Description
Southern comfort shines through this sausage, gravy and biscuit casserole recipe, blending hearty breakfast flavors into one satisfying dish. Layers of flaky biscuits, savory sausage, and creamy gravy promise a delicious morning meal you’ll crave.
Ingredients
- 1 lb (454 g) sausage
- 2 cups (473 ml) milk
- 8 biscuits, pre-made or homemade
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp ground sage
- ½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
Instructions
- Sausage Preparation: Crumble pork sausage into a skillet, cooking over medium heat until uniformly browned and separated into small pieces.
- Roux Creation: Dust cooked sausage with flour, stirring to coat meat completely, allowing mixture to toast and eliminate raw flour flavor for about 2 minutes.
- Gravy Development: Gradually stream milk into skillet, whisking continuously to create smooth, lump-free gravy. Increase heat to medium-high, bringing mixture to a gentle boil, then reduce heat and simmer until achieving a rich, velvety consistency.
- Seasoning Enhancement: Incorporate kosher salt, black pepper, and dried sage, balancing flavors to personal preference.
- Oven Preparation: Preheat oven to 375°F and ready a 9×13 inch baking dish.
- Casserole Assembly: Layer buttermilk biscuits in a single, overlapping arrangement across baking dish bottom, then generously pour warm sausage gravy to ensure complete coverage.
- Baking Finale: Bake for 25-30 minutes until biscuits transform into a golden-brown, crispy masterpiece and gravy bubbles enticingly around the edges.
Notes
Master the Meat Browning: Ensure sausage crumbles into tiny, uniform pieces for even cooking and perfect texture distribution throughout the casserole.
Prevent Flour Lumps: Whisk milk slowly and continuously while adding to create silky-smooth gravy without any unappetizing clumps.
Biscuit Placement Matters: Overlap biscuits in a single layer to guarantee complete gravy coverage and maximize crispy edges during baking.
Watch Baking Time Carefully: Golden-brown biscuit tops and bubbling gravy edges signal the casserole is perfectly cooked, typically between 25-30 minutes.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Southern American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 7
- Calories: 440
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 18 g
- Cholesterol: 65 mg