I modified the original recipe after finding it in an article to suit my tastes. I must admit that I prefer the Mediterranean tuna salad to the traditional mayo/prepared mustard version. Enjoy spreading on sandwich bread or pita bread… Slices of Swiss or Cheddar cheese and a few fresh spinach leaves are two things I like to include.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 25 mins |
| Servings: | 5 |
Ingredients
- 1 (10 ounce) can refrigerated biscuit dough
- 4 thick slices bacon
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup milk, or as needed
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Place biscuits in an ungreased baking pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 10 to 13 minutes or as directed on the package instructions.
- While the biscuits are baking, cook bacon in a deep skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 10 minutes. Transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate, reserving bacon grease in the skillet.
- Whisk flour into bacon grease until smooth. Add milk and continue to stir over medium heat until thickened.
- Crumble bacon into gravy and season with salt and pepper. Split biscuits in half and top with gravy.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 282 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 31 g |
| Cholesterol | 16 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 10 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Sodium | 842 mg |
| Sugars | 6 g |
| Fat | 13 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
This was my first time making gravy from scratch. I had to use 2 cups of milk, 1 cup was just not enough. Also, I will probably use sausage next time, the bacon grease didn’t provide the robust flavor that sausage would’ve done. But all in all, this was a good base recipe to work from. Thanks!
Wanted sausage gravy but Had no sausage. I did have bacon. Tried this recipe and it is delicious. Very easy and tasty. Will definitely make again!
This is identical to the gravy I make using either bacon or breakfast sausage, crumbled except instead of milk I use half and half. It may have a few more calories but we’re talking breakfast here.
After making bacon gravy like this for years (yes, I grew up southern), I have found a couple of tricks–the importance of browning the flour and grease first, AND my newest discovery–an immersion blender can remove most of the lumps–which I still sometimes get. Just plug it in and use it in the skillet. I use a cast iron skillet so I don’t have to worry about it scratching.
Very good, and super easy!
I have always used sausage in my gravy for biscuits. Saw this recipe and had to try it, since hubby prefers bacon. Yummy stuff!
For the 1/4 cup of flour it was necessary to use 3 cups of milk. The mixture looked like cream cheese icing before the extra 2 cups of milk. Honestly, I could’ve added another half cup for a better consistency. So if using 1/4 cup of flour, I suggest having 4 cups of milk available.
I found this lacking in flavor. I added Butter and Worcestershire and some dehydrated onion. It improved the flavor, but still lacked a bit. We did like my version .
Delicious easy would do again
Gravy very bland when made per recipe. First time I tried this recipe so not sure what I would add if I would take a second crack at it.
Very creamy and delicious. Used my homemade country biscuit recipe and this complimented it nicely.
It was good. I used bacon grease I already had instead of frying bacon and I used heavy whipping cream.
This is a good starting place for people that don’t have experience making it. After making it a few times you won’t really measure the ingredients but learn to go by the consistency. This way you can make the right amount based on how much bacon grease you have left over.
I made this to the recipe except for the milk. I was out so just used water and it was still very good! Served on top of fresh drop biscuits, yummy!
First time making gravy and I used this simple recipe. I had a lot more bacon grease so I used more milk and flour, but it turned out pretty great!
I made this as directed and it turned out perfect!
Way too much flour. I started out with less than 1/4 cup because it just seemed like too much with the amount of milk. Ended up having to add even more milk to make it right. Tastes great though once the adjusting is done!
I think the directions could have been better like how high to cook the bacon on or once you cook the bacon how high to make sure you cook the gravy on and. I think it could have been better my husband did try this out it was good I think it could have been better like I said
The milk amount is really low. I ended up having to add an additional 3 cups because the gravy became a paste. Maybe if it was 1 tbsp of flour it would work, then it would be 1 or 2 servings. The flavor is great though.
I don’t really use a measuring cup but I definitely used more milk than called for. Turned out great!
I made it with 7 strips of bacon… because who doesn’t love more bacon