Skillet Biscuits & Gravy
A quick and easy, one skillet method for making the king of comfort food. You'll never hear any complaints when you serve up this meal.
Equipment
- 12 inch Cast iron skillet
Ingredients
- 1 lb breakfast sausage
- 4 tbsp butter
- ⅓ cup flour
- 3-3½ cups milk
- freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 pkg jumbo refrigerated flaky biscuits, separated and cut into quarters
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Cook sausage over medium heat in a large cast iron skillet (or oven safe skillet), breaking it up into crumbles as its cooks.
- Once sausage is fully cooked, remove it from the skillet onto a paper towel lined plate to drain off any excess fat. Set aside.
- Add four tablespoons butter to the skillet.
- When the butter has melted, sprinkle flour in the skillet over the buttter.
- Stir the butter and flour together. Cook for 1-2 minutes to cook off the raw flour taste.
- Slowly whisk in milk and stir to remove lumps.
- Return the cooked sausage to the skillet.
- Season with freshly cracked black pepper. Stir to combine all the ingredients.
- Stir in more milk if gravy gets too thick.
- Remove the skillet from heat.
- Top with a layer of biscuit pieces.
- Place skillet in the oven and bake for 30 minutes or until gravy is hot and bubbly and biscuits are golden brown.
- Serve with a side of scrambled eggs to round out the meal.