Sausage Gravy

Name: Sausage Gravy
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 340 g Pork sausage; 40 g Flour; 720 g Milk; 2 g Pepper; 4 Biscuits

Sausage Gravy · ready in 25 min · 4 servings · 420 kcal per serving · easy · 5 ingredients

Rich and comforting sausage gravy with savory pork flavor and a creamy, peppery sauce that turns golden and thick as it cooks. Perfect spooned generously over warm biscuits for a classic, soul-satisfying meal.

Prep: 5 min
Cook: 20 min
Total: 25 min
Serves: 4
kcal: 420
Difficulty: easy

American Breakfast Main dishes Quick (30 min or less)Low-carb (20 g or less)

A QiMeal recipe · Updated 3 October 2026

Ingredients · 4 servings

340 gPork sausage
40 gFlour
720 gMilk
2 gPepper
4Biscuits (optional)

Equipment

stovetop, measuring cup, skillet, spatula

Instructions

Prep ingredients
Gather pork sausage, flour, milk, and pepper, and set out a large skillet, spatula, and measuring cup on the stovetop. · 2 min
What to look for: deeply browned and crumbly
Brown sausage
Cook the pork sausage in the skillet over medium heat, breaking it up with a spatula as it cooks. · 8 min
When it is done: Sausage should reach 71°C / 160°F and have no pink remaining.
Drain excess fat
Carefully drain off excess fat from the skillet, leaving enough to keep the sausage moist. · 2 min
What to look for: flour fully coats sausage
Add flour
Sprinkle the flour evenly over the sausage and stir until all the meat is well coated. · 1 min
What to look for: sausage coated with dry flour
Cook roux
Cook the sausage and flour together over medium heat, stirring often, until lightly toasted. · 6 min
What to look for: light golden color and nutty aroma
Stir in milk
Slowly add the milk to the skillet while stirring to form a smooth gravy base. · 1 min
What to look for: smooth, pale sauce forming
Thicken gravy
Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the gravy thickens to a spoon-coating consistency. · 6 min
What to look for: thick and bubbling gently
Season and serve
Stir in the pepper, then serve the hot sausage gravy over biscuits. · 1 min
What to look for: speckled with pepper and glossy

Nutrition (per serving)

kcal	420
Protein	16 g
Carbohydrates	17 g
of which sugars	4 g
Fat	32 g
of which saturated	13 g
Fibre	1 g
Sodium	780 mg

Nutri-ScoreD

Allergens

Contains: gluten, milk

Storage and reheating

Fridge: up to 3 days
Freezer: yes, up to 2 months

Ingredient substitutions

Pork sausage

Turkey sausage: Choose seasoned turkey sausage for similar flavor.
Plant-based sausage: Brown well to improve depth of flavor.

Flour

Gluten-free flour blend: Use blends with starch for better thickening.

Milk

Lactose-free milk: Works identically in sauces.
Unsweetened oat milk: Choose barista-style for better thickness.

Pepper

White pepper: Milder pepper flavor with less speckling.