Peppered Sausage Gravy and Biscuits

By MaryEllen

Ingredients

• 1 lb Jimmy Dean mild sausage (any pork sausage)
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 ⁄4 cup butter
• 1 ⁄3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 ⁄4 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1 ⁄4 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 1 ⁄4 teaspoon basil
• 1 (14 ounce) can ready-to-serve chicken broth
• 1 ⁄4 cup half-and-half
• 1 (12 ounce) can Pillsbury refrigerated buttermilk biscuits

Preparation

Step 1

Bake biscuits according to directions on can.

In a large skillet, fry crumbled up sausage til done and no longer pinkish.

Drain sausage, (do not wipe pan clean) add sausage back into pan.

Add 2 teaspoons minced garlic and simmer on low heat while making the gravy.

In a medium sauce pan on medium heat melt butter and add flour, pepper, seasoning salt and basil.

Slowly add can chicken broth and half and half.

Bring to a boil while stirring to thicken gravy.

Add sausage to gravy mixture.

Simmer 5 minutes.

Serve over biscuits.