Best Sausage Gravy Recipe (IP + Stove) (2024)

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My Best Sausage Gravy Recipe is a perfect breakfast, brunch, or even breakfast for dinner! Ready to enjoy in under 10 minutes with just a handful of ingredients, this flavorful Instant Pot sausage gravy is quick, easy, and pairs deliciously with biscuits. Includes stovetop instructions, too!

Best Sausage Gravy in the Instant Pot

I love making biscuits and gravy from scratch. It’s one of my favorite breakfast recipes because it’s easy to make, filling, and so tasty! My family loves this dish so much, I sometimes even make it as breakfast for dinner… and then they have the leftovers in the morning. It’s just that good!

What makes this Instant Pot Sausage Gravy Recipe so special is that it uses two secret ingredients and is ready in under 10 minutes. Just when you thought homemade biscuits and gravy couldn’t get any easier, it did!

Truly amazing!!!!!!

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I can guarantee your family is going to love this recipe for sausage gravy. Mine asks me to make it at least once a week!

Sausage Gravy and Biscuits Ingredients

My recipe for southern sausage gravy uses ingredients you would expect, like butter, flour, and milk, but it also uses a few special ingredients that make it stand out!

• Sage breakfast sausage: I use ground sage sausage to make my homemade sausage gravy recipe, and it is beyond delicious. The amount of flavor it adds is unreal! You could use another type of breakfast sausage if you prefer, but if you can, I highly recommend trying sage breakfast sausage.
• Maple syrup: Yes, you read that right! I add just a little bit of maple syrup to my biscuits and gravy for a bit of sweetness. Try it – you will be shocked by what a difference it makes! That little bit of extra flavor adds so much to your typical sausage gravy recipe.
• Steak seasoning: You can use any steak seasoning of your choice for this recipe, but I use Chicago steak seasoning. It has a nice kick to it that really complements the sweetness of the maple syrup and the flavor of the sage sausage.

I personally love the extra spice adding red pepper flakes gives my gravy. You might consider adding it when it’s done cooking just in case not everyone in your household does! It works just as well when you add it after.

How to Make Sausage Gravy

You have a few options for how to make biscuits to use with this Instant Pot sausage gravy recipe! When I make biscuits and gravy, I usually opt to use refrigerator biscuit dough. It saves a lot of time.

All you need to do is preheat your oven according to the directions on the dough packaging, and then start baking them before you make your gravy!

Because this Instant Pot sausage gravy recipe takes less than 10 minutes to make, you want to keep that in mind when baking your biscuits. Start baking them at least 10 minutes before you start making the gravy, so they’re ready to go once you’re done cooking.

That way, you can enjoy your homemade biscuits and gravy immediately, instead of having to wait.

Air Fryer Biscuits

Another great choice for making biscuits for sausage gravy is to make Air Fryer Biscuits. They’re crispy, flaky, and buttery, and hold up so well to the gravy!

I love these biscuits. Not only are they easy to make using refrigerator biscuit dough, but they’re ready in no time. Pair them with garlic butter sauce, and they’re delicious on their own, too.

FAQs

Stovetop Instructions

To make this easy biscuits and gravy, follow these simple instructions using the same ingredients as Instant Pot Sausage Gravy.

Sausage gravy uses a bechamel sauce formed by making a roux. It is so creamy and delicious.

• How to Make a Roux
• How to Make Béchamel Sauce (White Sauce)

1. Add sage sausage to a large skillet over high heat. Break up and brown the sausage in the skillet.
   
2. Stir in butter. Mix it in well until it melts.
   
3. Add flour and stir until you can’t see the flour anymore.
   
4. Gradually add milk and stir well. Let it cook a minute or two.
   
5. Slowly add more milk and stir well.
   
6. Let it cook another minute or so, then add maple syrup and a pinch of pepper, plus Chicago steak seasoning and garlic powder. Add salt to taste.
   
7. Allow it to bubble and thicken until it reduces into a thick gravy. When you can move it around in the pan with your spatula or wooden spoon and it’s so thick it takes a bit to spread back, you know it’s ready!
   

What is sausage gravy good on?

Biscuits and sausage gravy is a classic, and it’s even better if you’re using air fryer biscuits, but you can serve your gravy with a variety of different foods!

Try serving sausage gravy with one of these other great brunch ideas:

• Fried chicken or chicken fried steak
• Homemade waffles
• Mashed potatoes
• Hashbrowns
• Baked grits
• Baked crispy potato wedges
• On toast – especially using our Instant Pot French Bread
• Serve it with eggs over easy or poached eggs, like we use in our Eggs Benedict Recipe. Runny eggs add flavor and extra protein!
• For a big continental breakfast, serve crispy candied bacon with the eggs alongside sausage gravy and biscuits.

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