Best Biscuits and Gravy · GüdDish ranking
Sausage Gravy
The verdict
Photo Finish
The top two recipes are close enough that more data could swap them. Either is a strong starting point.
4.80 from 627 ratings
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Best Biscuits and Gravy recipe (as of 2026-08-03): Sausage Gravy from foodnetwork.com (#1 of 115 rated recipes across 26 sites). Verdict: Photo Finish.
The best Biscuits and Gravy recipe on the open web is Sausage Gravy from foodnetwork.com. Ranked #1 from 115 rated Biscuits and Gravy recipes across 26 sites by how far each one outperforms the site that published it.
Why it ranked first
Ahead of its publisher by 0.32 stars. That gap, not the raw rating alone, drives the rank, because a 4.99 on a site where everything is 4.99 means little.
- 627 people rated it, enough that the score is not resting on a handful of opinions.
- That combination puts it in the top 5% of every Biscuits and Gravy recipe we analysed.
Runner-up: Sausage Gravy and Biscuits (tastesbetterfromscratch.com), ★ 4.97 from 1,301 ratings.
What this takes
12 servings · 6 ingredients · 3 steps
- 1 pound breakfast sausage, hot or mild
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 to 4 cups whole milk, more to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper, more to taste
- Biscuits, warmed, for serving
Full ranking
Top 10 among recipes with at least 15 ratings (floor scales with this dish’s pool of 115 scored recipes) and a publisher rating of 4.5 or higher. Ordered by how far each recipe beats its own publisher after we adjust for rating volume. Star ratings and counts are the publisher’s public evidence. Close places can still reverse with more data.
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1Sausage Gravy4.80 from 627 ratings
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2Sausage Gravy and Biscuits4.97 from 1,301 ratings
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3Sausage Gravy5.00 from 23 ratings
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4Black Pepper Biscuits and Sausage Gravy4.87 from 54 ratings
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5Sausage Gravy4.97 from 125 ratings
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6Sausage Gravy and Biscuits4.93 from 97 ratings
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7Easy Biscuits and Gravy Recipe5.00 from 30 ratings
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8Sausage Gravy5.00 from 30 ratings
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9White Sausage Gravy4.67 from 137 ratings
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10Simple Sausage Gravy4.94 from 45 ratings
Behind the ranking
Who we left out
We only rank a recipe when we can check the evidence behind its rating. America's Test Kitchen and Taste of Home publish ratings we cannot verify, so they are removed from the ranking rather than quietly down-weighted. food.com ratings were rebuilt from raw reviews before any of its recipes compete. Full methodology: How ranking works.
FAQ
What is the best Biscuits and Gravy recipe?
Best Biscuits and Gravy recipe (as of 2026-08-03): Sausage Gravy from foodnetwork.com (#1 of 115 rated recipes across 26 sites). Verdict: Photo Finish.
How does GüdDish pick a winner?
We read public ratings across the open web, correct for sites that rate everything high, and rank recipes by how far each one outperforms its own publisher. The page shows rank order, publisher star ratings, and a verdict about how clear that order is. Details: https://guddish.com/method.html
What does the verdict mean?
The verdict describes the competition, not a grade for the food. Clear Winner means number one is well ahead. Close Contest, Photo Finish, and Split Decision mean the top recipes are hard to separate. Limited corpus means we analyzed fewer recipes than a mature dish ranking.
Why are some famous sites missing?
America’s Test Kitchen and Taste of Home are excluded because we cannot verify their ratings from recoverable review data. food.com ratings are rebuilt from raw reviews where possible. See method and coverage pages.
How often is this ranking updated?
This page’s data was last scored or re-synced on 2026-08-03.
Everything else we analysed (114 more recipes)
Sorted by the same ranking signal as the shortlist. Below the top 10, differences are often smaller than our uncertainty, so treat lower positions as approximate.
| Recipe | Stars | Ratings | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sausage Gravy and Biscuits | 4.97 | 1,301 | tastesbetterfromscratch.com |
| Sausage Gravy | 5.00 | 23 | foodnetwork.com |
| Black Pepper Biscuits and Sausage Gravy | 4.87 | 54 | foodnetwork.com |
| Sausage Gravy | 4.97 | 125 | spendwithpennies.com |
| Sausage Gravy and Biscuits | 4.93 | 97 | food.com |
| Sausage Gravy | 5.00 | 13 | delish.com |
| Easy Biscuits and Gravy Recipe | 5.00 | 30 | lilluna.com |
| Sausage Gravy | 5.00 | 30 | thecozycook.com |
| White Sausage Gravy | 4.67 | 137 | foodnetwork.com |
| Simple Sausage Gravy | 4.94 | 45 | thestayathomechef.com |
| Biscuits and Gravy Recipe | 4.97 | 31 | natashaskitchen.com |
| Biscuits and Gravy | 4.95 | 36 | spendwithpennies.com |
| Creamy Sausage Gravy | 5.00 | 18 | thechunkychef.com |
| Homemade Biscuits and Gravy | 5.00 | 16 | modernhoney.com |
| Country Sausage Gravy | 4.84 | 45 | food.com |
| Sausage Gravy for Biscuits and Gravy | 5.00 | 12 | food.com |
| Waffled Biscuits and Sausage Gravy | 4.78 | 12 | foodnetwork.com |
| Biscuits and Sage Sausage Gravy | 5.00 | 10 | food.com |
| Biscuits and Gravy | 5.00 | 9 | food.com |
| Biscuits and Gravy | 4.87 | 16 | food.com |
| Sausage Gravy Breakfast Lasagna | 4.61 | 26 | foodnetwork.com |
| Super Sausage Gravy and Cheater Biscuits | 4.91 | 11 | food.com |
| Best Sausage Gravy for Biscuits and Gravy | 4.90 | 10 | food.com |
| Sausage Gravy | 4.64 | 175 | food.com |
| Sausage Gravy | 5.00 | 7 | wellplated.com |
| Biscuits and gravy | 4.76 | 23 | food.com |
| Flavorful Sausage Gravy and Biscuits for a Cold Morning | 5.00 | 6 | food.com |
| Peppered Sausage Gravy and Biscuits | 5.00 | 6 | food.com |
| Real, "down Home" Southern Country Biscuits and Gravy: | 5.00 | 6 | food.com |
| Sausage Gravy for Biscuits and Gravy | 5.00 | 6 | food.com |
| Biscuits and Sausage Gravy | 4.84 | 12 | lecremedelacrumb.com |
| White Sausage Gravy and Buttermilk Biscuits Recipe | 5.00 | 6 | addapinch.com |
| Brewed Coffee Sausage Gravy | 4.79 | 15 | food.com |
| Biscuits and Gravy Egg Bake | 4.70 | 29 | pinchofyum.com |
| Biscuits and Gravy | 5.00 | 3 | foodnetwork.com |
| Biscuits and Gravy Bake | 5.00 | 4 | budgetbytes.com |
| Hubby's All Time Favorite Sausage Gravy | 4.86 | 7 | food.com |
| Biscuits and Gravy | 4.70 | 6 | foodnetwork.com |
| Easy Sausage Gravy | 5.00 | 4 | food.com |
| Fantastic Sausage Gravy for Biscuits | 5.00 | 4 | food.com |
| Southern Sausage Gravy | 5.00 | 4 | food.com |
| Sausage Gravy Hash Browns Bake | 4.75 | 12 | food.com |
| Biscuits and Sausage Gravy II | 4.65 | 20 | food.com |
| Biscuits & Gravy & Eggs Extraordinaire | 5.00 | 3 | food.com |
| Bulk Country Sausage Gravy | 5.00 | 3 | food.com |
| BISCUITS AND GRAVY | 5.00 | 3 | carlsbadcravings.com |
| Homemade Sausage Gravy Recipe | 4.80 | 5 | thecookierookie.com |
| Biscuits & Gravy | 5.00 | 2 | delish.com |
| Shelton Sausage Gravy | 4.80 | 5 | food.com |
| Biscuits for Biscuits and Gravy | 4.58 | 25 | food.com |
| Paula Deen's Sausage Gravy | 4.75 | 6 | food.com |
| Drop Biscuits and Sausage Gravy | 4.80 | 5 | thepioneerwoman.com |
| Sausage Gravy | 4.80 | 5 | thepioneerwoman.com |
| Buttermilk Biscuits with Eggs and Sausage Gravy | 4.50 | 7 | foodnetwork.com |
| Brunch Biscuits & Gravy | 5.00 | 2 | food.com |
| Cajun Shrimp and Sausage Gravy over Biscuits | 5.00 | 2 | food.com |
| Midwestern German Fries With Sausage Gravy | 5.00 | 2 | food.com |
| Sausage Gravy | 5.00 | 2 | food.com |
| Southern Cajun Sausage Gravy | 5.00 | 2 | food.com |
| Southern Biscuits & Gravy with Turkey Sausage | 5.00 | 2 | meikoandthedish.com |
| Simply Delicious Sausage Gravy | 5.00 | 2 | momontimeout.com |
| Biscuits and Gravy | 5.00 | 2 | theseasonedmom.com |
| Cheese Biscuits & Sausage Gravy | 4.75 | 4 | food.com |
| Egg, Sausage, Biscuits and Gravy | 4.75 | 4 | food.com |
| Sausage Gravy and Potato Breakfast Bake #SP5 | 4.67 | 6 | food.com |
| Poutine with Dark Sausage Gravy | 5.00 | 1 | foodnetwork.com |
| Biscuits and Gravy Burrito | 5.00 | 1 | foodnetwork.com |
| Trout With Sausage Gravy | 5.00 | 1 | foodnetwork.com |
| One Pan Sausage Biscuit Gravy Cobbler | 4.50 | 16 | thecookierookie.com |
| Waffle Iron Biscuits & Gravy | 5.00 | 1 | delish.com |
| "no Sausage?!?" Gravy for Biscuits and Gravy | 4.46 | 28 | food.com |
| Southern Homestyle Sausage Gravy | 4.60 | 5 | food.com |
| Biscuits and Gravy | 4.67 | 3 | therecipecritic.com |
| Creamy Country Sausage & Gravy | 4.67 | 3 | food.com |
| Awesome Sausage Gravy | 5.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Best Sausage Gravy | 5.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Easy and Quick Biscuits and Vegetarian Sausage Gravy | 5.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Mamaw's Good Ol' Biscuits and Sausage Gravy | 5.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Otoro's Ultimate Sausage Gravy | 5.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Quick, Easy and Spicy Sausage Gravy over Grits or Biscuits | 5.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Sausage Gravy & Biscuits | 5.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Sausage Gravy Breakfast Skillet | 5.00 | 1 | food.com |
| sausage gravy for a crowd | 5.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Sausage Gravy | 5.00 | 1 | amandascookin.com |
| Biscuits And Gravy | 5.00 | 1 | jocooks.com |
| Super Easy Sausage Gravy | 4.50 | 10 | food.com |
| Biscuits and Gravy | 4.50 | 2 | foodnetwork.com |
| Country Sausage Gravy and Buttermilk Biscuits | 4.50 | 2 | food.com |
| Merm's Biscuits and Sausage Gravy | 4.50 | 2 | food.com |
| No Meat Sausage Gravy | 4.50 | 2 | food.com |
| Sausage Gravy and Biscuits | 4.50 | 2 | food.com |
| Cheddar Biscuits and Gravy | 4.25 | 4 | foodnetwork.com |
| Southern Biscuits and Gravy | 4.36 | 15 | food.com |
| Breakfast Sausage Gravy | 4.33 | 4 | food.com |
| Cornmeal-Sage Biscuits and Sausage Gravy | 4.33 | 3 | food.com |
| Grilled Cornbread With Sausage Gravy | 4.33 | 3 | food.com |
| One-Pot Biscuits and Gravy | 4.00 | 1 | foodnetwork.com |
| Homemade Biscuits and Gravy (with Sausage!) | 4.00 | 1 | foodiecrush.com |
| Sausage Gravy | 4.25 | 5 | food.com |
| Chicken Fried Biscuits and Gravy | 4.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Sausage Gravy With Bacon | 4.00 | 1 | food.com |
| "Biscuits and Gravy" - Orange-Ginger Biscuits with Scallion-Pork Sausage Gravy, Sesame Mustard Greens and Soy-Glazed Bacon | 4.00 | 3 | foodnetwork.com |
| Low Carb Sausage Gravy | 4.00 | 2 | food.com |
| Country Sausage Gravy | 4.07 | 27 | budgetbytes.com |
| Bob Evans Sausage Gravy (Copycat) | 4.11 | 23 | food.com |
| Biscuits 'N Gravy Pie | 3.50 | 2 | delish.com |
| Best Ever Biscuits and Gravy | 3.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Biscuits and Country Sausage Gravy (Diabetic Friendly) | 3.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Biscuits and Gravy | 3.76 | 27 | foodnetwork.com |
| Sausage Gravy | 3.30 | 3 | foodnetwork.com |
| Fried Quail with Biscuits and Gravy | 3.00 | 2 | foodnetwork.com |
| Biscuits and Rich Sausage Gravy | 3.00 | 2 | food.com |
| Biscuits with Dirty Sausage Gravy | 3.54 | 26 | foodnetwork.com |
| Biscuits & Gravy Bake | 3.40 | 9 | delish.com |