Salisbury Steak



Homemade Salisbury steak from scratch is worlds away from what you’ll find in the freezer aisle. We’re reviving the traditional recipe for an easy weeknight dinner dish focused on freshness, with all the comforting flavor you’d expect if you ordered this at a down-home diner. 

Making Salisbury steak is so simple: our recipe starts with well-seasoned ground beef mixed with Worcestershire sauce and breadcrumbs, shaped into oval patties, then pan-fried in butter on both sides and smothered in rich, glossy onion gravy. Waiting for the onions to get really nice and caramelized is well worth the extra minutes — they add a depth of flavor that’ll make you forget the school cafeteria Salisbury steaks of your childhood. 



Put together a perfect nostalgic meal with a side of creamy mashed potatoes, buttered green peas, and an extra helping of that gravy.


Salisbury Steak Recipe


This homemade Salisbury steak is “lick-the-plate” good. A great Salisbury steak begins and ends with a great gravy. The real highlight comes from all the flavors that simmer into the meat from our delicious gravy recipe. Be sure to check out the video below to see how it all comes together effortlessly. 

Makes 4 servings

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes

Ingredients :
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 egg
  • 1 Tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1 Tablespoon yellow mustard (or 1 teaspoon dry mustard powder)
  • 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ cup dry breadcrumbs
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste
  • kosher salt, to taste

Gravy :
  • 2 Tablespoons butter
  • 1 large onion, diced (about 2 cups)
  • 6 oz Mushrooms Sliced (optional)
  • 2 – 3 Tablespoons flour
  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1½ cups beef broth
  • 1 Tablespoon soy sauce
  • 3 Tablespoons chopped fresh parsley (optional garnish)
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Brown Butter Garlic Honey Roasted Carrots – the best roasted carrots ever with lots of garlic, brown butter and honey. SO good! 

Little G loves carrots and I am always making carrots for him at home. However, as a picky eater, he only likes baby carrots. Come to think about it, everyone loves baby carrots. There is nothing not to love about mini-sized carrots, such as this amazing and absolutely addictive brown butter garlic honey roasted carrots.


Now, why brown butter? Well, brown butter is just better. Basically brown butter is butter cooked over over medium heat. As the butter melts, it will begin to foam and turn golden brown in color. That’s when I start to saute some garlic, add the carrots and honey to the skillet. I finish the dish in the oven by roasting it for 20 minutes, and the end result is this tender, garlicky, buttery, and slightly sweet carrots.

This brown butter garlic honey roasted carrots is becoming my favorite roasted carrot recipes (click to check out the recipes). Serve it as a side dish to almost everything you make and I will assure you that everyone will love it, including the pickiest eaters.

Honey Roasted Carrots Recipe

Serves 3 | Prep Time: 5 Minutes | Cook Time: 20 Minutes

Ingredients:
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 lb baby carrots
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 dashes ground black pepper
  • 1/2 tablespoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon chopped thyme or parsley
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These Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes were inspired by my Turkey Taco Stuffed Sweet Potatoes, one of the most popular recipes on my site. And maybe a little bit of inspiration comes from the fact that it’s 98 degrees today. In Seattle. In September. And I’m ready for jeans and sweater weather, and all-things-squash-and-pumpkin.


Stuffed Sweet Potatoes Recipe

Preparation : 12 mins
Cook Time : 8 mins
Total Time : 20 mins

Serves : Serves 4    

Ingredients

  • 2 medium sweet potatoes
  • 2 tsp olive oil, divided
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 small cooked boneless, skinless chicken breasts, shredded
  • 1/4 cup Frank's red hot sauce

The yogurt sauce

  • 1/4 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
  • 1 tbsp nonfat milk
  • 2 tbsp (1/2 oz.) crumbled blue cheese
  • Pinch of salt
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What’s so great about this Louisiana Chicken Pasta? Well first of all the chicken is super crispy, seasoned with cajun spices and Parmesan Cheese. The sauce is creamy with a cajun bite and the veggies are a nice textural dimension. It’s all about cream, spice, cheese, chicken and pasta done well. 


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  • 1 tablespoon salt
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  • 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
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One of my favorite parts of spring is the fact that you can suddenly get GOOD fresh produce again. Seriously – winter is long. And even though the produce is there….it’s just not the same! I’m ready for all the fruits and veggies I’ve been missing. And fresh green beans are high on the list.


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Cook Time : 15 minutes
Total Time : 20 minutes
Servings : 4 -6

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. fresh green beans
  • 2 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 2 Tbsp. grated parmesan cheese
  • 2 Tbsp. panko bread crumbs
  • 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
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One Skillet Beef and Broccoli Ramen. Everything you love about beef and broccoli but with ramen noodles!

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I used the ramen noodles found in the international food isle in the grocery store. You can also find these at your local Asian grocer or online. You can also substitute regular ramen soup noodles (just forgo the seasoning packets).



The sauce is made up of water, beef broth, soy sauce, garlic, oyster sauce, brown sugar and sesame oil. Cornstarch is added at the end to thicken up the sauce.

For a little spice I added in some sriracha sauce. You can always add more to taste or add in some crushed red pepper flakes for a kick.



Beef and Broccoli Ramen Recipe

 

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Serves : 4
One Skillet Beef and Broccoli Ramen. Everything you love about beef and broccoli but with ramen noodles!

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons oil, divided
  • 1 pound flank steak or skirt steak, thinly sliced against the grain
  • 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
  • 3 cups broccoli
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 packets ramen noodles, seasoning packet discarded (3 ounces each)

Sauce

  • ¼ cup water
  • ¾ cup low sodium beef broth
  • 1 tablespoon ginger, minced
  • 2 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 6 tablespoons oyster sauce
  • 6 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • ½-1 teaspoon Sriracha (depending on how spicy you would like it)
  • sesame seeds for garnish, if desired
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These are the true reasons I don’t share some of the staple recipes that I feed my family on a regular basis. Let’s be honest, meatloaf recipes are hard to photograph! I’ve only posted these adorable Mini Meatloaves because they’re cute and small and not as hard to photograph. But I LOVE making meatloaf for my family!


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Best Ever Meatloaf Recipe

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Serves: 6-8 servings
Ingredients
Meatloaf:
  • 2 pounds lean ground beef
  • 1 onion, diced small (about ½ cup)
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ tsp. ground pepper
  • ¾ cup quick oats
  • 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp. garlic salt
  • 1 tsp. onion salt
  • ½ cup tomato sauce
Glaze Topping:
  • ¼ cup ketchup
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 2 tsp. mustard
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 2 servings
Calories 719 kcal

Ingredients

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  • 3 cups small broccoli florets
  • 1/2 cup beef stock
  • 5 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tablespoons corn starch
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil

 

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