I’ve used many different sausage gravy recipes, and they all seem to aim for (and generally hit) that creamy, salty, slightly spicy mixture of goodness that makes this meal so fulfilling. The last one I tried, however, was more or less based on Ree Drummond’s over at The Pioneer Woman, where I find a lot of the basics behind recipes I make. I adjust the amounts of various ingredients to make it the way I want it to be, but Ree generally nails these types of meals, and sausage gravy is no exception.
Seriously, it doesn’t get much easier – sausage, milk, flour, a few seasonings, and a can of Grands. If this wasn’t so unhealthy, I’d make it all the time! When I took these photos, we had just had nine inches of snow dumped on our heads, which here in the Pacific Northwest qualifies as Snowpacolypse (or so social media tells me). Needless to say, the roads, trains, buses, and many businesses were shut down completely. I broke Chels’s Volvo out of the snow and ice, warmed it up, and made the quick one mile trek up the road to our local supermarket, and grabbed some sausage. That wasn’t overly perilous, and it was worth it. Biscuits and gravy are the right meal for a snowy, stay-in morning.
Easy Biscuits and Gravy
Don't eat it every morning, but for those days when you need a little brunch comfort food in a short amount of time, this recipe for easy biscuits and gravy is what you want!
Ingredients
- 12 oz breakfast sausage
- 1 can (8 biscuits) Grands biscuits
- 2 cups whole milk
- 5 tbsp flour
- 1/2 tsp seasoned salt
- freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Prepare biscuits as directed on container.
- Brown sausage in skillet.
- Add flour one tablespoon at a time, mixing in with sausage.
- When sausage is well-coated in flour and slightly browned, add milk one cup at a time, whisking lightly with a large whisk.
- Add seasoned salt and pepper.
- Cook gravy over medium heat until thick, stirring frequently, adding additional milk if necessary.
- Split biscuits in half, and spoon gravy over hot biscuits. Serve immediately, seasoned with additional table salt and pepper to taste.
Misty
Saturday 16th of July 2022
Made this dish but with a twist I used spicy sausage instead of breakfast sausage and I turned it into biscuits and gravy for dinner and I used spicy Italian sausage crumbled it up follow the directions on making the gravy with the sausage and it came out perfect quick and easy gravy recipe what do use it again
Joshua Rief
Sunday 17th of July 2022
That sounds fantastic, Misty!
Lois
Sunday 19th of June 2022
This sounds so easy and my husband especially will love it. I will get the “fixens” at the grocery tomorrow and try it out! Thanks
Joshua Rief
Sunday 17th of July 2022
Thanks, Lois! Hope it worked out great!
Megan
Wednesday 28th of July 2021
Could you use 1% Milk? It's all I have in my fridge currently. I was thinking if too runny add more flour or maybe some butter?
Brooke
Wednesday 21st of August 2024
@Joshua Rief, lol never mind just read the whole thread. Oops 😬
Brooke
Wednesday 21st of August 2024
@Joshua Rief, your supposed to add butter?
Joshua Rief
Wednesday 28th of July 2021
Hi, Megan - I think you could. I would be careful about adding the butter after you’ve added the milk, as it may just pool on top. But if you want to up the flour and butter before adding the milk, that could work well. Otherwise, you may just need to cook the gravy a little longer, to let it cook down and thicken.
Karn
Monday 3rd of May 2021
This sh*t bussin. I used vegetarian chorizo and did 4 and a half tbsp of flower and it turned out very yummy :)
Joshua Rief
Wednesday 5th of May 2021
Sounds delicious! Never heard of vegetarian chorizo - where did you find that?
Joel A.
Thursday 20th of February 2014
Quick, easy, and mouthwatering meal that's what I'm looking for. Pinning!
Joshua Rief
Thursday 20th of February 2014
Glad you like it! It is one of our favorites. :)