Instant Pot Salisbury Steak was one of my favorites when I was a kid. Well, I give you this Easy Salisbury Steak Meatballs Recipe. These Can also be made in the Slow Cooker.
I made them this time in the Instant Pot and they are delicious. I mean combining Salisbury Steak and a Meatball should have been done when I was a kid.
Salisbury Steak Meatballs
Salisbury Steak Meatballs have all the flavor of my long-time favorite. It really doesn’t matter if you make them in the Instant Pot or the Slow Cooker.
This is an easy recipe either way. I chose to serve these Salisbury Steak Meatballs over macaroni. I just thought it was a bit different and I thought well I am making meatballs and that goes great with pasta.
You can just as easily pair this dish with mashed potatoes or noodles of your choice. I even imagine it would be good over rice. At the time when I came with this idea for Salisbury Steak Meatballs, I had some leftover macaroni in the fridge and that sounded like it would go together so I took a shot and I think it was delicious.
It was fairly quick and easy to make and if you already have the pasta prepared this recipe is pretty much a no-brainer. If you have kids they are going to LOVE this Salisbury Steak Meatball Recipe.
What is Salisbury Steak?
Salisbury steak is made from ground beef and served with a gravy or brown sauce. It is formed into a steak shape to resemble a steak. I like to describe it like a steak with the texture of a meatball.
This can be served over pasta like macaroni or it is also really good over mashed potatoes too. This is a classic recipe that I put a modern style update on.
Salisbury Meatballs Ingredients
Measurements and cooking process in recipe card below
- Ground Beef
- Bread Crumbs ( I use Panko)
- Eggs
- Milk or Cream
- Worcestershire Sauce
- Steak Seasoning
- Salt
- Olive Oil
- Beef Broth
- Cornstarch
- Parsley
- Onion
How to Make Salisbury Steak Meatballs in the Slow Cooker and the Instant Pot
Salisbury Steak Slow Cooker Recipe Cooking Time
I made these Salisbury Steak Meatballs originally in the Instant Pot. They can also be made in the Slow cooker or Crock Pot. The process is very similar. If you are going to make the meatballs in the slow cooker then you would first have to brown the meatballs in a skillet in about 1 Tablespoon of Olive oil.
Then add all the ingredients to the slow cooker except the cornstarch and water slurry. You want to save that for the end. The cook time is 3 hours on High or 4 hours on Low. After cook time is complete add the cornstarch slurry and stir and then let the sauce thicken for another 20 minutes.
What to do with Leftover Meatballs
They can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for 3 – 4 days or up to 3 months in the freezer. The gravy can also be stored in an airtight container for 3-4 days in the refrigerator or up to 3 months in the freezer
Other Recipes for you to Enjoy
Instant Pot Sausage and Peppers
Air Fryer Meatballs
Kitchen Essentials and Items Used in Recipe
Instant Pot Duo Evo Plus 9-in-1 Electric Pressure Cooker
365 Everyday Value, Elbows, 16 oz
4C Panko Bread Crumbs Plain, 8 oz
Salisbury Steak Meatballs (Instant Pot, Slow Cooker)
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 1 Pound Ground Beef I used 80/20 Grass-fed Beef
- 1/3 Cup breadcrumbs.
- 2 tsp. Montreal Steak Seasoning
- 1 Egg
- 3 Tbsp. Milk or Cream I used Half and Half
- 1 Splash of Worcestershire
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 Tbsp. Olive Oil
Gravy
- 1 Onion diced
- 1 1/2 Cups Beef Broth or Chicken Broth
- 1 Tbsp. Cornstarch + 2 Tbsp. Water
- 1/2 tsp. Salt
- 1 Tbsp. Chopped Parsley
Macaroni
- 8 oz. Macaroni
- Enough water to cover macaroni by about 2 inches
- 1 tsp. Salt
- 1/2 tsp. Olive Oil
Instructions
Prepare Macaroni
- I put the meatballs over macaroni which I had already prepared, but now would be a good time to cook the macaroni. I cook the macaroni in the instant pot. I put in about a half 8 oz. of macaroni and cover the macaroni with about 1 to 2 inches of water and salt of the water with 2 teaspoons of salt and about 1 teaspoon of olive oil. Put the lid on the instant pot seal the valve and cook on HIGH pressure for 4 minutes. Do a manual pressure release immediately after cooking is complete. Have a rag handy just in case pressure valve spits a little bit. Draining macaroni.
- YOU CAN ALSO PREPARE MACARONI AHEAD OF TIME ACCORDING TO PACKAGE DIRECTIONS.
Meatballs
- In a bowl combine all your ingredients for your meatballs except the oil. Mix together with your hands until everything is incorporated. using a spoon scoop out enough to form a meatball about the size of a golf ball. Do this until you have used up all of the mixture. It’s somewhere around a dozen meatballs. Let meatballs sit for about 15 minutes to absorb moisture.
- Push sauté on the instant pot until the more setting lights up. Once the instant pot screen reads “Hot” we are ready to start browning the meat balls. Add the tablespoon of olive oil. Then add the meatballs. If there’s not enough room doing and two batches. Do not crowd the meatballs during the browning process. Brown meatballs on all sides for about 3 Minutes. Once you have browned all the meatballs remove them from the instant pot.
- Add onions to instant pot and Brown for about 4 Minutes. Deglaze instant pot with beef broth scraping bottom of pan with a spoon to get all the flavor bits.
- Return meatballs to instant pot and be careful not to squish them. Put lid on Instant Pot and Seal valve. Push cancel on the instant pot and then push Meat Button and set timer for 5 minutes. When cooking time is complete do a natural release for 5 minutes then release pressure manually. Remove lid from Instant Pot.
Gravy
- In a small bowl mix together cornstarch and water and blend until smooth. Press cancel on Instant Pot and then press sauté button. Add cornstarch mixture into instant pot and stir slowly sauce should thicken almost immediately. Once sauce is thickened push cancel on the instant pot and then press the Keep Warm button. Your meatballs are now ready to be served. Serve over macaroni and top with chopped parsley.
- Enjoy.
a new version of an old classic
I love this twist on salisbury steak and my girls will too. They will eat anything in meatball form so this is a perfect meal for our family.
Let me know what your kids think. I too will eat anything and meatball form 🙂
Sounds delicious! I`m having this for supper tonight. Yum yum!
Great. Thanks for the complement and enjoy your dinner.
Matty
These Meatballs looks so good! I love the creamy sauce and flavor combo of this entire recipe!
Thank you very much
Oh man! This looks so good. I love meatballs and I can’t wait to try these.
Glad you like them.
Oh my YUM! These look incredible. Love that you can make them in the instant pot. What a great recipe. Thanks so much for sharing 🙂
You are very welcome.
My kids are going to LOVE this! My kind of fall/winter comfort food!
Let me know what they think 👍
We love this recipe…minus the macaroni & adding a few tweaks 😀 Hubby & I have been following the Keto lifestyle for 3 years so I had to make it a little more Keto-friendly. In the meatballs I used a blend of crushed pork rinds & Parmesan cheese in place of the breadcrumbs, Heavy Whipping Cream instead of the milk. For the gravy, I used Xanthum Gum instead of the cornstarch. I also used homemade Beef Bone Broth that I made in my Ninja Foodi.
Served over Garlic Cauliflower Mash. Perfect comfort food and so delicious!! Thanks for sharing, Matt!!
Thats great to hear. I am glad you enjoy it. Keep coming back I always post new recipes.
This was a fantastic recipe! We needed something delicious and filling that didn’t require a lot of ingredients since we were dealing with a pretty bare pantry. This was absolutely perfect! We both really loved it and we already have plans to make it again next week. Can’t wait to check out some of your other recipes!
I am so glad that you enjoyed it. Thanks for the great comment and yes please try some other recipes. I am always making new things. You can also signup for our email list to get notified when I post something new.
Matty.
Made the Pressure Cooker version and it was delicious! Everyone agreed!
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Matty.
Loved this recipe; the meatballs were very tasty and the gravy is very good. Served over mashed potatoes rather than macaroni. I also added 1/2 tsp of anchovies to the meat mixture in addition to the worchestershire. Will definitely make again
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the comment. I have some new things coming here shortly. Come back soon.
Matty
What a great recipe, everyone loved it. Will definitely be making this again. Thank you!!!
Thank you for the nice complement and I’m glad you enjoyed the recipe.
Matty.
I loved Salisbury steak TV dinners when I was a kid, so I was excited to see a “grown-up” version of a fond childhood memory. The recipe is very flavorful and is something I rotate into the menu every couple of weeks. I like using egg noodles for the pasta and I double the gravy so that there’s lots of it to cover the noodles like a sauce. Delicious!
The TV dinners were also my favorite when I was a kid. I really do not see them around these days. I was like I am going to make an updated version. I like your egg noodle idea too. Thanks for the kind review.
I had these for lunch today with a baked potato. Delicious!
Glad you enjoyed them. Thanks for the nice review.
When making the gravy do you remove the meatballs from instant pot ? thanks
No, you do not have to remove the meatballs with making the gravy. At the end it’s just a cornstarch slurry so you mix it up and stir it into the gravy.
Loved it. Nastalgic!
I used bison and water instead of broth. I served it on gluten free elbow pasta.
Wonderful comfort food.
Easy! I cooked the pasta in my instant pot in ceramic liner while I made meat balls. Put in my stainless insert and it all went well. No burn notice. So very good!
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These meatballs are amazing! I used egg noodles and doubled the gravy ingredients. My 80 year old mother is very picky about her food, but couldn’t get enough of these! Keep the recipes coming!
That’s great news. I’m so glad everybody enjoyed them. I will keep the recipes coming.
Matty