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Bowl of Breakfast Gravy Recipe with biscuits – A bowl of hearty sausage gravy beside flaky golden biscuits on a rustic wooden table.

Breakfast Gravy Recipe

A classic Southern-style Breakfast Gravy Recipe that’s rich, creamy, and full of peppery flavor. Perfect over fresh buttermilk biscuits for a comforting weekend brunch.
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Course: Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine: American Comfort Food, Southern
Keyword: Best breakfast gravy recipe, Biscuits and gravy recipe, Breakfast gravy recipe without sausage, Country gravy recipe, Sausage gravy recipe, Simple breakfast gravy recipe
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Make-Ahead Reheat (optional): 10 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 280kcal
Cost: $10

Equipment

  • 1 Cast iron skillet (10–12") (Heavy-bottomed pan works too)
  • 1 Wire whisk (Essential for lump-free gravy)
  • 1 Wooden spoon (For browning and breaking sausage)
  • 1 Measuring Cups (For milk and flour)
  • 1 Airtight container (If storing leftovers)

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoon Butter - Optional depending on sausage fat
  • 1 lb Ground breakfast sausage - Pork or turkey
  • ¼ cup All-purpose flour - For roux
  • 3 cups Whole milk - Cold added gradually
  • 1 teaspoon Fresh cracked black pepper - Adjust to taste
  • ½ teaspoon Salt - To taste sausage adds sodium

Instructions

  • Heat skillet over medium. Add sausage, breaking into chunks. Cook until browned with fat rendered.
    Breakfast gravy ingredients – A flat lay of butter, flour, eggs, ground sausage, milk, onion, and seasonings arranged on a marble surface.
  • Sprinkle flour over sausage and fat. Stir 2–3 minutes until mixture smells toasty (like wet sand).
    Browning sausage in cast iron skillet – Golden brown sausage pieces sizzling in a cast iron skillet, glistening with rendered fat.
  • Pour cold milk in three stages, whisking constantly until smooth. Continue cooking 5–7 minutes until thickened.
    Whisking milk mixture in bowl – A hand holding a whisk lifting a thick stream of milk mixture from a stainless steel mixing bowl.
  • Add black pepper and salt. Adjust thickness with more milk if needed.
    Peppered white gravy in skillet – Creamy white gravy sprinkled with black pepper being stirred with a wooden spoon in a skillet.
  • Ladle over biscuits or desired sides. Garnish with extra pepper if you like it bold.
    Gravy being poured over mashed potatoes – A rich sausage gravy flowing from a white pitcher onto a bed of fluffy mashed potatoes in a gray bowl.

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Nutrition

Serving: 150g | Calories: 280kcal (14%) | Carbohydrates: 10g (3%) | Protein: 12g (24%) | Fat: 12g (18%) | Saturated Fat: 8g (50%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 55mg (18%) | Sodium: 680mg (30%) | Potassium: 250mg (7%) | Sugar: 6g (7%) | Vitamin A: 350IU (7%) | Calcium: 110mg (11%) | Iron: 1.5mg (8%)
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