Ingredients:
1 x Pillsbury refrigerated grands buttermilk biscuits (10.2 ounce)
7 large eggs
1/2 cup whole milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 pound ground breakfast or country sausage
1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
For the sausage gravy:
2 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
3 cups whole milk, room temperature
3/4 teaspoon salt or more to taste
3/4 teaspoon black pepper or more to taste
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray a 9 x 13 inch baking pan with cooking oil.
2. Cut each biscuit into 4 pieces. Place biscuit pieces equally spaced apart in the prepared pan and bake for 8 minutes (par baking the biscuit pieces will help keep them from getting soggy, they will bake the rest of the way when you bake the final casserole). Remove pan from oven and set aside for later.
3. In a large bowl whisk the eggs, 1/2 cup of milk, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper until combined, set aside for later.
4. Using a large frying pan on medium-high heat add sausage, breaking apart as it cooks into small bite size pieces until fully cooked. Reduce temperature to medium heat for the gravy. Using a slotted spoon, remove sausage to a paper towel lined large plate. Remove 1/3 cup of the sausage to a separate small plate and then finely chop (will be used later for the gravy).
5. Time to make the gravy. Add the 2 tablespoons of butter to the sausage drippings in the large frying pan on medium heat until melted. Add flour stirring constantly for 2 minutes. Slowly drizzle in the 3 cups of milk, whisking constantly. Helpful hint: using the bottom of an egg turner spatula push down on any gravy lumps that have occurred and stir, repeating until gravy is smooth. Add the 3/4 teaspoon of salt and black pepper, stir until combined. Increase heat to medium high until gravy starts to bubble, whisk slowly until gravy reduces and starts to thicken, about 3-5 minutes. If any lumps occur use the spatula trick until smooth. Add the 1/3 cup of finely chopped sausage, stir until combined. Remove pan from heat and set aside for later.
6. Scatter the sausage from the large plate over the biscuits in the casserole pan and then top with the cheddar cheese. Pour the egg mixture over the top. Top evenly with the gravy. Bake for 40-45 minutes.
Notes: This is excellent as leftovers the next day, in fact we thought it was even better the next day, since all the flavors melded together. If you want, you can always just buy a dried large packet of country gravy mix from the store (that yields 2 cups of gravy).