When I’m craving the taste of delicious beef that’s more than a simple hamburger, I turn to a Salisbury steak. If you make it from ground sirloin or one of the other fine grinds of meat, the flavor is just fabulous. I make this with or without mushrooms. Last night happened to be without, since I didn’t have any mushrooms in the house. Although, I actually did have some and didn’t think about them because I had dried mushrooms, which can be re-hydrated and used. So, if you have dried fruits and veggies, it’s a good idea to keep a list of what you have and remember to check it!

This simple to fix recipe can be made with or without the onions and mushrooms. The carb count varies just a little for the addition of onions and mushrooms and I’ve included the nutrition information for each way you can fix it.

A delicious and easy pan fried hamburger dinner with all the flavor of a yummy steak. If you make it from ground round or ground chuck, you have a wonderful beef taste, Use the best quality ground beef that you can. Add the taste of onions and, if you like, mushrooms, and you have a feast for the palate.

Serve with a green salad or a nice green vegetable mix, like Basic Greens and Bacon or the tasty Cabbage and Spinach mix shown in the picture and Roasted Turnips and Kohlrabi.

Salisbury Steak with Onions and Mushrooms

A delicious and easy pan fried hamburger dinner with all the flavor of a yummy steak. If you make it from ground round or ground chuck, you have a wonderful beef taste, Use the best quality ground beef that you can. Add the taste of onions and, if you like, mushrooms, and you have a feast for the palate.

1 pound lean ground beef or ground steak
4 tablespoons low carb cracker crumbs
1 egg
1/4 teaspoon garlic-herb seasoning with salt and pepper
1 tablespoon Carbquick or other low carb flour
1 1/2 tablespoons Better than Bullion Beef or 2 cups beef broth
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon mustard powder
1 onion, sliced into strings
1 cup of mushrooms, sliced (optional)
2 tablespoons butter

In a large bowl, mix the ground beef, cracker crumbs, egg, and garlic-herb seasoning. Shape into four round or oval patties.

If using bullion paste, mix it with 2 cups of hot water and stir to make a broth. Add the Worcester sauce, mustard powder and flour, then stir to mix well. Make sure there are no lumps of flour in the mix.

In a large skillet, melt 1 tablespoon of butter over medium heat, then sauté the onions and mushrooms until they are just tender. Remove to a plate. * Add the rest of the butter to the skillet, then cook the patties, browning each side. Pour off any excess fat.

Pour bullion mix over the meat patties, stirring a little to make sure it is blended. Cover and let cook about 10 minutes. Add the onions and continue to cook for another 10 minutes or until the sauce is thickened to a gravy consistency.

Makes four servings.

Nutrition Info per serving (with onions and mushrooms):
Calories: 323.8 Fat: 20.4 g Net Carbs: 4.2 g Protein: 27.6 g

Nutrition Info per serving (with onions only):
Calories: 320 Fat: 20.4 g Net Carbs: 3.8 g Protein: 27.1 g

Nutrition Info per serving (with mushrooms only):
Calories: 313.3 Fat:20.4 g Net Carbs: 2.3 g Protein: 27.3 g

Nutrition Info per serving (no onions or mushrooms):
Calories: 284 Fat: 17.4 g Net Carbs: 2 g Protein: 26.7 g

*To make without onions or mushrooms, reduce the butter to 1 tablespoon and skip the brown onions and/or mushrooms step.

Posted on 02/20/2014