If you love Salisbury steak but have never made it at home, you will be thrilled with the ease of this flavorful recipe.

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If you're making hamburgers on the grill this weekend, double the recipe and save yourself some prep time later in the week. Hamburgers and Sailsbury steak use the same form of beef patties, but give you two different presentations and dining experiences.

Foodie extraordinaire James Beard's hamburger recipe calls for 1 ingredient - ground beef. He does baste the outside with butter to give it a good gristle when it grills, but the point is, a good hamburger does not need a lot of mix-ins. Toppings are another story. I like mine with Swiss cheese and salsa, some prefer ketchup and pickles, my husband likes Worcestershire and blue cheese. That's the best thing about burgers. They are flexible and easily personalized. So, top your burgers with your favorite fixings this week, and use the leftover beef patties to enjoy a deliciously beefy and mushroom-flavored steak dinner.

Meal 1: Hamburgers and Homemade Fries

Hamburger Ingredients

2 lbs. ground beef

2 tsp. butter

4 hamburger buns

2 T McCormick Montreal Steak Seasoning

Toppings of your choice, such as tomato, onion, cheese, pickles and lettuce.

Mix well beef and seasoning, and from into 8 patties. Reserve 4 patties in refrigerator for Meal 2. Lightly brush remaining 4 patties with butter, and cook on grill over medium-high heat to desired doneness. Serve on buns with toppings of your choice and homemade fries.

Homemade Fries

Ingredients

4 large potatoes

Olive oil

Seasoning salt

Cut potatoes lengthwise into ¼" to ½" wedges. Lay on foil or grill pan if you are making these on the grill, a baking sheet if you prefer to put them in the oven. Baste potatoes with olive oil, and sprinkle with seasoning salt. Cook on the grill for 35 minutes, or in a 400-degree oven for 25.

Meal 2 : Salisbury Steak and Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Steak Ingredients

4 leftover beef patties

3 tbsp. flour

2 T butter

1 cup beef broth

1 onion, sliced

1 package of fresh mushroom, cleaned and sliced

1 T Worcestershire sauce

Coat each side of patties well with flour. Cook patties in butter in a large skillet until brown on both slides. Drain fat. Add beef broth, onion, mushrooms and Worcestershire sauce to pan. Stir to blend, coating meat. Cover and simmer gently, about 25 minutes or until fork-tender. Serve with garlic mashed potatoes.

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Ingredients

4 large potatoes, peeled

¼ cup milk

¼ cup chicken broth

4 T butter

1 T minced garlic

Cover potatoes with water in a large heavy-bottomed pan. Cover pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook at a low boil until potatoes are fork-tender. Drain potatoes and set aside. Return empty pan to low heat and add butter, milk, broth and garlic, stirring constantly just until butter is melted. Mash the potatoes with the butter/broth mixture and add salt and pepper to taste.