White Gravy is a must-have staple on any Thanksgiving table! Top turkey and mashed potatoes with our low-effort White Gravy recipe for a stand-out dinner your family will love. Not sure how to make white gravy from scratch? It's as easy as 1, 2, 3!
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.
White Gravy
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 15 min
- Ingredients 6
- Servings 4
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons drippings from poultry, bacon or other cooked meat, or butter
- 2 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
Instructions
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Step1After removing cooked poultry or meat from skillet or pan, place drippings or butter in skillet.
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Step2Stir in flour; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with whisk and scraping up browned bits, until mixture is light golden brown.
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Step3Gradually 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.
Nutrition
90
Calories
7g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
5g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 90
- Calories from Fat
- 60
- 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
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