Best 9 Healthy Beef Or Chicken Gravy Recipes

HEALTHY BEEF OR CHICKEN GRAVY

Steps:

• In a saucepan, saute onion, mushrooms and parsley in ¼ cup broth until vegetables are tender.
• Combine cornstarch, pepper, and ½ cup of broth; stir until smooth.
• Add to pan with the remaining broth.
• Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally; boil for 2 minutes.

CHICKEN-FRIED STEAK WITH BEEF GRAVY

Steps:

• Add enough oil to large skillet to fill to 1/2-inch depth. Heat to 350°F. Meanwhile, pound steaks to flatten until doubled in size.
• Whisk eggs and milk in pie plate until blended. Combine flour and pepper in separate pie plate.
• Add steaks, one at a time, to flour mixture, then egg mixture, turning to evenly coat each piece with each ingredient. Re-coat steak pieces with remaining flour mixture.
• Add 3 steak pieces to hot oil; cook until golden brown on both sides, turning once. About 5 min. before second batch of steaks is done, cook gravy in saucepan on medium-low heat until heated through, stirring occasionally.
• Serve steak pieces topped with gravy.

MAMA LAINA'S CHICKEN GRAVY (REDUCED-FAT VERSION)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a 2-quart saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour until smooth. Cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly golden brown, 7 to 10 minutes. Add chicken broth 1 cup at a time, whisking well after each addition. Add bouillon, garlic powder, rosemary, black pepper, onion powder, and paprika. Whisk until smooth, about 3 to 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low; simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes.

CHICKEN GRAVY

Steps:

• Bring chicken stock to a boil. Dissolve cornstarch in a small amount of cold water and add to chicken stock. Season to taste with poultry seasoning and cook until thickened. Serve!

OVEN CHICKEN WITH DRIED BEEF GRAVY

Steps:

• Spray 2-quart glass casserole baking disk with non-stick cooking spray.
• Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
• Mix soup, sour cream and milk together in a large bowl.
• Set aside.
• The dried beef comes rolled inside of a glass jar.
• Leave it rolled up and cut into thin slices, then cut slices in half.
• Lay dried beef in the bottom of the prepared casserole.
• Place chicken on top in single layer.
• Pour soup mixture over chicken, being sure to cover the top of the chicken, even if some of mixture runs back into pan.
• Bake uncovered for 1-1/2 hours.
• Remove from oven and scrape the sauce from the sides of the casserole and mix it with the unbrowned sauce, spreading some sauce over the chicken.
• Return casserole to the oven and cook an additional 60-90 minutes, until sauce around chicken has browned slightly and is consistency of gravy.
• Serve chicken and gravy over cooked rice or pasta.
• To garnish, microwave peas 30 seconds; sprinkle over the chicken and rice/or pasta.
• NOTE: If sauce thickens too much before chicken has cooked at least 2-1/2 hours, add 1/4 cup water.
• Stir into gravy and continue cooking.
• NOTE: For Real gravy-lovers, double the soup, sour cream and milk so you'll be sure to have enough!
• This gravy is also delicious served over biscuits.

GRAVY FOR BEEF, PORK, CHICKEN OR TURKEY

Steps:

• Variations: Add fresh sliced mushrooms, or onions, or hot pepper flakes, or any special spice to create a foreign flavor such as cummin or curry.
• This is a basic recipe to making gravy for any type of oven-roasted meat.
• In a small bowl, add water and flour, stirring to get out all lumps.
• Remove meat from the roasting pan leaving all the liquid and dried bits.
• On the stovetop, over a low heat, add water to pan drippings, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, dissolving all the flavors from the bottom of the pan.
• As the liquid thickens, add salt, pepper, and spices, including the gravy master.
• If gravy is too thick, add more water, a little at a time while stirring.
• Stop at the desired thickness.
• Remove from the heat.
• Pour gravy through a strainer to remove any lumps, debris that did not dissolve.
• Fill your favorite gravy boat and serve!
• *If gravy is too thin, add 1 teaspoons of flour at a time (again, diluted in 1/4 cup of cold water) until the desired thickness is achieved.
• Amount will depend on how much liquid is in your roasting pan after meat has cooked.
• By adding more water and adjusting the flavorings, you could s-t-r-e-t-c-h this recipe to accommodate the servings required, but be careful not to lose the richness of the meat flavor.

LIGHTNING GRAVY

Steps:

• In a microwave safe dish heat water and bouillon on high, stirring occasionally until just boiling.
• In a small bowl combine the cornstarch and cold water and mix together; stir into the hot broth and cook on medium for about 1 minute, or until thick, stirring at 30 second intervals.

HOMEMADE CHICKEN GRAVY

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour until fragrant, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Gradually whisk in cold stock. Reduce heat to low. Bring gravy to a simmer, and cook and stir until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in heavy cream, and season with salt, white pepper, and cayenne pepper.

READY GRAVY MIX

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the bouillon, flour and pepper. Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place for up to 6 months. Yield: 8 batches (1 cup total)., To prepare gravy: In a small saucepan, melt butter. Add 2 tablespoons gravy mix. Cook and stir until lightly browned, about 1 minute. Whisk in water until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. ,