Burger Steak with Mushroom Gravy

This creamy keto burger steak with mushroom gravy makes for a delicious low carb skillet dinner you can have any night of the week. The creamy gruyere mushroom sauce is rich and packed with flavor and goes so well with the tender beef patties. Each burger has only 3.7g net carbs per serving.

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When I first got married, one of my husband’s recipes was for hamburgers with cream of mushroom soup. It was super easy and tasty, but nothing fancy.

This creamy keto burger steak with mushroom gravy recipe is a combination of that recipe and my creamy chicken with spinach & mushrooms recipe. Both of which I knew my husband really liked. And note that this is not a brown gravy but rather a creamy, cheesy savory gravy.

This dish is very easy to make and it’s a nice way to dress up hamburger. I also like it because it’s low carb of course and you don’t have to use flour to make the sauce. The creamy gruyere mushroom gravy is really rich and flavorful and goes so well with the burgers. And it’s this keto burger recipe is easy to make and uses simple ingredients.

Recipe ingredients I used and substitutions.

You just need a few simple ingredients to make this dish. I use ground beef, fresh white mushrooms, butter, heavy cream, shredded gruyere cheese, sour cream, cream cheese, beef stock or broth, fresh garlic cloves, thyme, onion powder, salt and ground black pepper.

Ground beef
I buy ground meat that is already formed into burgers from Aldi because they look very nice when cooked. You can use a leaner package of ground beef if you want and with the rich sauce it will be fine. I used 80% ground beef because it tends to have a lot of flavor but it does produce a lot of grease that you will want to drain off at some point.

Fresh Mushrooms
I just use white button mushrooms but you can use baby portobellos or any of your favorite varieties. However I would not use canned mushrooms in this dish.

Heavy Cream, Sour Cream and Cream Cheese
This gruyere sauce is heavy on the dairy products but you can use half and half if you prefer. You could get alway with eliminating the sour cream if you didn’t have any but I would definitely keep the cream cheese as it thickens the gravy without use all-purpose flour and there for keeps it low carb.

Shredded Gruyere Cheese
Gruyere has a mildly nutty and earthy flavor and is creamy in texture. They sell a Gruyere/Swiss blend at Aldi and that is where I buy mine. If you want to substitute you can try with Swiss or gouda cheeses (learn more). However I love the depth of flavor the gruyere cheese adds.

Beef Broth and Seasonings
I used beef broth to add more flavor the sauce but you could also use just water or beef bouillon if you want. I prefer fresh garlic in this recipe but you could substitute with garlic powder. Remember 1 clove of garlic equals ¼ teaspoon of garlic powder. And the onion powder and dried thyme are pretty standard spices and should not be substituted.

How to make creamy burger steak with mushroom gravy.

As I mentioned above I used preformed hamburger steaks from Aldi and they were 80% ground meat. This would have been easier if I had used leaner beef because of the excess grease. Also I had 2 skillets going at the same time.

Step 1: Heat up a large pan (I used a cast iron skillet) to medium high heat. Placed the burger patties in the hot skillet, turned the down heat to medium heat and cook for about 5-7 minutes undisturbed. Then flip and cook the hamburger patties for 5-7 minutes on the other side.

When done drain off the excess grease. If you use lean ground beef you may not have that problem.

Step 2: Meanwhile heat up a medium size skillet to medium high heat and add the 2 tablespoons of butter. Once it’s melted, add the sliced mushrooms, turn the heat down to medium heat and saute the mushroom slices until golden brown.

Step 3: Once they are nice and brown, add the cream cheese, heavy cream, gruyere cheese and spices. Mix well until the cheeses melt.

Step 4: Next add the sour cream and water (or broth) and mix until well incorporated and has thinned out the sauce a bit.

Step 5: Then when the hamburgers are done pour the savory mushroom sauce over the burger patties and cook for 1-2 minutes more to makes sure everything is well incorporated.

Note you can use a meat thermometer to measure the internal temperature of the burgers. For medium rare the temperature should be 130-135°F and for medium it is 140-145°F.

Let the hamburger steaks rest for a couple of minutes to cool down and then serve them from the pan with the delicious mushroom gravy. If you want you can garnish with some fresh parsley to add a bit of color to the dish.

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Recipe tips and notes.

• Originally the rich mushroom gravy was pretty thick so I ended up thinning it with water. You can also use beef broth or stock or just use it as is. But even thinning it with a bit of water, this sauce had plenty of flavor.
• If you don’t have gruyere you can use swiss cheese instead.
• If you are using higher fat burgers you will want to drain the grease before pouring the sauce over. 

What to serve with this recipe.

If you are on a low carb diet, you can eat this dish as is with a vegetable like steamed broccoli and green salad to make it a meal. Or you can eat it over cauliflower rice which will go great with the rich sauce which alone has amazing flavor.

If you are not on a low carb diet, try it with some egg noodles or regular white rice and create a real hearty meal. I really don’t think you need any bread or bun with this dish even if you don’t care about carbs as the sauce is so flavorful.

I really liked this keto burger steak with mushroom gravy because it was very satiating and pure keto comfort food to me. One burger topped with the flavorful mushroom gravy and a nice simple green salad is what we had for dinner. This sauce had awesome flavor and would also be great with a steak so maybe I’ll try that next time. Enjoy!

So the nutrition for 1 burger is: 610 cals / 49.3g fat / 4.2g carbs / 0.5g fiber / 36.5g protein = 3.7g net carbs

PS I think you might also really like this keto salisbury steak recipe or these 27 keto ground beef recipes.