Salibury Steak...or Flat Meatballs?

This wasn't our first recipe for Salisbury Steak.  I had one where I added either chopped onion or dried onion to the recipe.  Sometimes I still do.  When our little one was younger, she used to call this "Flat Meatballs"!  Love to have this with egg noodles and corn.  Love it because I can feed our family this for about $5 total (without the mushrooms, of course) including the noodles and corn.

Frugal Tip:  The bread crumbs are never store bought.  I save the heels of my bread and either break them up with my hands or whirl them in the food processor. 

Salisbury Steak

1 lb. ground beef

⅓ c. dry bread crumbs

½ t. salt

¼ t. pepper

1 egg

1 large onion, sliced and separated into rings

1 can (10.5 oz.) condensed beef broth

8 oz. sliced mushrooms**

2 T. cold water mixed with 2 t. cornstarch

Mix the beef, crumbs, salt, pepper, and egg.  Shape the mixture into 4 oval patties, each about ¾” thick.  Cook the patties in a 10” skillet over medium heat, turning occasionally, until brown, about 10 minutes; drain.  Add the onion, broth and mushrooms.  Heat to boiling; reduce heat.  Cover and simmer until the patties are done, about 10 minutes.  Remove the patties from the skillet; keep warm.  In the same pan, heat the onion mixture to boiling.  Stir the cornstarch mixture into the onion mixture.  Boil and stir 1 minute.  Serve the gravy over the patties.  Serves 4.

** This would never fly at our house; fortunately, it’s great without the mushrooms!

From:  Betty Crocker 1-2-3 Dinner, General Mills, Minneapolis, MN, 2001