatoes and in a medium bowl, add the potatoes, milk, butter, cream cheese and salt and pepper. Using a potato masher mash the potatoes until desired consistency. You may also use a hand mixer if you wish. Add additional milk as necessary.
- Serve meatballs over mashed potatoes.
Notes
- To prevent your meatballs from crumbling and falling apart, do not overcrowd your meatballs while cooking them. Leave about 1/2 inch of space in between. It's best to do it in a couple batches. It can also be an issue with the binding, so either not enough egg or too much breadcrumbs, if your eggs are too small, add another egg, that should help bind the meatballs better.
- Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.
Recipe originally shared June, 2015.
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Delicious! I baked the meatballs (2#) for 20 minutes. I tripled the gravy because we love gravy. No need for season salt in gravy. Added mushrooms too. Very good!
Tasty recipe. The flavor of the meatballs is really good but I’m really struggling with having them fall apart when frying. As soon as I try to turn them, they turn to meat crumbles (tasty meat crumbles though). Is it the fat percentage of the meat? Or how much oil is in the pan? Or the heat???
This sounds like the type of pan you’re using is too sticky! Use a good non-stick pan and you shouldn’t have any more issues.
This looks delicious – I can’t wait to try it! I was wondering if you can substitute ground mustard for the coarse grain mustard and not change the taste much?
Yes, for sure! That will taste delicious.
The meatballs and gravy were very good and easy to make. I didn’t make the mashed potatoes, but did have rice. I did not put the coarse mustard in the meatballs because I didn’t have any. I didn’t add the ketchup to the gravy because it just didn’t sound good to me. I didn’t put as many onions in the gravy. Otherwise, I followed the recipe. My husband and I both liked the outcome.
Straight-forward and delicious — a new favorite in our house. Thanks!
Good recipe. Good meal on a budget. Used grass feed hamburger. Delicious. I put 1 clove of fresh garlic and baked it.
Yeah I keep looking through this recipe on how to bake them in the oven. How long and what temperature did you bake them at?
Bake at 375 F for 30 minutes until golden brown.
I made these last night and they were a hit! We loved them…..this is definitely a keeper recipe!!
This was amazing! I am trying to get my granddaughter to eat less fast food but she is VERY picky. This is the first thing she has eaten at my house that she actually requested seconds and thirds! She still asked for more when I decided to cut her off for fear she would burst!
To save time I made large (1/4 cup) meatballs and par-baked them. This freed me up to make the gravy, which I doubled. I cooked the potatoes in the gravy along with the meatballs. Flavors were super delicious!!
So yummy! My family loves this recipe. I make it a lot.
I made this for dinner and it was a hit with my entire family! We served it with green beans. Thank you for sharing!
Jo Jo Jo…my husband says: thank-you! loll these were tasty and you’re right, gotta double up on those babies, succulent with that gravy. thanks again for a simple yet tasty dinner.
This recipe was absolutely delicious! My family says it’s a keeper.
I just made it for lunch but I used noodles because my husband wanted noodles yesterday. I use oatmeal instead of bread crumbs.we both loved it. I love flavor and this has flavor. yhanks for the recipe. you are a keeper.
Can i bake these and they still turn out good?
For sure you can
Can i use flour rather than corn starch?
You definitely can. You’ll have to make a few adjustments to the instructions: Use 3 tbsp of butter to cook the onion. Once translucent, add 3 tbsp of flour and cook until lightly toasted. Slowly whisk in the beef broth, and then add the rest of the gravy ingredients.