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Home » Recipes » Main Dish » Main Dishes: Beef » Easy Round Steak and Gravy (Only 5 Ingredients)

Easy Round Steak and Gravy (Only 5 Ingredients)

By: Liz  /  Published: June 6, 2022  /  Updated: August 16, 2022  /   Leave a comment

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This baked round steak and gravy with carrots recipe is so easy to make. It’s prepared with just five ingredients—two of which are salt and pepper! The fork-tender round steak and carrots are smothered in rich beef gravy and roasted in the oven for an absolutely delicious dinner.

round steak and gravy in skillet

Why This Recipe Works

  • Round steak has fantastic flavor and the minimal ingredients let it be the star of the show.
  • If you’ve ever wondered how to bake round steak for the most tender, flavorful results, this is the recipe for you.

Ingredients

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  • Top round steak – A very budget-friendly and flavorful cut of beef. It’s lean and tough so will need tenderizing—an easy process at home.
  • Carrots – Use whole baby carrots or slice carrots into rounds, depending on what you have on hand.
  • Beef gravy – Choose your favorite prepared beef gravy—canned, bottled or mixed from a package.

Recipe Twists

  • Add some chopped onion.
  • Instead of carrots (or in addition to the carrots) add a can of mushrooms to the gravy.
  • Instead of beef gravy, try it with cream of mushroom soup.
  • Add some halved baby potatoes or red potatoes.
  • Serve over mashed potatoes, rice or noodles.

How to Make

Step 1: Tenderize the round steaks. Using a handheld meat mallet, pound the round steak on both sides to break up the connective meat fibers and ensure it will be tender and easy to cut after cooking. This meat tenderizer is similar to the one I use—I pound with the large needles and then again with the small needles and I do this on both sides of the steak.

tenderized round steak

Step 2: Sprinkle salt and pepper over both sides of the meat. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown both sides of the round steaks. Drain off excess liquid.

browned round steak

Step 3: Pour beef gravy over the browned meat, completely covering it.

pouring gravy on round steak

Step 4: Add sliced carrots or baby carrots evenly over the top of the gravy.

carrots on round steak with gravy

Step 5: Cover and bake in 350-degree oven for 1 1/2 hours.

round steak with gravy in oven

Step 6: EAT! When the baked round steak with gravy is done, it will be absolutely tender and so, so good!

spatula with round steak over skillet

Serving Suggestions

This is delicious with loaded mashed potatoes and oven-roasted corn on the cob. It would also be delicious with rice or hot, buttered noodles, but the gravy is ideal for mashed potatoes!

plate of round steak with gravy and mashed potatoes

Recipe FAQ

What kind of round steak should I buy?

Top round steaks are most widely available but bottom round steak, an eye of round roast, or sirloin tip round steak will all work.

Do I have to tenderize the round steak?

Yes. This cut is lean but tough so it will need tenderizing—an easy process at home using a tenderizing mallet. You can also ask the butcher to tenderize it for you by running it through the cubing machine at the time of purchase.

round steak with gravy and carrots

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Easy Round Steak with Gravy and Carrots

Liz – Eat Move Make
Fork-tender round steak and carrots are smothered in rich beef gravy and roasted in the oven for an absolutely delicious dinner.
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 hour hr 40 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 45 minutes mins
Course Entree
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 259 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1½-2 lbs top round steak
  • salt to taste
  • pepper to taste
  • 2 10.5 oz cans beef gravy
  • 16 oz baby carrots use less, if desired

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350° F. Tenderize the round steaks. Using a handheld meat mallet, pound the round steak on both sides to break up the meat fibers and ensure it will be tender and easy to cut after cooking.
  • Sprinkle salt and pepper over both sides of the meat. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown both sides of the round steaks. Drain off excess liquid.
  • Pour beef gravy over the browned meat, completely covering it. Add sliced carrots or baby carrots evenly over the top of the gravy.
  • Cover and bake in 350° F oven for 1 1/2 hours.
All information presented on this site is intended for informational purposes only and nutrition may vary according to exact products and the online nutrition calculator being used. I am not a certified nutritionist and any nutritional information shared on EatMoveMake.com should only be used as a general guideline.

Nutrition

Calories: 259kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 40gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 104mgSodium: 200mgPotassium: 903mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 15638IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 74mgIron: 4mg
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Liz is a midwestern mom gone southern (accent in transition). She lives in North Carolina and loves cooking, baking, traveling, movies, crafts, hot and cold tea, wine, pizza and the occasional nap. She also revels in the fact she's a crazy cat lady.

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