Easy Biscuits and Sausage Gravy Recipe

Comfort food alert!

Be warned that I am about to give you one of my very favorite recipes.  Not only does this whip up quickly and easily...but it is so delicious that it will blow your socks off!

Nothing says comfort food to me more than biscuits and sausage gravy.  My Grandmother and my Mother made this dish a favorite by cooking it all through my childhood.  I can still count on an amazing breakfast of biscuits and gravy when I visit my Grandmother.

Did I mention that this is super easy to make and a favorite weeknight meal for me?  Give it a try and you'll be in sausage gravy heaven!

I think this meal requires Pillsbury Grands refrigerated biscuit dough and Jimmy Dean Sage flavored sausage.  They are basically best friends when hugged with gravy.  No need to slave over making fancy homemade biscuits..but if you do I'm sure they would be delicious, too!

Enjoy!

Biscuits and Sausage Gravy Recipe

1 can refrigerated Pillsbury Grand Biscuits
1 Package Jimmy Dean Sage Sausage
1/2 C Flour
3 C Milk
Salt and Pepper to taste

Cook the Biscuits as directed on the package.  I usually start pre-heating the oven when I begin browning the sausage and put them in the oven when I start the gravy.  This will give you hot gravy and hot biscuits every time.

In a large skillet brown and crumble the sausage.  Once the sausage is browned add in the flour and seasoning, stirring it well and cook for a couple of minutes.  My Grandmother likes to add a little Lemon Pepper but my Mother is a purist with just Salt & Pepper.  Add the milk and stir until combined.  Bring the mixture to a boil then simmer until it reaches your desired Gravy thickness.

Split the cooked biscuits in half and top with plenty of the decadent Gravy and Enjoy!

7-up Biscuits Recipe

I kept seeing this recipe making the rounds on Pinterest and was curious beyond belief.  Everything said they were the best biscuits and came together so quickly and easily.  I don't drink a lot of soda so we rarely have it in the house.  We just happened to have a little soda left over after my youngest daughters Birthday and it was the perfect opportunity to try these.  I've actually made them twice now and they were pretty darn good!  The first time I made them I used the Sour Cream and the second time I used Fat free plain Greek Yogurt.  I think I liked the flavor better with the Yogurt but they were both very yummy. 

You will need Butter, Sour Cream or Plain Yogurt, Bisquick, and 7-up or Sprite..I used diet and they worked out great.

Add the Bisquick and Sour Cream to a mixing bowl.

Mix them together using a fork. 

The dough gets really crumbly.

Mix in the 7-up or Sprite.

Use a bit of Bisquick to help avoid the dough sticking to the counter top.  I wish I had used at least double the Bisquick.

Place the Dough down on the sprinkled Bisquick.

Using your hands (with plenty of Bisquick on them) pat the dough to about 1/4 inch thickness.

Melt the Butter in the bottom of a 9x9 pan.

Cut the Biscuits, I just used one of my drinking glasses, and place them in the pan.  My biscuits are a little wonky because I didn't use enough Bisquick and the dough was VERY sticky.

Bake 450 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until they are golden brown.  Even Wonky they turned out great.

Enjoy!

7-Up Biscuits Recipe
Source:  Plain Chicken

2 C Bisquick

1/2 C Sour Cream or Plain Yogurt

1/2 C 7-up or Sprite..even diet will work

1/4 C melted butter

Preheat your oven to 450 Degrees.

In a large mixing bowl add together the Bisquick and Sour Cream.  Using a fork cut the sour cream into the biscuit mix.  Add in the Soda and mix together.  The dough is very soft and sticky.

Sprinkle a bit of extra Bisquick on your clean counter top and your hands then pat the dough out to about 1/4 inch thick. Melt the butter in the bottom of a 9x9 pan.  Cut the Biscuits with a Biscuit cutter or an ordinary round drinking glass.  Place the cut biscuits in the pan and bake for 12-15 minutes or until they are golden brown and delicious.

Enjoy!

Per Biscuit in a 9 Biscuit batch (using Diet soda and fat free Sour Cream)

162 Calories

17 Carbs

9 Fat

2 Protein

Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings Recipe

My Mom makes the most amazing Chicken and Dumplings in the world.  This dish was so delicious that my Mom once offered to make it for our neighbor who had just had surgery.  Her Mother was staying with her to help her recuperate and griped about how much she hated Chicken and Dumplings.  After trying my Mom's amazing food she was whistling a new tune about Dumplings!  But, as with most amazing things my Mom made, they took more time than I have on a weeknight.  Who has the time to make stock and noodle soup from scratch?  I found this recipe and it was so easy that I had to give it a try.  It was tasty and the chicken was very tender.  But it certainly wasn't my Mom's Chicken and Dumplings.  But for a weeknight it will do just fine.  If I make it again I think I'll add some carrots and celery because in my opinion those belong in a good chicken noodle dish.

You will need a Crock Pot, Chicken Broth, dried Parsley, Cream of Chicken Soup, Onion, Refrigerated Biscuit dough, and Chicken.

Add the Cream of Chicken Soup and Broth to the Crock Pot.

Sprinkle in some dried Parsley and a bit of Salt & Pepper

Dice up 1/2 a Large Onion and mix everything together well.

Place the Chicken (I used thawed chicken) into the pool and try and submerge as much as you can.

Cover and cook on High 4-6 Hours

Take 4 of the Refrigerated Biscuits..

and cut them up into little chunks

Stick it in the crock pot on top of the chicken mixture.  Cover and cook another 30-60 minutes once the chicken is fully cooked and no longer pink.

I ended up cooking the biscuits for an hour.

I left my chicken pieces big but you can shred it up if you want to.  Enjoy!

Crockpot chicken and Dumplings Recipe
Soucre:  Bubble Crumb

4 Boneless skinless Chicken Breasts
2 Cans 98% Fat Free Cream of Chicken Soup
1 Can 33% Less Sodium Chicken Broth
1/2 Large Onion Diced
1 TBSP Dried Parsley
4 Large Refrigerator Biscuits

To your Crockpot add the Cream of Chicken Soups, Broth, Diced Onion, Parsley and mix it together well.  Add in the Chicken and try to submerge it as much as possible.  Set Crockpot to high and cook 4-6 hours or until the chicken is fully cooked (mine went about 4 hours).

Cut your biscuits up into little chunks and place on top of the chicken mixture.  Place lid on Crockpot and cook another 30-60 minutes until the biscuits are cooked through (I cooked mine for 60 min).

Enjoy!

Approximately 6 servings

314 Calories
30 Carbs
9 Fat
29 protein

Buttermilk Biscuits Recipe

Who doesn't love a quick, easy, and delicious side dish.  Everyone in my little family has love for these biscuits.  I love them with a bit of butter, jam, or honey.  The compliment soups and pretty much anything..and they come together in a quick way.  I got the recipe from my sister who is a bit fancy and makes some amazing things.  She inspires me to be better and to reach for the stars with my cooking.  She got the recipe from America's Test kitchen.

You will need Whole Wheat Flour, Baking Soda, Salt, Butter, Buttermilk (these are also amazing with the vinegar/milk substitute), Baking Powder, and Sugar.

Melt the Butter and let it cool a bit.  Also measure out your cold Buttermilk.

Combine the two and mix together. 

You will get a really odd looking and lumpy mixture.

Combine your Dry ingredients.

Then add the Butter/Buttermilk mixture.

Mix until just combined.

I make my biscuits on the large side about 1/4 cup each..I just use a spoon and put a heaping amount of dough on it and then put it on my parchment lined baking sheet.  Bake at 475 degrees for 12-13 minutes.

Look at how golden brown and yummy these turn out!

Melt 2 TBSP of Butter and using your pastry brush spread a bit of butter on top of each biscuit.

Enjoy!

Biscuits Recipe

1 Stick (1/2 C) Butter melted
1 C cold Buttermilk
2 C Whole Wheat Flour
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
3/4 tsp Salt
2 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Sugar
2 additional TBSP melted Butter for brushing.

Melt the stick of Butter and allow to cool just a little.  Then add to the cold Buttermilk and mix until it becomes a lumpy mixture.

Combine all the dry ingredients really well.  Add in the butter/ buttermilk mixture and mix until just combined.  On a parchment lined baking sheet lump together about 1/4 cup of dough.

Bake 475 Degrees for 12-13 minutes.  When done cooking move to a wire rack to cool about 5 minutes.

Melt an additional 2 TBSP of Butter and brush the tops of the biscuits.

Enjoy!

Approximately 15 servings

288 Calories
12 Carbs
25 Fat
3 Protein