Biscuits and Gravy
Does your family love having breakfast for dinner? There's nothing as comforting, filling, and yummy as biscuits and gravy. And, it's a super affordable family dinner!
Ingredients
Ingredients for Biscuits:
- 4 cups flour Harris Teeter – $1.99 for 5lbs — $0.40
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup mayonnaise Publix — we don’t use a lot of mayonnaise, and I always wait to buy it until I am able to get it for free or almost free when I combine sales + coupons + rebates
- 1 1/2-2 cups milk Aldi – $3.05 for 1 gallon — $0.35
Ingredients for Sausage Gravy:
- 1 lb ground sausage cooked (I used ground venison sausage but this price is based on Aldi prices) — $3.49
- 1 Tablespoon butter if combined with fat from sausage — I used 5 Tablespoons of butter since I used ground venison with very little fat (Aldi – $0.85 per stick) — $0.53
- 1/3 cup flour Harris Teeter – $1.99 for 5lbs — $0.03
- 5 cups whole milk or half and half (Aldi – $3.05 for 1 gallon) — $0.96
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Spices as desired such as thyme, rosemary or red pepper flakes (I used fresh rosemary from my herb garden)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- To make the biscuits, combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
- Stir in mayonnaise and milk until a soft dough forms.
- Dust the counter with flour and turn out the dough. If the dough is too sticky, add additional flour.
- Roll or pat out the dough and cut out 24 biscuits using a biscuit cutter or juice glass.
- Place the biscuits on a baking sheet and bake for 12 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a large frying pan, cook the sausage (if you haven’t already). Remove the sausage from the pan, leaving some of the fat in the pan. Add 1 Tablespoon butter to the pan (or 5 Tablespoons if using venison sausage like I did) and stir until melted.
- Make a roux by whisking in 1/3 cup flour.
- Continue to whisk in 5 cups of whole milk gradually. Whisk until well combined and no lumps remain. Cook for several minutes or until thick.
- Add in cooked sausage and salt and pepper to taste. Add other spices as desired or garnish with fresh herbs (I used rosemary).
- Serve over hot biscuits!
Nutrition
Calories: 989kcal | Carbohydrates: 82g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 59g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 20g | Monounsaturated Fat: 18g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 107mg | Sodium: 1505mg | Potassium: 689mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 569IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 506mg | Iron: 5mg
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