Best Sausage Gravy is the most simple and flavorful country gravy from scratch! This mouthwatering gravy is perfect with your favorite biscuits and ready super fast!
What is Sausage Gravy?
Biscuits and Sausage gravy is a classic staple breakfast dish in the Midwest and South. It’s one dish that I particularly look forward to having on a chilly fall or winter morning. While we all know that sausage gravy isn’t the healthiest dish in the world it is some of the best stick to your ribs comfort food out there! I highly recommend serving this gravy with my Easy Homemade Drop Biscuits, they are so simple to make!
Can I Make Sausage Gravy the Night Before?
Yes, you can! Make the gravy as directed in the recipe card below. Allow the gravy to cool completely, then, store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours. To reheat the gravy, pour it into a medium saucepan and warm over medium-low heat while stirring occasionally until heated through.
How do you Make Sausage Gravy?
- The first step to making this gravy is to cook one pound of pork breakfast sausage. You can use mild, hot, maple, or any type of pork sausage that you prefer.
- Once the sausage is browned through with no pink remaining you will add two tablespoons of butter directly to the cooked sausage and allow it to melt.
- Next, sprinkle your flour over the sausage. You will stir the flour into the sausage for 1-2 minutes until that “raw flour” smell is gone. The flour and fat mixture is what will allow your gravy to thicken.
- Pour in the milk slowly while whisking. Your gravy will continue to thicken and bubble as your pour in the milk.
- Once the milk has all been added to the skillet, you will add your seasonings. Allow the gravy to simmer for 2-3 minutes until thickened, then serve right away.
- This gravy can be made in advance and stored in the refrigerator for up to 4 days for best results.
What to Eat Sausage Gravy With:
As I mentioned above, we like this gravy best with my homemade drop biscuits. Any kind of biscuits your family likes will work just fine though. Sausage gravy is also great over fried breakfast potatoes, hashbrowns, grits, and toast.
Enjoy!
~Nichole
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Best Sausage Gravy
Ingredients
- 1 Pound Ground Pork Sausage
- 2 Tablespoons Butter
- 1/3 Cup Flour
- 3 Cups Milk
- 1/4 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Seasoned Salt
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt, More to taste
- 1 teaspoon Black Pepper, More to taste
Instructions
- Brown the sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat until no longer pink.
- Add the butter to the pan and stir it around until melted.
- Sprinkle the flour over the sausage and stir for 2 minutes.
- Pour the milk into the sausage and flour mixture slowly, whisking constantly until smooth.
- Whisk in the seasonings. Taste the gravy and adjust seasoning if necessary.
- Serve immediately with your favorite biscuits.
Video
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I made this for a breakfast potluck at work, when the sign-up sheet was completely lacking in proteins. I doubled the recipe, but after adding just one teaspoon of pepper, my gut said to stop there instead of doubling. That was a good call – it was still a bit peppery for my taste (and I like my salsa medium, for reference). So if I could knock off a half of a star for that, I would. It was also not *quite* as thick as I prefer, so I put a splash of milk in a measuring cup, about 2T of corn starch (would be 1T for a single batch), mix, then whisk into the gravy. Perfect thickness for serving that night. And then I had to thin it a little with milk when I reheated in the morning for the potluck.
Forgot to give stars. Recipe is simple, easy, an awesome.
Simple, easy, awesome homemade taste. Just as easy as the package mix gravy mix you buy in the store.
Been looking for a good recipe and I think I’m just found my new favorite for Sausage Gravy. I did up the black pepper, as we like things a bit spicy. Did 1 1/2 of what it asks and it was perfect.
So easy and delicious. Eating it at this moment. Thank you!
Just made this, taste awesome. Was quicker and easier to make than I thought
Made your sausage gravy this morning. My husband loved it. He’s very fussy when it comes to sausage gravy and he said this is the best he’s ever had. I would love to have your recipe for drop biscuits. ❤️
Excellent!!!
What kind of season salt is best/did you use?
I use Lawry’s Seasoned Salt
Wow! This recipe turned out incredible. I halved the recipe, but because I love garlic I kept the full amount of garlic powder. I used spicy sausage for a little bit of a kick. Easy to make and 10/10 flavor.
Very tasty. Easy to make. I hand never made sausage gravy before in my life (68 years). Be careful with the seasonings. It’s easy to make it too salty.
This is the best recipe ever. My husband loves it so much that he does not even order biscuits and gravy anymore. He waits for me to make it at home