Reduced Fat Biscuits and Sausage Gravy Recipe

Reduced Fat Biscuits and Sausage Gravy Recipe

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I love biscuits with sausage gravy on top of them but don’t like to make them very often because of the amount of fat in the sausage gravy. When I saw this Reduced Fat Biscuits and Sausage Gravy Recipe I was a little reluctant to try it because I just couldn’t visualize the taste even being close to the same.

To my surprise this Reduced Fat Biscuits and Sausage Gravy Recipe were delicious; it was so good I could hardly tell the difference, and my wife said it was as good as the original and, maybe even better. Instead of making my own biscuits for this recipe I used Pillsbury Grands.

If you would rather make your own biscuits just use your favorite biscuit recipe. Don’t cut corners by using store-bought sausage, the home sausage recipe in this recipe is as good as it gets.

If you like sausage and biscuits, but want to get away from the fat, give this Reduced Fat Biscuits and Sausage Gravy Recipe a try. Adapted from Cooks Country Magazine.

Reduced Fat Biscuits and Sausage Gravy Recipe

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Serves: Makes 8

 

Reduced Fat Biscuits and Sausage Gravy Recipe

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Reduced Fat Biscuits and Sausage Gravy Recipe

  • Author: Cullys Kitchen

Ingredients

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  • 8 large biscuits
  • Sausage
  • 1 ¼ pounds lean ground turkey
  • 2 teaspoons ground sage
  • 1 ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 clove garlic (minced)
  • 1/2 teaspoon thyme
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (or to taste)
  • Gravy
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 ½ cups evaporated skim milk (1 can)
  • 2 tablespoons low-fat cream cheese
  • 1/2 cup water

Instructions

  1. To make sausage place turkey in a large bowl, add all the sausage ingredients and mix until thoroughly combined. (Hands seem to work the best for this)
  2. To make the gravy cook the sausage using the oil in a large skillet over medium heat, breaking the sausage up as it cooks. Cook until no longer pink inside.
  3. Sprinkle and mix in the flour; cook for 1 minute. Mix in the chicken broth, milk and stir in the water. Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer and cook until the gravy thickens.
  4. Remove from the heat and mix in the 2 tablespoons of low-fat cream cheese.
  5. Serve over hot biscuits and enjoy

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