Peppered Sausage Gravy and Biscuits

Marsha D.'s Note:

This recipe I found from the Pillsbury site. I made a few changes and it was a hit with my hubby and friends at the lake. Alittle different from most breakfast gravies I have noticed.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 5

• 1 lb jimmy dean mild sausage (any pork sausage)
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 1/4 teaspoon basil
• 1 (14 ounce) can ready-to-serve chicken broth
• 1/4 cup half-and-half
• 1 (12 ounce) can pillsbury refrigerated buttermilk biscuits

Directions:

1. Bake biscuits according to directions on can.
2. In a large skillet, fry crumbled up sausage til done and no longer pinkish.
3. Drain sausage, (do not wipe pan clean) add sausage back into pan.
4. Add 2 teaspoons minced garlic and simmer on low heat while making the gravy.
5. In a medium sauce pan on medium heat melt butter and add flour, pepper, seasoning salt and basil.
6. Slowly add can chicken broth and half and half.
7. Bring to a boil while stirring to thicken gravy.
8. Add sausage to gravy mixture.
9. Simmer 5 minutes.
10. Serve over biscuits.

Reviews

[Caroline Cooks]

Awesome Sausage Gravy, Marsha!!!! Loved the inclusion of garlic, basil and seasoning salt--added immensely to the flavor...this is my favorite from now on...THX for a wonderful spring breakfast! Caroline

[Bayhill]

This was very good. It went together very quickly and easily. It didn't seem to make a lot of gravy in relation to the amount of sausage, so next time I will double the gravy ingredients (not the sausage) to get more gravy. Also, I will use low-sodium chicken broth to reduce the saltiness. My family enjoyed this and I will be making it again. Thank you for sharing.

[BothFex]

I think this was the best biscuits and gravy I ever made! I used a combination of Jimmy Dean hot and regular sausage, changed the season salt to regular salt and the basil to oregano, because that is what I had to work with. Served with cream biscuits (Cream Biscuits), scrambled eggs, fruit salad (Fruit Salad), coffee, and eggnog muffins (Eggnog Muffins). A nice filling country breakfast for a chilly fall morning.