🥩 Baked Steak with Onions (3-Ingredient Comfort Dish)
This simple recipe became popular because it uses just a few ingredients and produces tender, flavorful steak with rich onion gravy.
🧾 Ingredients (3–4 servings)
- 1–1.5 lb beef steak (round steak, cube steak, or chuck steak)
- 2 large onions, thinly sliced
- 1 packet onion soup mix
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
(Some versions add ½ cup water or beef broth for extra gravy.)
🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Preheat the Oven
Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
2️⃣ Layer the Dish
- Place the steak in a greased baking dish.
- Spread the sliced onions evenly over the steak.
3️⃣ Add the Sauce
- Mix the cream of mushroom soup with the onion soup mix.
- Spread this mixture over the onions and meat.
4️⃣ Bake
- Cover the dish with foil.
- Bake for 1½–2 hours until the steak becomes very tender.
🍽️ Serve With
- Mashed potatoes 🥔
- Rice 🍚
- Buttered noodles
- Crusty bread
The onions cook down into a sweet, savory gravy that makes this dish very comforting.
💡 Tip: Add sliced potatoes or carrots before baking to turn it into a complete one-pan dinner.
If you want, I can also show you the famous 4-ingredient “church basement” baked steak recipe that people say is the most addictive comfort meal ever.