Easy Hamburger Steaks

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds ground beef (I like using ground chuck)

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon onion powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon ground mustard

1 small onion thinly sliced

1 (10.5-ounce) can French onion condensed soup - undiluted

1 (.87-ounce) packet brown gravy mix

1/2 cup water

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

Directions

Crumble the ground beef into a large bowl and sprinkle with the garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, and ground mustard. Blend well. (I like to use a fork for this. It keeps you from overworking the mixture - which can produce a tough hamburger steak.) Divide the mixture into 4 equal amounts (or more if you want smaller steaks) and form them into patties.

Place a skillet (cast iron works great) over medium-high heat. Once the pan is hot, place the steaks in the skillet and allow them to cook without touching them for about 4 minutes. Flip them over and cook them for an additional 4 minutes. (You want to get a nice dark brown color on them - that's where the flavor is.) Remove the steaks from the pan and allow them to rest on paper towels.

Drain away all but about 2 tablespoons of the grease from the pan. Put the pan back on the heat and add the sliced onions. Cook until just translucent (about 3 minutes). Add the undiluted onion soup, gravy mix, and water and stir well. Bring to boil, reduce the heat to a simmer, and stir in the Worcestershire sauce. Add the hamburger steaks back to the pan and cook until they are done to your liking.

Nutrition

• Calories: 485 kcal
• Total Fat: 35 g
• Saturated Fat: 14 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 16 g
• Trans Fat: 2 g
• Cholesterol: 124 mg
• Sodium: 932 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1 g
• Total Sugars: 4 g
• Protein: 31 g