Description
Creamy Sausage Gravy is a rich, peppery breakfast gravy made with browned ground sausage, whole milk, half and half, flour, and cozy seasonings. It thickens right in the skillet in about 25 mins and is best spooned hot over biscuits, eggs, or crispy breakfast potatoes.
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground sausage
- 1 ½ cups whole milk
- 1 ½ cups half and half
- ⅓ cup flour
- ½ teaspoon garlic salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground sage
- ¼ teaspoon seasoned salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons cold butter, optional
Instructions
- Brown the sausage: Add the ground sausage to a large skillet over medium high heat and cook until browned, crumbling it as it cooks. Leave the drippings in the skillet for flavor.
- Add the flour: Sprinkle the flour over the sausage and stir until the meat is evenly coated. Cook for 2 mins, stirring often, so the flour loses its raw taste.
- Pour in the dairy: Slowly add the whole milk and half and half, stirring constantly after each addition. Scrape the bottom of the skillet so the browned bits blend into the gravy.
- Season the gravy: Stir in the garlic salt, ground sage, seasoned salt, and black pepper. Bring the mixture to a gentle boil for 1 min, then reduce the heat to low.
- Simmer until thick: Let the gravy simmer, stirring often, until creamy and thick enough to coat a spoon. Remove from the heat when it reaches your preferred texture.
- Finish and serve: Stir in the cold butter if using, then taste and adjust with more pepper if needed. Serve hot over biscuits, eggs, or breakfast potatoes.
Notes
Cook the flour with the sausage for the full 2 mins so the gravy tastes creamy instead of pasty. The gravy thickens as it sits, so stir in a splash of milk while reheating if needed. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 383 kcal