An easy, southern-style sausage gravy with flaky homemade biscuits makes the BEST Biscuits and Gravy! One of our favorite breakfast recipes of all time!
It's no secret that a yummy homemade breakfast makes me excited to get up on Saturday morning. Our weekday breakfasts usually consist of plain old oatmeal or freezer breakfast sandwiches but on the weekends I like to make something much more fun!
This sausage gravy recipe is a TREASURE in our family, thanks to my mother-in-law. She's made it so many times she has completely perfected the recipe, and now it's one of our favorite breakfasts.
I should issue a disclaimer that you'll never want to order biscuits and gravy from a restaurant after trying this recipe. I know from experience that every other will pale in comparison. But the good news is that it's just about one of the easiest things in the world to make.
Pair it with my absolute favorite homemade, light and flaky buttermilk biscuits and you will be in heaven!
Short on time? Try my Biscuits and Gravy Casserole.
Sausage Gravy Ingredients:
- Pork sausage: any sausage will work and choose hot or milk based on your preference. I think it's best with sausage, but you could substitute bacon or other chopped meats.
- Flour and butter: for flavor and to thicken the gravy
- Half and half– or substitute whole or 2% milk.
- Seasoning: Thyme, Rosemary, Crushed red pepper
How to Make Biscuits and Gravy:
2. Make Sausage Gravy:
- Brown sausage in a large saucepan. Use a paper towel to blot out most of the grease from the pan.
- Add flour, butter, and half & half. Cook on medium-low, stirring often, for several minutes until thickened.
- Add spices: thyme, rosemary, red pepper flakes and black pepper.
Serve sausage gravy over:
- Flakey Buttermilk Biscuits
- Breakfast Skillet
- Breakfast burritos
- Roasted potatoes
- Eggs
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Recipe
Sausage Gravy and Biscuits
Ingredients
- 8 Flakey Buttermilk Biscuits
- 1 pound pork sausage
- 2 Tablespoon + 1 teaspoon(s)s all-purpose flour (18 g)
- 2 1/2 cups half and half (600 ml)
- 1 Tablespoon butter (14 g)
- 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme (0.25 g)
- 1/8 teaspoon dried crushed rosemary (0.25 g)
- 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (0.25 g)
- freshly ground black pepper , to taste
Instructions
- Brown sausage in a large saucepan. Use a paper towel to blot out most of the grease from the pan.
- Add flour, butter, and half & half. Cook on medium-low, stirring often, for several minutes until thickened.
- Add thyme, rosemary, red pepper flakes and black pepper.
- Serve over warm biscuits.
Notes
Nutrition
I originally shared this recipe September 2016. Updated March 2020 with process photos and a video.
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These were a huge hit at my house. Will make again soon!
It was delicious!! Definitely add some salt tho. Everyone said today’s breakfast was bomb/delicious.
This recipe is DELICIOUS! My father asked for biscuits and gravy for his Father’s Day brunch. I have never made this dish before. I selected this recipe based on the consistent reviews. I appreciated the video, too. The only ingredient that I did not use was the rosemary (only because I did not have any rosemary on hand)…otherwise, I followed the recipe exactly and it’s a WINNER! Will be making again.
This really IS the best biscuits and gravy recipe!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much!
I have had sausage gravy in restaurants but I never made my own. Thanks to this recipe I will only have it from scratch from now on. My husband raved about how good it was. This one’s a keeper.
Hands down – the BEST sausage gravy recipe! I use Sage flavored pork sausage when I can find it in the store.
Everyone loves this and there are no leftovers ever! Thank you for sharing this recipe! 🙂
I was wondering if this gravy reheats well? I was going to make it ahead and take it with me on an overnight trip. I thought it would be good for breakfast the next day.
Yes it does! Make it and refrigerate it or freeze it. Reheat in a saucepan. You will want to add a splash of milk or cream to thin in out a little and then add additional spices to make up for that.
This sausage gravy was delicious! Best I’ve ever had. Thank you!
Thanks Pam! I’m so glad you liked it.
Sausage gravy is something that I was raised on. However, for better flavor, I keep the grease from the sausage to make the roux for the gravy.
10/10
My wife has wanted to try this four days and begged me to make it. I will start by saying, I had to start cooking when she became disabled and have had to learn how to Cook many meals. It is not a joy of mine, but has become a necessity. I will say this, we just finished eating the meal and she had the biggest smile and exclaimed, “Oh my god baby, this is delicious” I loved it myself. It was easy, which I love. Great recipe, try it. We had to use 3 cups of milk and 1/4 cup of flour, I didn’t have half & half. Thanks mother-in-law.
That makes me so happy to hear! Well done, and it sounds like your wife is a lucky lady to have you! Thank you for your comment, and I hope you get to try more recipes here soon. <3
I made this gravy for the first time but definitely not the last. It was great and a big hit with the family. Thanks
Tried this but I made my own biscuits from scratch. I can’t make enough. I showed other people how to make it.
I have to refrain from making this every weekend. My husband goes crazy over this recipe. The biscuits are PERFECT and the gravy is on point. GREAT recipe!
I will not wait the weekend to make Sausage Gray and Biscuits. I’ll do my best today for dinner! Thank you !