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    Sausage Gravy Biscuit Casserole

    Published: Dec 15, 2022 by Kathleen · This post may contain affiliate links · 4 Comments

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    Sausage Gravy Biscuit Casserole is an easy, Southern-style breakfast casserole recipe. It's made with frozen biscuits, peppered gravy mix, and breakfast sausage. For a cheesy version, add cheddar cheese or Colby Jack.

    Sausage Gravy Biscuit Casserole with one biscuit lifted out of dish close up.

    I first made this biscuits and gravy casserole for my Holiday Cooking Show. It was a huge hit with our guests! So many people have told me they are going to make it for their Christmas morning breakfast.

    Another easy breakfast casserole that made its debut at my Holiday Cooking Show is Peanut Butter and Jelly French Toast Casserole. They are both made in a 13x9 inch casserole dish.

    It can be made ahead. (See details below.) The fact that you don't have to make a homemade gravy for this easy breakfast casserole, takes away all the stress of making breakfast for lots of folks.

    I prefer frozen biscuits for this recipe, but you can absolutely substitute the canned, refrigerated biscuits, if that's what you have. I'm all about using what I have on hand.

    Shortcuts

    • Using frozen biscuits skip the step of making your own.
    • Using gravy mix takes out the guess work (and the lumps) of homemade gravy.
    • Make ahead tip in parts: Cook the sausage ahead of time and just stir in the gravy when ready to make the casserole.

    Tip: If you do choose to make homemade biscuits, make the dough for my 2 Ingredient Biscuits. Cut out the biscuits and freeze them on a baking sheet. Then, store them in the freezer until ready to make this biscuits and gravy sausage casserole. You can also use fresh-made biscuit dough and bake the casserole less.

    A biscuit being lifted from middle of casserole dish with sausage gravy underneath.

    Ingredients

    What you will need to make this easy breakfast casserole with biscuits.

    Scroll down to printable recipe for exact ingredient quantities.

    Ingredients for Sausage Gravy Biscuit Casserole with labels.
    • Sausage- I like a lot of sausage so I use the whole pound of breakfast sausage. So, you could call this recipe Sausage Casserole with Gravy and Biscuits. Mild, hot, sage, spicy all work fine. You choose.
    • Biscuits- Any brand or size of frozen biscuits will work. If you decide to use homemade or canned biscuits, bake about 5 or 10 minutes less.
    • Gravy mix- If you don't like pepper, use Country Gravy mix or Biscuit Gravy Mix. Those usually omit the pepper. If you like just a little pepper, use one Peppered Gravy Mix and one Country Gravy Mix.

    How to make this Gravy Biscuit Casserole

    Scroll down to the bottom for the printable recipe with detailed instructions.

    Browning ground sausage in a skillet.
    Draining ground sausage in metal strainer.
    • Brown the ground sausage over medium heat.
    • Drain the fat and return the sausage to the skillet.
    Gravy mix on cooked sausage in a skillet.
    Pouring water into flour covered ground sausage in a skillet.
    • Stir gravy mix into sausage and stir until sausage is coated.
    • Gradually pour water into the skillet, stirring constantly. Cook over medium heat until gravy is thickened.
    Cheese on top of sausage gravy in a skillet.

    If you like cheese, stir in the portion of cheese mentioned in the recipe below at this point until melted. This is optional, but I always opt in!

    Frozen biscuits on sausage gravy in a white casserole dish.
    Cheese sprinkled on frozen biscuits on sausage gravy in a white casserole dish.
    • Pour the gravy in a greased casserole dish. Arrange the unthawed, frozen biscuits on top.
    • If using cheese, sprinkle the remaining cheese on top. Bake according to directions in recipe below.
    Cheesy biscuit lifted out of white casserole dish.

    Helpful Information

    What if my gravy becomes too thick?

    Simply stir in a few tablespoons of milk.

    Can I make this ahead of time?

    Yes. Bake it and let it cool completely. Cover and refrigerate. Uncover to reheat in oven at 350 until bubbly. If frozen, bake a little longer.

    What to serve with this breakfast casserole

    • Scrambled eggs, fried eggs, and egg salad.
    • Fried bacon, Candied Bacon, Air Fryer Candied Bacon
    • Omelets
    • Fresh fruit
    • Coffee, juice, milk, hot tea

    Storage

    Store any leftovers in the refrigerator, covered or in an air tight container. You can freeze the casserole ahead of time and bake from frozen at 350F for 30 minutes or until bubbly. You might want to cover the first 15 minutes.

    Biscuit being lifted out of casserole dish with sausage gravy on bottom.

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    Want more easy breakfast recipes?

    • Bacon Sausage Strata Breakfast Casserole
    • Peanut Butter and Jelly French Toast Casserole
    • 3 Ingredient Sausage and Cheese Crescent Squares
    Biscuit being lifted out of casserole dish with sausage gravy on bottom.
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    Sausage Gravy and Biscuit Casserole

    Sausage Gravy Biscuit Casserole is a shortcut, Southern-style breakfast casserole recipe. It's made with frozen biscuits, peppered gravy mix, and breakfast sausage.
    Prep Time5 minutes mins
    Cook Time44 minutes mins
    Total Time49 minutes mins
    Course: Breakfast, brunch
    Servings: 12 servings
    Calories: 374kcal
    Author: Kathleen Phillips | GritsAndGouda.com
    Cost: 14
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    Ingredients

    • 1 1-pound package ground breakfast pork sausage
    • 2 2.5-ounce packages peppered gravy mixes (or country gravy mixes)
    • 4 cups water
    • 1 8-ounce package preshredded Colby Jack cheese or mild Cheddar cheese, divided (optional)
    • 1 package of 12 frozen biscuits (about 25 ounces, not thawed)
    • 2 tablespoons butter, melted

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
    • Cook sausage in a 12 inch skillet over medium heat, stirring often, until sausage has crumbled and is lightly browned. Drain sausage on paper towels or in a small metal strainer. Add the sausage back to the skillet.
    • To the same skillet, stir in the gravy mixes. Gradually, add the water while stirring. Turn the heat on medium and cook, stirring constantly until the sausage gravy is thickened.
      If using cheese, stir in all but 1/2 cup of the cheese now and stir just until cheese is melted.
    • Pour the sausage gravy into a 13x9-inch baking dish coated with vegetable or olive oil cooking spray. Arrange the biscuits on top.
    • Brush the frozen biscuits with melted butter. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until the biscuits are golden brown and the sausage gravy is bubbly.

    Notes

    Tip: Save a dish to wash and melt the butter in the same measuring cup used to measure water.
    Variations: 1/2 cup onion can be cooked with the sausage.
    Add a little heat and choose hot breakfast sausage.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1twelfth | Calories: 374kcal
    Did you make this recipe?If you love it, share it! Tag me on Instagram @gritsandgouda using #gritsandgouda Comment below before you go!

    Nutrition analysis on GritsAndGouda.com recipes are mostly calculated on an online nutrition calculator. I am not a dietitian and nutritional information is an estimate and can vary based on products used.

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    Comments

    1. Sheryl Munoz

      December 15, 2022 at 2:32 pm

      Never said what to do with remaing cheese...I assume you meant to put it on top of biscuits preferably after they have baked.

      Reply
      • gritsandgouda

        December 15, 2022 at 10:11 pm

        Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup cheese on the biscuits before baking. You can absolutely save the cheese til after baking and sprinkle it on then. The pictures show it baked on, though.

        Reply
    2. Jeff O

      December 30, 2022 at 8:43 pm

      If I'm gonna cook my sausage, I'm gonna add flout and milk and
      Butter and just make homemade gravy, sausage gravy is one if the easiest things to make and it would make this much better.

      Reply
      • gritsandgouda

        December 30, 2022 at 9:21 pm

        That's awesome! My blog is all about shortcut recipes but you can absolutely make the gravy and biscuits from scratch and make this casserole.

        Reply

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