Farmhouse Easy Sausage Gravy
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Nothing says breakfast at Grandma’s house like good old-fashioned biscuits and gravy. This easy sausage gravy is the perfect Saturday morning breakfast and will quickly become a family favorite in your home.
It can be intimidating to learn how to cook from scratch. I’ve made it my mission to share simple, straightforward recipes here on the blog that take all the overwhelm out of it all.
This recipe is no exception. Paired with my old-fashioned biscuits recipe, you can make a simple, from scratch breakfast that your family will absolutely love and it will give you the confidence to continue your from scratch cooking journey.
This farmhouse easy sausage gravy is so simple to make and leaves a big flavor impact. You’ll want to write this one down for the recipe box!
Why You Will Love This Easy Sausage Gravy
Simple – With only 5 ingredients, you can whip up this recipe even when you’re low on groceries and it won’t feel like you’re sacrificing one bit.
Delicious – This breakfast is a favorite in our home and for good reason. You truly can’t beat a golden, tender biscuit smothered in creamy sausage gravy.
Fast – This gravy comes together in no time. In less than 15 minutes you’ll have a hot breakfast ready to serve your hungry crew!
Easy Sausage Gravy and Biscuits Recipe
This thick, creamy sausage gravy isn’t complete without flaky, buttery biscuits to spread it on. It’s one of our favorite Saturday morning breakfast recipe in our farmhouse. My 7 year old son asks for it every year on his birthday and our other children absolutely love it.
I was determined to find the perfect sausage gravy and biscuit combination for the perfect breakfast. I don’t know about you, but I’ve had plenty of failed biscuit recipes. Too dry, melting butter all over the baking sheet, you name it.
After lots of testing and recipe tweaking, I finally developed the perfect old-fashioned biscuits. These biscuits are loaded with butter that stays put, making them perfectly flaky and tender, while rising high because we aren’t skimping on the baking powder! You will absolutely love this breakfast combination.
Ingredients
Ground breakfast sausage
All-purpose flour
Whole milk
Salt & pepper
Tools You Will Need
Heavy bottom pot – I use my dutch oven or cast iron skillet for this recipe.
Measuring cups – I prefer these for measuring out liquids
How to Make This Easy Sausage Gravy Recipe
Step 1 – Brown your ground sausage (1 pound) in your skillet. Once browned, coat with flour (1/3 cup, 42 g). Cook the coated sausage on medium heat for 3-5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Step 2 – To your flour and sausage mixture add in half of the milk (2 cups, 488 g). Stir well and allow it to come to a simmer. Once it begins to thicken, pour in the remaining milk (2 cups, 488 g). Repeat the process of bringing it to a simmer.
Step 3 – Once thickened, turn your heat down to low. Season your sausage gravy with salt (I recommend about 1 tsp) and pepper to taste. Serve over homemade biscuits and enjoy!
For a visual, check out these step by step images!
In a heavy bottom pot, brown sausage.
Once cooked, coat the sausage with flour. Cook 2-3 minutes.
Pour in half of the milk and bring to a simmer until thickened. Repeat with the remaining milk.
Once thickened, turn heat to low and allow to thicken and cool. Serve over homemade biscuits.
Tips for making the best sausage gravy recipe
FAQ
Homemaker Tip
This recipe is great for hosting or bringing to a potluck. You can easily double or triple it and make it ahead. Just whip up the easy sausage gravy and stick it in the fridge. Bonus if you make a batch of homemade biscuits for the freezer too. When you need them, just bake your biscuits straight from frozen and dump your gravy in the crockpot on keep warm.
Farmhouse Easy Sausage Gravy
Equipment
- Heavy bottom pot
- Measuring cups
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground sausage
- 1/3 cup flour 42 g
- 4 cups whole milk 976 g
- 1 tsp salt
- pepper to taste
Instructions
- Brown your ground sausage (1 pound) in your skillet. Once browned, coat with flour (1/3 cup, 42 g). Cook the coated sausage on medium heat for 3-5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- To your flour and sausage mixture add in half of the milk (2 cups, 488 g). Stir well and allow it to come to a simmer. Once it begins to thicken, pour in the remaining milk (2 cups, 488 g). Repeat the process of bringing it to a simmer.
- Once thickened, turn your heat down to low. Season your sausage gravy with salt (I recommend about 1 tsp) and pepper to taste. Serve over homemade biscuits and enjoy!
Notes
- Don’t rinse the sausage fat. It’s important to leave it so that flour has something to bind to.
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