This spin on Salisbury steak is anything but old-fashioned. With help from the slow cooker, we transformed this comfort food with scratch-made meatballs and a savory onion gravy that perfectly pairs with mashed potatoes.
Slow-Cooker Salisbury Steak Meatballs
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 3 hr 40 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 16
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon Muir Glen™ organic tomato paste
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups thinly sliced onions
- 8 oz mushrooms, thinly sliced (about 3 cups)
- 1 cup Progresso™ beef flavored broth (from 32-oz carton)
- 1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
- 1/2 cup Progresso™ plain panko crispy bread crumbs
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 1 tablespoon Montreal steak grill seasoning
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons cold water
- 1 pouch (4.7 oz) Betty Crocker™ creamy butter mashed potatoes, made as directed on pouch
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley leaves

Make With
Progresso Broth
Instructions
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Step1Spray 5- or 6-quart oval slow cooker with cooking spray. Mix melted butter, tomato paste and salt in slow cooker. Add onions and mushrooms; toss to coat. Stir in broth.
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Step2In large bowl, mix beef, bread crumbs, milk, egg, grill seasoning and soy sauce. Shape into about 24 (1 1/2-inch) meatballs. Place meatballs in slow cooker on top of vegetable mixture.
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Step3Cover; cook on Low heat setting 3 to 4 hours or until meatballs are thoroughly cooked (165°F); stir. In small bowl, beat cornstarch and cold water. Quickly stir into slow cooker; cover. Increase to High heat setting; cook 5 to 10 minutes or until thickened. Serve over mashed potatoes. Sprinkle with parsley.
Nutrition
280
Calories
13g
Total Fat
15g
Protein
26g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 280
- Calories from Fat
- 120
- Total Fat
- 13g
- 20%
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 26%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 70mg
- 24%
- Sodium
- 1030mg
- 43%
- Potassium
- 490mg
- 14%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 26g
- 9%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 7%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 15g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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