This Gluten-Free Salisbury Steak is made with seasoned ground beef patties, slow-cooked, and topped with a rich mushroom gravy. It’s an easy, low-carb, comforting dinner perfect for a relaxed Sunday meal.
“The pork rind crumbs gave the beef patties a nice texture and the mushroom gravy was so rich. Served it over mashed potatoes, and this made my dinner a complete meal. Definitely making this again!” - Marie
A Quick Look At The Recipe
- ⏲️Ready In: 10 Minutes prep time, 4 hours cook time.
- 👪Serves: 7
- 🍽 Calories and Protein: 610 kcals and 45 grams of protein
- 📋Main Ingredients: Ground beef, pork rind crumbs, seasonings, egg, mushrooms, tallow, and broth
- 📖 Dietary Notes: Dairy-free, gluten-free, grain-free, paleo, and keto-approved.
- ⭐ Why You'll Love It: It's a savory comfort food made easier with a crockpot!
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A hearty, family-approved meal, this Salisbury steak is quickly browned before being slow-cooked to bring out its rich, savory flavor. It’s one of those easy dinners that feels comforting without requiring much effort, perfect for busy nights.
On it's own, it's keto-approved, but you could serve it with steamed rice, mashed potatoes, or roasted root vegetable medley for a fuller meal. And if you need more go-to dinner ideas, check out these dairy free gluten free dinners.
💭Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Budget Friendly: With this gluten-free Salisbury steak recipe, you get a lot out of a little, and most of the ingredients are easy gluten-free pantry staples you probably have.
Flavorful: The beef is simply seasoned, but the yummy tastes are brought out fully because it cooks for so long in the slow cooker. It’s comfort food at its finest.
Allergy-friendly: This Salisbury steak recipe is dairy-free, gluten-free, paleo, and keto-friendly.
Ingredients and Substitutions
- Ground beef: Grab the lean ground beef to reduce the grease released. You can also sub in ground venison if you have it. This works for my gluten-free mini meatloaf recipe, too.
- Pork rind crumbs: These help bind the beef patties and give a savory flavor. However, gluten-free bread crumbs or even certified gluten-free oat flour will also work if you don't need the recipe to be keto-approved.
- Gluten-free Worcestershire sauce: Double-check that the one you’re using is gluten-free. In a pinch, soy sauce (or coconut aminos) will work in its place.
- Tallow: I use tallow to amp up my healthy fats. However, dairy-free butter or avocado oil works as well.
- Broth: Beef broth makes the most sense for the recipe, and Kettle and Fire have a great pre-made one. However, in a pinch, I use bone broth powder because I always have some on hand (I use it for my slow cooker Tuscan Chicken, too!).
- Xanthan gum: This is used to thicken the gravy, and a little bit goes a long way. Tapioca starch will work in its place, but not as well.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Flavor Variations
Protein: Though ground beef is the classic base for gluten-free hamburger steak, you could switch it up to use ground chicken, turkey, or even pork. Sometimes we do a blend of ground meat when making this inside out egg roll recipe, too.
Spice: Always a delicious addition, mix red pepper flakes into the hamburger mixture for a pinch of heat.
How To Make Gluten-Free Salisbury Steak
Step 1: Add the pork rinds and other ingredients to the ground beef in a large bowl.
Step 2: Kneed with your hands until it’s all mixed and form it into patties.
Step 3: Heat the tallow in a skillet and brown the patties evenly on both sides.
Step 6: Saute the mushrooms and onions in tallow.
Step 5: Pour in the broth and simmer before whisking in the xanthan gum.
Step 6: Place the beef patties into the slow cooker.
Step 7: Pour the gravy over the patties and cook for 3-4 hours on high.
Important Teaching Tips
Make sure your hamburger is cooked fully to 165F before eating. Use a meat thermometer for this.
You don’t need to cook the hamburger fully when you brown it; you just want to sear in the flavor. It will finish cooking in the slow cooker.
Use a paper towel to remove the dirt from the mushrooms. Washing them with a wet cloth makes them absorb moisture.
I don't always have homemade broth on hand, which is why I use bone broth powder the most. All you need to do is whisk it with hot water, and it's ready to go and totally gut-boosting.
Reap the benefits of homemade bone broth but skip the time in the kitche. Bone broth powder gives you the best of both worlds and makes healing, homemade broth in just 2 minutes.
Storing
Storing: Leftover Salisbury steak patties can be placed in an airtight container after cooling. In the fridge, they will last roughly 3 days. If possible, store your sauce and hamburger patties separately as it's easier to reheat, but both can work.
Make ahead: The keto Salisbury steak patties can be prepped up to a day in advance. Mix the ingredients together and portion the raw beef into patties before placing them on a plate wrapped with plastic wrap and into the fridge.
When you need them, begin by browning each side and then cooking as per the remaining directions.
How To Serve It
We like to keep it pretty simple and serve ours with steamed rice and roasted root vegetables.
However, some other great side dishes are:
- Whole30 cauliflower rice
- Maple syrup candied Brussels sprouts
- Mashed potatoes
My kids love it when I serve this over gluten-free noodles and use the gravy as sauce.
Gluten-Free Salisbury Steak FAQs
Salisbury steak is a type of seasoned hamburger that’s typically made into patties and held together with breadcrumbs. It’s then cooked stovetop to sear in the flavor and covered with a rich, mushroom gravy.
Traditional Salisbury steak uses egg and breadcrumbs to bind the beef patties together. That said, I have personally used gluten-free 1:1 baking flour and eliminated both the pork rinds (or breadcrumbs) and egg with good results. This is because gluten-free flour absorbs so much grease and liquid, rendering the egg useless. So, it’s not completely necessary.
You can freeze thew salisbury hamburger patties before you cook them to save yourself time in the kitchen when you need them. To do this, separate them between sheets of parchment paper and store them for up to 3 months in a freezer-safe bag. Let them thaw in the fridge overnight, brown them, and continue with the recipe.
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Slow Cooker Salisbury Steak (Dairy-Free and Keto)
Equipment
Ingredients
For the patties:
- 2 lb. Ground beef
- 1 C. Pork rind crumbs
- 2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tsp. Minced garlic
- 1 Large egg
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 Tbsp. Olive oil
For the gravy:
- ½ Onion sliced
- 6 oz. Sliced mushrooms
- 2 Tbsp. Tallow or butter
- 2 C. Beef broth
- 2 tsp. Minced garlic
- 1 tsp. Xanthan gum
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Add the ground beef, pork rind crumbs, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, egg and salt and pepper to taste to a large mixing bowl. Knead with your hands until the mixture is blended well.
- Form the mixture into 6 evenly sized patties.
- Heat the oil in a skillet over medium high heat.
- Place the patties into the skillet, and sear evenly on both sides. Remove, and place into the bottom of the Crockpot.
- Melt the butter in a skillet, and add in the onions and mushrooms. Saute until softened.
- Stir in the garlic, and saute for 30 seconds.
- Pour in the beef broth, and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Lightly sprinkle the xanthan gum into the skillet, whisking as you do.
- Pour the gravy mixture over the patties in the Crockpot.
- Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours.
Notes
Disclaimer:
Nutrition values are estimates only, using online calculators. Please verify using your own data"
Nutrition
Ethel says
I never knew my slow cooker could make something like this! The beef patties turned out juicy and delicious. The pork rind crumbs were crunchy. Family favorite now!
fitasamamabear says
It's a great one!
Laura Arteaga says
Love having a gluten-free option that is also budget friendly! We made it once to familiarize ourselves with the dish as we wanted to make it for Easter, and everyone loved it. Definitely on our Easter menu!
fitasamamabear says
Ah I pre-make things to test too haha glad I'm not alone!
Sara says
Always looking for easy gluten free recipes and being that it's made in the slow cooker even better. This was so good everybody devoured it having the leftovers for lunch today 🙂
fitasamamabear says
Slow cookers save sanity lol
Jennifer says
These were so easy to make and that gravy, wow! I smothered that delish gravy on everything!
fitasamamabear says
Easy is key!
Marie says
The pork rind crumbs gave the beef patties a nice texture and the mushroom gravy was so rich. Served it over mashed potatoes and this made my dinner a complete meal. Definitely making this again!
fitasamamabear says
Glad you liked it!