This slow cooker hamburger steak with cream of mushroom soup is a simple, budget-friendly comfort meal. It takes just a few ingredients and the slow cooker does all the work. 🍲🥩
Slow Cooker Hamburger Patties with Cream of Mushroom Soup
Ingredients
- 1–1½ lbs ground beef
- 1 can (10.5 oz) cream of mushroom soup
- 1 packet onion soup mix
- ½ cup milk or water
- 1 small onion, sliced (optional but recommended)
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Shape the patties
- Form the ground beef into 4–6 hamburger patties.
- Season lightly with salt and pepper.
- Layer in the slow cooker
- Place sliced onions on the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Lay the raw hamburger patties on top.
- Make the sauce
- In a bowl, mix cream of mushroom soup, onion soup mix, and milk/water until smooth.
- Pour over the patties
- Cover the patties completely with the soup mixture.
- Cook
- Low: 6–7 hours
- High: 3–4 hours
- Serve
- Spoon the gravy over the patties and serve with mashed potatoes, rice, or egg noodles.
Optional Add-Ins (for more flavor)
- Mushrooms 🍄
- Garlic powder
- Worcestershire sauce (1 tsp)
- Frozen peas or green beans
Why People Love This Recipe
✔ Very cheap ingredients
✔ Only 5 minutes of prep
✔ Makes a rich gravy automatically
✔ Perfect comfort food for busy days
If you’d like, I can also show you a 4-ingredient version of this recipe that tastes like old-fashioned diner hamburger steak with gravy. 🍽️
