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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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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
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I originally shared this recipe September 2016. Updated March 2020 with process photos and a video.
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I use this recipe every time and it’s the best.
The absolute best and easiest sausage and gravy recipe ever! Highly recommend! So savory!
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!
This really IS the best biscuits and gravy recipe!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much!
Well Lauren you are 2 for 2 in our kitchen! My husband is loving your GermanChocolate cake and your biscuits n sausage gravy.
Both a 5 star and he is hard to please when it comes to food.
Thank you for making him happy! I will use alot more of your recipes from now on
What a wonderfully simple and delicious recipe. I’ve had many variations of biscuits and gravy and this brings me right back to how it should be, classic, perfectly seasoned. Thanks, I will be keeping this one for sure.
This was so good! I could eat it like soup. Yum!
Love this recipe. Have been wanting biscuits and gravy for awhile so I knew it was time to try. We had some pillsbury biscuits already to use last time. My husband loved it so much that we are making it again and this time using your homemade biscuits recipe as well! Can’t wait. Thanks for sharing.
Best biscuits and gravy I’ve had! My roommate said it’s her favorite meal I make (I make it often) and my husband loves this too!! Thank you so much for the recipe!
Very good gravy, however my boys said it tasted way too sweet. They wanted more garlic flavor.
May have been the sausage that you used. I didn’t notice sweetness.
Try using kerrygold garlic and herb butter. 🙂 only thing I change about this recipe!
I’m not even particularly into biscuits and gravy, but this recipe is great! I made biscuits earlier today from the recipe i always use (from Mom on Time Out’s blog) and the gravy was extremely fast and easy. My husband works a lot and we have a 14 month old and this was quick, easy, and came together so fast. My picky daughter even ate a bit of it and my husband loved it.
I didn’t have half and half so used whole milk and also had just ran out of rosemary so I omitted it, otherwise followed the recipe as written.
Absolutely perfect. I am a huge biscuits and gravy fan. I love trying it at different breakfast restaurants. I found this recipe, this morning and am so glad I did. I used whole milk because I didn’t have half and half. Came out wonderfully.
For the biscuits, I bought store bought biscuits, heated up a cast iron skillet in the oven, with 2 tbsp of butter, and tossed the biscuits in the butter, to cook. I flipped them and cooked them for a few minutes longer. Both sides of the biscuits had a wonderful crust on them, which enhanced the meal even more.
Excellent! Subbed Next Milk whole milk and dairy free butter alternative. Added extra Thyme and Rosemary.