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Keto Sausage Gravy

An iconic staple of Southern cuisine is biscuits and gravy. This keto sausage gravy has a full, rich flavor and is better than it’s carb-filled counterpart!

Southern-Style Keto Sausage Gravy

WHAT IS SAUSAGE GRAVY?

Sausage gravy is a delicious Southern breakfast staple. The dish revolves around browned pork breakfast sausage and a traditional flour roux. The flower is browned in the remaining pork fat before milk is added.

Many sausage gravy recipes call for a hefty amount of black pepper, too, making some versions of the gravy a bit spicy.

This recipe, however, removes the flower and milk and opts for keto-friendly, low carb ingredients instead. The result is still creamy and delicious, perfect for your next breakfast!

And, to make it as true to the original as possible, you can even ladle some over some delicious keto biscuits as well!

KETO SAUSAGE GRAVY INGREDIENTS

Before you try to make this recipe, make sure you have the following ingredients on hand first.

After you have these, you’re set and ready to cook!

HOW TO MAKE SAUSAGE GRAVY

  1. In a large skillet, brown sausage
  2. Remove sausage from skillet and set aside
  3. Add the rest of the ingredients except xanthan gum to the skillet, and bring to a slow boil
  4. Add the xanthan gum and stir constantly for 1 minute
  5. Add the sausage back to the skillet and reduce heat
  6. Let the mixture simmer until a thick, gravy consistency is achieved
  7. Ladle out and enjoy!

HOW TO THICKEN SAUSAGE GRAVY

There are a few different ways to thicken this recipe. Depending on your preferences, you might want to thicken your gravy differently.

USING XANTHAN GUM

Like the recipe calls for, using xanthan gum is the easiest and quickest way to thicken your gravy.

In case you’ve never used it before, please keep in mind a tiny amount of xanthan gum can go a long way. Using too much can thicken something too much and ruin the recipe.

Use the amount recommended in the recipe below, stirring constantly over heat until the cream and chicken broth mixture begins to thicken.

REDUCING THE GRAVY WITH HEAT ONLY

Another simple, yet more time-consuming way is to reduce the gravy by cooking it longer. Continuing to heat the gravy will reduce the water content, therefore making the sauce thicker.

While this does take more time, it removes the added ingredient of xanthan gum if you’d prefer to leave it out of the mix.

WHAT TO EAT WITH SAUSAGE GRAVY

There are several staple “sides” many people eat with sausage gravy. In the South, you can find all kinds of delicious offerings at most restaurants, though most are not low-carb or keto.

Here are some ideas for you.

  • Scrambled eggs, with or without cheese
  • Biscuits
  • Strawberry jam for a freshly buttered biscuit
  • Bacon cooked to your liking
  • Fried ham

The ideas are endless! If you have some great breakfast gravy “side dish” ideas, let us know in the comments below!

TOOLS USED TO MAKE SOUTHERN SAUSAGE GRAVY

Click on the links to see the items used in making this recipe. You can also find these products linked in the recipe below.

  • Meat Chopper – A meat chopper is an odd-looking tool that can make breaking apart ground meat or sausage a breeze. The tool isn’t very big and will easily fit in your kitchen utensil drawer. If you don’t have a meat chopper and are constantly aggravated by breaking meat apart, it’s time to get one!
Keto Sausage Gravy


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Keto Sausage Gravy

Keto Sausage Gravy

Yield: 6 servings
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

An iconic staple of Southern cuisine is biscuits and gravy. This keto sausage gravy has a full, rich flavor and is better than it’s carb-filled counterpart!

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. In a large skillet, brown sausage, using a meat chopper to help break it into smaller pieces
  2. Remove sausage from skillet and set aside
  3. Add the rest of the ingredients except xanthan gum to the skillet, and bring to a slow boil
  4. Add the xanthan gum and stir constantly for 1 minute
  5. Add the sausage back to the skillet and reduce heat
  6. Let the mixture simmer until a thick, gravy consistency is achieved
  7. Ladle out and enjoy!

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Nutrition Information
Yield 6 servings Serving Size 1/2 cup
Amount Per Serving Calories 450Total Fat 35gCarbohydrates 3gProtein 10g

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Ken Hollenbeck

Sunday 1st of November 2020

Best Keto sausage gravy I have tried by far! Good job! Used my homemade breakfast sausage and put it over overeasy eggs. My son put his over keto biscuits . Both turned out great. Thank you for sharing this recipe.

Logan Childress

Wednesday 4th of November 2020

Ken,

Glad you liked it!

Linda

Monday 12th of October 2020

Do you drain grease from sausage before putting back in.

Logan Childress

Tuesday 13th of October 2020

Linda,

You sure can, depending on what your preference is. I prefer to leave it in unless the sausage is very fatty for some reason.

Mstan

Thursday 9th of April 2020

Excellent recipe! Thanks!

Logan Childress

Thursday 9th of April 2020

So glad you liked it!

Stacia

Wednesday 3rd of April 2019

Pre-Keto hubby and I LOVED my sausage gravy and hadn't been able to find a recipe that came close enough but no more!! Made your gravy this past weekend and OMGOSH it was soooo good!!! Thank you for sharing this awesome recipe and giving us back our sausage gravy <3

Logan Childress

Wednesday 3rd of April 2019

Stacia,

So glad you loved it!

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