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Easy Chicken Fried Steak Recipe And White Gravy

This chicken fried steak recipe is quick and easy to make at home and tastes just as good as at a restaurant! Your family is sure to love it!

This Chicken Fried Steak recipe is quick and easy and so delicious that your family is sure to love it! Save on your food bill with this inexpensive recipe, which costs dramatically less than the restaurant version!

This chicken fried steak recipe is quick and easy to make at home and tastes just as good as at a restaurant! Your family is sure to love it!

Chicken fried steak is a tasty traditional Southern comfort food that can’t be beat, but it can be very expensive to buy at a steak house! Our chicken fried steak recipe is super easy and delicious. Because it uses ground beef, it is much more fork-tender than restaurant chicken fried steak, but it has all of the delicious flavor!

We always make our chicken fried steak recipe with white gravy and we have included an easy white gravy recipe. If possible, it is best to use some of the drippings, or leftover grease, from the beef to make the gravy. If you want to add a slightly different but delicious twist, you can use bacon grease for some or all of the gravy drippings.

Chicken fried steak is traditionally served with potatoes, like mashed potatoes topped with the same white gravy or baked potatoes. Rolling the baked potatoes in coarse salt before baking them gives them a more restaurant-like flavor.

It is also often served with a vegetable like fried okra, corn on the cob, broccoli or a salad. Coleslaw and potato salad are also great choices. Some people like to include a bread, like cornbread or Texas Roadhouse Rolls.

Mike has eaten a lot of chicken fried steak in his life and he absolutely loves this recipe. Whenever there’s a special occasion like his birthday or Father’s day, he requests this as part of the meal. Try it and see how it satisfies the chicken fried steak lover in your family!

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Ingredients

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1 lb. ground beef (You can use pre-made hamburger patties.)
1/4 cup milk, place in shallow bowl
1/4 –1/2 cup flour, place on plate
1 egg, whipped with fork and place in shallow bowl
1/2 –3/4 of a tube of crackers, crushed, place on plate

Instructions

  1. Form ground beef into 5-6 patties.
  2. Heat a frying pan with a little oil.
  3. Dip each patty into milk, then flour, then egg and last of all crackers.
  4. Place in the hot frying pan.
  5. Season with salt, pepper, onion and garlic powder.
  6. Turn down the heat and fry on one side. Then flip to other side.

The ground beef is done when the juices run clear.

 

Chicken Fried Steak White Gravy Recipe

2-4 Tbsp. drippings (grease) from the ground beef*
4 Tbsp. flour
2 cups milk
salt and pepper (to taste)
  1. After frying the meat, leave 2-4 Tbsp. of drippings (and crumbs) in the pan, draining the rest.
  2. Add flour to the drippings.
  3. Quickly whisk to mix and loosen the crumbs. The mixture will be thick.
  4. Slowly add milk, whisking to mix into the flour mix. Whisk well.
  5. Bring to a boil, whisking the whole time until the mixture is thick. If it gets too thick, just add a little more milk.
  6. Salt and pepper to taste.

Notes

*If the meat is too lean to leave grease for the gravy, you can use bacon grease or cooking oil, but the oil will not flavor it as well as meat grease.

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  1. Terrie

    January 15, 2013 at 9:30 am

    We have never used cracker crumbs, just the flour with salt and pepper. (Garlic powder sounds good, too!) My mom discovered that hamburger works as well as the more expensive cubed steak when I was growing up. We never had much money, and she got so many compliments on her “country fried steak.” :) Ground beef is usually more tender than cubed steak, too, so that’s an added bonus.

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    • Linda

      February 14, 2022 at 3:45 pm

      Ha ha so THAT’s what it is! I ate it once at a buffet. And thought it was the grossest chicken ever. I mean what is that stuff? Its ground beef LOL! Well that explains it then.

      Reply
  2. Kathryn

    January 15, 2013 at 11:21 am

    Looks good, but what is the sauce on top?

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    • Tawra

      January 15, 2013 at 1:09 pm

      White gravy.

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      • Lois

        January 17, 2013 at 12:32 pm

        How do you make white gravy!?

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        • Tawra

          January 17, 2013 at 9:17 pm

          Here’s the recipe. https://www.livingonadime.com/homemade-white-gravy-recipe/

          Reply
  3. Kathryn

    January 15, 2013 at 11:22 am

    What kind of crackers do you use?

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    • Tawra

      January 15, 2013 at 1:09 pm

      Just saltines.

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      • Donna Yarbrough

        October 26, 2016 at 10:34 pm

        I used Ritz. I think the saltines will be better. I am going to make it again. It was good and so easy to make. But, I think the crackers make the difference.

        Reply
  4. Sarah Godwin

    January 15, 2013 at 11:32 am

    Great idea! Thanks for the recipe. I will be trying it as soon as baby is born and I get rid of the heartburn from anything cooked in oil. I love the idea of using hamburger, as it is cheaper and more tender than cubed steak. I get a great price on the lean stuff at the Commissary.

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    • jan book

      May 30, 2021 at 2:12 pm

      Thank you for your service. Though only one spouse may be enlisted, both service. Blessing for the babe.

      Reply
  5. deborah

    January 15, 2013 at 12:35 pm

    Never thought of using hamburger. This will become a regular meal on our menu! I love chicken fried steak!

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  6. trish

    January 17, 2013 at 6:26 am

    Thanks for the e-mails with all the great ideas in your newsletters! I really enjoy reading the articles and the comments. They are really encouraging! This recipe looks really good, it’s on my meal calendar!

    Reply
  7. Tommie Ellis

    January 30, 2014 at 11:10 am

    I enjoy your ideas. I was wondering about how to get housekeeping tips to you. I have some I would like to share.
    Tommie in Abilene, TX

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  8. ellenur

    February 20, 2016 at 5:13 am

    Sounds good! Definitely, I will be trying and cooking this recipe today. I love reading your emails/articles….thank you for sharing your great ideas and recipes.

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    • Jill

      February 20, 2016 at 8:11 am

      Thank you for saying such nice things. Our readers don’t realize how much it makes our day when they are so sweet and say such nice things.

      Reply
  9. Ann

    February 9, 2017 at 1:32 pm

    Why is this called “chicken fried steak” when when you use hamburger meat ? hubby would like this.

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    • Jill

      February 9, 2017 at 2:52 pm

      I don’t know Ann. It usually uses beef minute steaks or something like that but it has been called this for decades. I think maybe it is because it has the crispy crust of fried chicken but you use the minute steak instead of chicken so you get the name chicken fried steak. This recipe is the frugal version of it.

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    • Carol Smith

      November 25, 2017 at 7:36 pm

      Chicken Fried Steak is steak that is fried like chicken.
      Never liked it with the cubed steak as it was always too tough and chewy.
      I’m gonna go make mine right now!~

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    • deb

      September 23, 2019 at 2:22 am

      thanks for the question and answer…us Aussies (Australians) need clarification on some of the names. I would have gone looking for chicken mince (ie mince in Australia is what you call hamburger. Why is it called that? because the butcher uses a mincer to mince the meat)

      Reply
  10. Jeannine M Morrison

    November 25, 2017 at 7:13 am

    I have personally made this many times for me and hubby, it is delicious, only difference is I use McCormick county gravy mix instead of making the cream sauce, its just because Im a bit lazy!!Lol This cookbook is the best and most useful I have ever owned, just sent for 2 more ,one extra for me and one for my son, just mailed my one daughter one in Germany and gave my other daughter one 2 months ago….Thank you, Jill, Tawra and Mike

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    • Jill

      November 27, 2017 at 8:40 am

      Thank you Jeannine. That is so sweet of you to take the time to let us know how much you like the book and all. Really do appreciate it. :)

      Reply
  11. Kate

    May 14, 2018 at 3:35 pm

    I was in a little diner last week and the lunch special that day was chicken fried hamburger pattie with mashed potatoes gravy and green beans and I thought “what?” I had never had chicken fried hamburger pattie only cubed steak. But it was oh so delicious!! So glad I found this recipe.

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    • Jill

      May 15, 2018 at 9:09 am

      Yes Kate I always called this my poor man’s chicken fried steak :):)

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      • Robin Daffern

        February 13, 2023 at 1:58 am

        These were delicious and I think I only used maybe a half pound of meat and it made three huge streaks. And that was with me spreading them really thin. I give this recipe an A+!!

        ★★★★★

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        • Jill

          February 14, 2023 at 12:06 pm

          Robin this is one of our most popular recipes and one of my favorites too. I am so glad you mentioned that you only used 1/2 lb. of meat because many people don’t know that you can adjust the meat amount in most of our recipes and they still come out really good. Thanks for the A+ : )

          Reply
  12. Michelle

    September 5, 2018 at 7:51 pm

    What kind of crackers did you use? I’m gonna try saltines but it doesn’t sound very flavorful

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    • Jill

      September 6, 2018 at 1:06 pm

      Yes use saltines and it tastes just like the chicken fried steaks you get at diners. Now I do add some garlic and onion powder and salt while I am cooking it too. You can pretty much season as you like but usually these 3 things and pepper taste best.

      Reply
  13. Tiana

    October 10, 2019 at 6:31 pm

    This is such a good recipe! I used cube steak and ritz crackers and it was a HIT with the kids. They immediately cut their (larger than necessary) portion in half and asked to pack the other part for their school lunch the next day. That’s a win!

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  14. Bonnie

    March 5, 2020 at 7:58 pm

    I an in my sixty and don’t cook but I tried this and it was great and my husband loved it

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    • Jill

      March 6, 2020 at 9:08 am

      oh Bonnie so glad you liked it. We try to keep our recipes simple enough that even those who don’t cook much can do them easily and yet they taste good so thank you for letting us know that this one worked out for you.

      Reply
  15. cheryl pupillo

    March 9, 2020 at 6:44 am

    I love this recipe…..so I have made a few things from your web site and now I a going to buy your cook book…..why not..

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  16. Debbie

    June 17, 2020 at 5:51 am

    What type ground beef do you recommend

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    • Jill

      June 19, 2020 at 12:23 am

      Debbie you can use any kind. I use what is the cheapest they have.

      Reply
  17. Jeanne Stott

    February 15, 2023 at 4:24 am

    Being English I was totally confused that chicken fried steak is made with ground beef It took me a while to get my head around it but I’ll definitely give it a try! I expect many people won’t know what our toad in the hole is. Sausages cooked in Yorkshire pudding batter !

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    • Jill

      February 15, 2023 at 10:29 am

      Yes Jeanne so true. Here in the states Chicken Fried Steak is usually made with what we call minute steaks but they are more expensive so using the hamburger (minced meat???) is the less expensive version. Even to me though why this has the word chicken in it is beyond me but they have always called it that. I think it is because you fry it with a crust the way you do chicken maybe. Yes I too have often wondered what your toad in the hole was. LOL

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  18. Anne Hodde

    February 15, 2023 at 7:53 am

    Tawra, I have all of your books. But I just love your website and e-mails. They give me so many ideas to feed my “meat and potatoes” husband. Sister in Christ, God has gifted me with enough so I don’t worry about finances. Your recipes and ideas are great boosters to let me know that spending more is not always good.

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