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| Biscuits and Vegetarian Sausage Gravy |
It's a tradition in the south to start your day with a heaping plate of sausage gravy and buttery biscuits. It tends to fill you up for the better part of the day. Mid-morning snacks? Not necessary. You are full until mid-day.
I was enjoying a hearty breakfast of home-made biscuits and old fashioned country gravy before I learned to crawl and was a teenager before I realized that this was not a healthy way to start the day. At least not made with traditional ingredients such as bacon grease, flour, milk, and fat-heavy sausage. I haven't eaten biscuits and gravy in a very long time.
This recipe is from Cooking Light Annual Recipes
(2005 Edition), which has over 1,000 delicious recipes, and can be bought ridiculously cheap at Amazon. The lowest price I saw was 0.2 cents plus shipping. Not bad when the original price in 2005 was $34.95. All of the recipes that I've made from this book have turned out fantastic. Highly recommend!
(2005 Edition), which has over 1,000 delicious recipes, and can be bought ridiculously cheap at Amazon. The lowest price I saw was 0.2 cents plus shipping. Not bad when the original price in 2005 was $34.95. All of the recipes that I've made from this book have turned out fantastic. Highly recommend!
Yield: 8 Servings
Per Serving: Calories: 268 ♥ Fat: 8.7g ♥ Fiber 0.6g
Biscuits and Vegetarian "Sausage" Gravy
Ingredients- 1 (16.3-ounce) can reduced-fat refrigerated biscuit dough
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1/2 (14-ounce) package meatless fat-free sausage (such as Lightlife Gimme Lean)
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 cups 1% low-fat milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Preparation
1) Prepare biscuits according to package directions. I am using Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits Wheat Reduced Fat with a cooking time of approximately 12-14 minutes.
2) Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage. Cook 3 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble. Remove from heat. Cool slightly. Crumble sausage into 1/2-inch pieces and return to pan. I am using Morningstar Farms Crumbles, which is precrumbled and delicious!
3) Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup and level with a knife. Combine flour and milk, stirring with a whisk until smooth.
5) Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 3 minutes or until thick.
6) Split biscuits in half. Place 2 biscuit halves on each of 8 plates. Top each serving with about 1/3 cup gravy.Serve immediately.
This is absolutely incredibly delicious! It tastes exactly like the hearty stick-to-your-ribs sausage gravy that I grew up eating. Cooking light doesn't mean eating less. Cooking light means eating old favorites in a whole new and delicious way.
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