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Biscuits and Gravy Bake

Categories Breakfast, High Protein, Meal Prep Friendly, Oven, Turkey, Winter

Throw everything you thought about comfort food right out the window, and throw this delicious Biscuits and Gravy Bake right into the oven. It's time for you to realize that a hearty, home-cooked breakfast classic—amped up with a bit of extra protein—is right within your grasp.

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Biscuits and gravy bake

So often, a real, home-cooked breakfast is a labor of love, with all of the emphasis on labor. If you've ever thrown together a batch of scratch-made biscuits, you know what I mean.

Look, I'm a certified morning person through-and-through. I like to get up and at 'em bright and early to get things moving. But, like you, I have other things I want to do besides cook.

In fact, if I don't wake up starving, I'm sure to be ravenous after my morning workout. I certainly don't have the luxury of waiting hours after I'm done exercising for a breakfast to come together, and my husband, bless his heart, is not always getting up to make us a meal.

So what's got to give? I don't want to settle for something quick that won't satisfy, and I can rarely devote significant time in the morning to making something that might not be ready until closer to lunch—that is, on days where I'm not having brunch, anyway.

Enter this Biscuits and Gravy Bake. Holy cow, does this thing make me feel like I've found some cheat code to breakfast glory.

This is a picture of biscuits and gravy bake. There's a large white casserole dish filled with the bake. There's fluffy biscuits topped with pieces of sausage and varying yellow shades of melted cheese.

The b's & g's of your dreams

We all know biscuits in a can can't compare to making them from scratch. We know a gravy comes together best from the pan, and sausage from the farm, and... and...

We're right. About all that. Yet sometimes something shows up that's truly better than all of its individual parts.

Something that's delicious, satisfying, filling. Something that's simple, quick, almost foolproof.

Maybe something like a dish of biscuits and gravy made into a kind of breakfast casserole. Into a kind of bake.

Healthy-ish biscuits and gravy bake

Biscuits? From a can.

Gravy? From a packet.

Sausage? From the supermarket.

Egg whites!? From a carton.

Cheese?!?

The result? Baked breakfast bliss. Get on board.

This is a picture of biscuits and gravy bake. There's a large white casserole dish filled with the bake. There's fluffy biscuits topped with pieces of sausage and varying yellow shades of melted cheese.

Biscuits and gravy bake ingredients

The recipe only requires 5 ingredients! Here's what you need:

This recipe will work with other brands of products besides the ones listed.

These are the ingredients for the biscuits and gravy bake. There is a carton of egg whites, a tub of turkey sausage, a can of biscuits, and a packet of gravy mix.

Substitution ideas

Here are a few substitution ideas to modify the recipe to make it work for you. A few ideas:

  • Cheese - Use any kind of shredded cheese on top!
  • Sausage - Swap turkey sausage for pork sausage
  • Gravy - Use a variation of country gravy you like more (like peppered!)
  • Biscuits - Any brand of biscuits will work
  • Egg whites - Don't like them? Omit. But I promise it's worth a shot.
  • For lower fat: use low-fat cheese or less cheese
  • For higher protein: add a little more egg whites 

How to Make Biscuits and Gravy Bake

As if the ingredients list couldn't be a snap, this thing comes together in a jiffy, thusly:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Use cooking spray to grease a casserole dish. Set aside.
  • Prepare the gravy according to the directions on the package.
  • (Usually to prepare the gravy, stir water and gravy mixture together in a sauce pan. Stir together with a whisk. Heat over medium heat and stir frequently until gravy comes to a boil. Reduce the heat and let it simmer for a minute. Gravy will thicken upon standing.)
  • Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add turkey breakfast sausage and use a spatula to break into crumbles. Cook until crumbles are browned.
  • Cut the biscuits into ¼ size pieces.
  • Line the biscuit pieces on the bottom of the casserole dish.
  • Add 1 cup of egg whites into the gravy mixture. Stir until combined.
  • Pour the gravy and egg white mixture over the biscuit pieces.
  • Evenly distribute the turkey crumbles on top of the mixture.
  • Sprinkle the shredded cheese on the very top.
  • Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes or until biscuits are lightly brown on the bottom.
  • Take out of oven and let cool.
  • Enjoy!
This is the next step to the biscuits and gravy bake. There is a casserole dish with pieces of cut up biscuit on the bottom.
This is the biscuits and gravy bake getting assembled. There is a casserole dish with cut up biscuits on the bottom and a gravy mixture poured on top of that.
This is the biscuits and gravy bake being assembled. There are cut up biscuit pieces on the bottom, gravy mixture poured onto it, and turkey sausage crumbles on top.
This is the biscuits and gravy bake right before it goes into the oven. There are uncooked biscuit pieces topped with gravy mix, sausage crumbles, and shredded cheese.
The final product for the biscuits and gravy bake. There are golden biscuits topped with pieces of sausage and melted cheese.

How to store biscuits and gravy bake

This is the part where I tell you about how this will last 4-5 days in a sealed container.

This is also the part where I tell you that I have NEVER had that last this long.

Because it's gone.

Because we eat it so fast.

It's that good.

How to reheat biscuits and gravy

If you've somehow managed to even let this get cold, pop a portion onto a microwave safe dish and zap it for a minute. I think you could also reheat the whole dish via oven, but, again, I must stress to you that I have never let this thing survive that long.

This is a picture of biscuits and gravy bake. There's a large white casserole dish filled with the casserole. There's a small square piece on a square white plate.

What goes well with biscuits and gravy?

Honestly, this dish can stand alone, which is why I love it. However, I think it would be awesome to put this into a brunch spread, to compliment it with something light and fresh (such as some fruit), or anything else you could come up with.

It holds its own with a good coffee, however, and a favorite hot sauce.

What else can I make?

Try one of these Jordo's World staples:

This is a picture of biscuits and gravy bake. There's a large white casserole dish filled with the bake. There's fluffy biscuits topped with pieces of sausage and varying yellow shades of melted cheese.
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4.99 from 65 votes

Biscuits & Gravy Bake

Throw everything you thought about comfort food right out the window, and throw this delicious Biscuits and Gravy Bake right into the oven.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: biscuits and gravy, breakfast, breakfast casserole
Servings: 6
Calories: 457kcal
Author: Jordan Smith

Equipment

  • casserole dish

Ingredients

  • 16 oz can biscuits I use the Pillsbury Jumbo Flaky Biscuits
  • 1 package original country gravy I use the McCormick Original Country Gravy
  • 16 oz turkey breakfast sausage I use the Jennie O turkey breakfast sausage
  • 1 cup egg whites
  • 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese

Instructions

  • Gather the necessary ingredients for this recipe.
    These are the ingredients for the biscuits and gravy bake. There is a carton of egg whites, a tub of turkey sausage, a can of biscuits, and a packet of gravy mix.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Use cooking spray to grease a casserole dish. Set aside.
  • Prepare the gravy according to the directions on the package.
  • (Usually to prepare the gravy, stir water and gravy mixture together in a sauce pan. Stir together with a whisk. Heat over medium heat and stir frequently until gravy comes to a boil. Reduce the heat and let it simmer for a minute. Gravy will thicken upon standing.)
  • Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add turkey breakfast sausage and use a spatula to break into crumbles. Cook until crumbles are browned.
  • Cut the biscuits into ¼ size pieces.
  • Line the biscuit pieces on the bottom of the casserole dish.
    This is the next step to the biscuits and gravy bake. There is a casserole dish with pieces of cut up biscuit on the bottom.
  • Add 1 cup of egg whites into the gravy mixture. Stir until combined.
  • Pour the gravy and egg white mixture over the biscuit pieces.
    This is the biscuits and gravy bake getting assembled. There is a casserole dish with cut up biscuits on the bottom and a gravy mixture poured on top of that.
  • Evenly distribute the turkey crumbles on top of the mixture.
    This is the biscuits and gravy bake being assembled. There are cut up biscuit pieces on the bottom, gravy mixture poured onto it, and turkey sausage crumbles on top.
  • Sprinkle the shredded cheese on the very top.
    This is the biscuits and gravy bake right before it goes into the oven. There are uncooked biscuit pieces topped with gravy mix, sausage crumbles, and shredded cheese.
  • Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes or until biscuits are lightly brown on the bottom.
    The final product for the biscuits and gravy bake. There are golden biscuits topped with pieces of sausage and melted cheese.
  • Take out of oven and let cool.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

To find this recipe in MyFitnessPal, search "Jordo's World Biscuits & Gravy Bake". 
For lower fat: use low-fat cheese or less cheese. 
For higher protein: add a little more egg whites. 

Nutrition

Calories: 457kcal | Carbohydrates: 43.2g | Protein: 26.8g | Fat: 20.2g
Recipe Rating




Alicia

Tuesday 20th of June 2023

A healthy biscuits and gravy meal. My fave breakfast meal! I could eat this and still feel healthy and nutritious!

Sara

Friday 12th of May 2023

When I plug the ingredients and amounts into my fitness pal, it says the calories should be over 600 per serving. What am I doing wrong?

Jordan Smith

Sunday 14th of May 2023

Hi Sara, how many servings is it set to? I'm assuming it's because of the specific ingredients you used vs what I used. Let me know and I can try to help problem solve!

Margot

Sunday 12th of February 2023

So good! Finally got around to make this, and it was well worth the wait. I will say it took about 50mins instead of 30, but I think that is because I was paranoid about the center still being soft/raw when really it was the gravy making everything so soft. Didn't matter, we gobbled this up and will be adding this into the rotation

Stephanie

Sunday 29th of January 2023

So good! Thank you for all of your amazing, healthy recipes. This one is a keeper ❤️

Anne

Saturday 21st of January 2023

I live in New Zealand and we don't have biscuits like that, what we call a biscuit is what you call a cookie. What you call a biscuit is what we call a Scone, and we can't buy them in an uncooked state. Also our gravy's are brown and not white, plus we don't have turkey sausage. So some substitute ideas for other countries would be a BIG bonus. Cheers

Jordan Smith

Thursday 26th of January 2023

Hi Anne, I'll brainstorm some additional substitution ideas. Do you have crescent rolls or any sort of uncooked dough similar to this? A ground pork would work in place of turkey sausage.