Description
Warm Amish hamburger steak bake brings comfort straight from grandma’s kitchen to your dinner table. Hearty ground beef, crisp breadcrumbs, and rich gravy create a satisfying meal your family will devour in minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 1½ cups saltine crackers, crumbled
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup milk (for gravy)
- 1 can (10.5 ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup
Supporting Ingredients:
- ½ cup flour
- 1 teaspoon Italian herbs
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Seasoning:
- Dash of cayenne pepper (optional)
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Warm the oven to 350°F and coat a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- Mix 2 pounds ground beef with 1½ cups crumbled saltine crackers, 1 cup milk, 1 teaspoon each of Italian herbs, onion powder, and garlic powder. Add a dash of cayenne if you enjoy heat.
- Form the beef mixture into eight ½-inch-thick oval patties with your hands, keeping them compact and even.
- Spread ½ cup flour on a plate and gently coat each patty, shaking off excess powder.
- Heat a skillet to medium-high and quickly brown patties for 2-3 minutes per side until golden edges develop.
- Transfer browned patties into the prepared baking dish in a single layer without overlapping.
- Whisk 1 can of cream of mushroom soup with 1 cup milk until completely smooth.
- Pour the gravy mixture evenly across the meat patties, ensuring full coverage.
- Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.
- Remove foil and continue baking for another 10 minutes until gravy bubbles around the edges.
- Allow the dish to rest for 5 minutes before serving alongside mashed potatoes or rice.
Notes
- Ensure ground beef is not overmixed to keep the patties tender and prevent a tough texture.
- Brown the steaks quickly at high heat to seal in juices and create a flavorful golden crust.
- For a gluten-free version, substitute crushed gluten-free crackers and use cornstarch instead of flour.
- Replace cream of mushroom soup with homemade mushroom sauce for a from-scratch option with fresher ingredients.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Baked
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 555
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 740 mg
- Fat: 38 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 20 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 35 g
- Cholesterol: 120 mg