Salisbury Steak with Gravy

The Salisbury Steak and Gravy was really easy to throw together and was inexpensive. The drawback is that it does take about 50 minutes for it to cook. I wasn’t a big fan of the gravy. I thought it had too strong of a tomato taste from the ketchup. The meat patty wasn’t bad.

Cost: About $6 ($1.48 per serving) - saltines ($1.25), ground beef ($2.97), Heinz 12 oz fat-free savory beef gravy ($1.69)

Prep: 10 minutes

Cook: 50 minutes

Yield: 4 servings

• 1/2 cup fat-free milk
• 14 fat-free saltines, crushed
• 2 tablespoons dried minced onion
• 2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 jar (12 ounces) fat-free beef gravy
• 2 tablespoons ketchup
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

1. In a large bowl, combine the milk, saltines, onion and parsley. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well.
2. Shape into four patties. Place in an 8-in. square baking dish coated with cooking spray.
3. In a small bowl, combine gravy, ketchup, Worcestershire and pepper; pour over patties. Bake, uncovered, at 350 for 50-55 minutes or until meat is no longer pink.

Nutrition: 281 calories, 11.0 g fat, 0.0 g saturated fat, 0.0 mg cholesterol, 682.4 mg sodium, 19.3 g carbohydrate, 0.1 g fiber, 3.6 g sugars, 26.4 g protein.