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White Gravy

5 Ratings

3 Comments

Kitchen Tested

Prep 15 min
Total 15 min
Ingredients 6
Servings 4

Serve this gravy with your favorite fried chicken, pork, biscuits, mashed potatoes or your choice! MORE+ LESS-

By Pillsbury Kitchens

Updated May 15, 2018

Ingredients

tablespoons drippings from poultry, bacon or other cooked meat, or butter

tablespoons all-purpose flour

1/2

cup liquid (turkey or meat juices, broth or water)

1/2

cup whole milk, 2% milk or half-and-half

1/4

teaspoon salt

1/8

teaspoon pepper or coarse ground black pepper

Steps

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1

After removing cooked poultry or meat from skillet or pan, place drippings or butter in skillet.
2

Stir in flour; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with whisk and scraping up browned bits, until mixture is light golden brown.
3

Gradually stir in liquid and milk. Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly with whisk. Boil and stir about 1 minute or until gravy thickens. Stir in salt and pepper. If gravy is too thick, stir in more milk until desired consistency.

Expert Tips

Cook up some bacon for drippings to serve over your favorite biscuits. Make sure it is nice and crisp so you get browned drippings for your gravy.
It is easy to double or triple the recipe for more servings.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 90
Calories from Fat: 60

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 7g; 11%
Saturated Fat 4g 21% Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol: 20mg; 6%
Sodium: 330mg; 14%
Potassium: 70mg; 2%
Total Carbohydrate: 5g; 2%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 2g
Protein: 1g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 4%; 4%
Vitamin C: 0%; 0%
Calcium: 4%; 4%
Iron: 0%; 0%

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choice

1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

Our tasty white gravy recipe can be poured over your favorite entrée, from fried chicken and pork to biscuits and mashed potatoes. You can customize your gravy by choosing whatever leftover cooked meat juices you have on hand or use butter as a base for non-meat option. The name “white gravy” refers to the lighter color of gravy, which is caused by adding milk or cream to the gravy’s base. White gravy, also known as sawmill gravy, is very popular in the southern United States. This gravy is featured in several of our recipes, including easy biscuits and gravy for two and fried chicken sandwiches. Having the family over soon? Learn how to make enough gravy for at least 22 people in less than 20 minutes using our trusty guide. Ever tried mushroom gravy or gluten-free gravy? We’ve got the best gravy recipes to complete your next meal.