Cheesy Sausage Gravy and Biscuits Cups (Make Ahead)

This cheesy sausage gravy and biscuits cups are incredibly simple to prepare and a great make-ahead option. Since this recipe uses the shortcut of canned biscuit dough, these biscuits can be thrown together quickly for a stress-free weekend brunch or holiday breakfast.

A Great On-the-Go Breakfast

The dining hall that I went to at my midwestern college had three hot breakfast options pancakes, scrambled eggs, and sausage gravy and biscuits. The number of sausage gravy biscuits I ate during that time had to be in the zillions. It was college, right?

Fast forward to adulthood, and I still CRAVE those biscuits. But alas, I no longer have the benefit of going to the dining hall for a prepared breakfast every day. As teachers, my husband and I have busy mornings. So quick, easy, and filling breakfasts are what we are looking for to get us going early in the morning. This is the perfect easy breakfast recipe for on-the-go. These are portable and simple to easily microwave.

How To Make Cheesy Sausage Gravy and Biscuits Cups

This recipe is so simple! In no time you will have a freezer or fridge full of sausage gravy and biscuits cups.

• In a skillet brown the sausage, and drain the excess fat. If you are cooking a whole pound, then move half to a container for another meal. Place sausage aside.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat add the flour and butter stir until incorporated and then add the milk, seasoning, and sausage.
• Stirring continuously, cook the mixture until the gravy starts to thicken, about 10 to 12 minutes. Then remove from heat
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a muffin tin with baking spray.
• Open the can of jumbo biscuits place one biscuit in each muffin tin and press the biscuit to create a crater in the middle.
• Spoon the sausage gravy into the crater of each biscuit cup and sprinkle shredded cheese, if desired on the top of each cup.
• Then bake the cups for 15 minutes or until golden brown along the edges.
• Let the muffin tin sit for about five minutes before attempting to remove the cups. Then remove the cheesy sausage gravy cups and let them cool further or enjoy!

How to Meal Prep Breakfast Easily (My Best Tips)

My favorite thing ever is waking up to an already prepared breakfast. That’s why meal-prepping breakfasts like these cheesy sausage gravy and biscuits cups are so helpful. A BIG part of keeping our grocery budget low is reducing the amount of premade food purchases. We stopped buying items like frozen waffles, breakfast sandwiches, and French toast sticks and focused on making homemade versions.

Now let me be clear.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with purchasing frozen convenience foods especially when you can get a good deal. Sometimes buying time back is more important than saving money. I try to focus on making quick recipes that I can meal prep once and have on hand for later. With less than an hour a week, I can meal prep easy breakfasts to help to cut our expenses and make breakfast a breeze.

Be Realistic

When it comes to practicing money-saving habits, my best tip is to be considerate of your time and realistic about your month or week ahead.

Think over the season you are in, and be mindful of that when you are planning out your meal prep. Some months it might be best to do one big day of meal prepping, while other months it might make sense to do smaller chunks of weekly prep. Other months, it might not be realistic to meal prep for you at all.

Find a Time That Suits Your Schedule To Prep

As with any habit, consistency is key. Find a time that works for you and plan it consistently. For example, Sunday nights and Wednesday nights are typically nights where my schedule is the most flexible.

Choose Recipes that Freeze Well

Meal prepping is great because you can make large quantities, but it can be wasteful if the large quantities aren’t planned out for what can feasibly be consumed. Try to find recipes that freeze well and that you can get out in small quantities like muffins, cheesy sausage gravy and biscuits cups, oatmeal cups, chia pudding, waffles, and freezer sandwiches.

If It’s Possible, Give Yourself Options

This might be a preference, but I tend to get tired of eating the same thing every day. So, instead I typically prep two breakfast options for the week or month ahead. I like to plan one savory option like these sausage gravy and biscuits cups and one option on the sweeter side so that I don’t go through breakfast fatigue.

Write Clear Dates, Labels, and Heating Instructions on the Freezer Container or Bag

When meal prepping, make it easier on your future self by taking the time to clearly label the items you place in the freezer. Not only does it make it easier for other members of your family to have clear heating instructions and food labels, but it also helps reduce waste.

Make A List of What You Have

I find that if I am working on a bigger meal prep day, I sometimes need to place a list on my fridge of items that are in the fridge and freezer so that I can remember to eat up what I already created. Meal prepping only ends up saving you money if you eat what you already created.

Mindful Meat Consumption

This recipe uses only 0.5lb of sausage, and while you can double the recipe to make more biscuits, you can also stretch the other half pound to another recipe. I used my excess half pound in a potato soup, but you can use yours in a quiche, pizza, pasta, soup, casserole, etc.

When my husband and I got married in our early 20s ( I had just turned 22! ) a sweet lady from church gave me this book called “More With Less”. I LOVE this book. If you have not heard of it before it is a wonderful cookbook about being mindful of what we have and contributing to waste and consumerism less.

The book explores recipes that use stewardship of ingredients to create recipes that use food wisely and consider food shortage and waste throughout the world. The meat section of the cookbook explains unlike the US, most cultures do not consume very much meat, and when they do they tend to spread the meat out throughout many servings. This recipe is not from “More With Less”, but the idea of using less is.

Check Out Other Recipes that use 1/2-pound of Sausage:

• Sausage Pizza Stuffed Zucchini Boats
• Foolproof Frittata

What to Serve with Cheesy Sausage Gravy and Biscuits Cups

Typically, my husband and I will eat 1-2 of these cups by themselves for breakfast before work, but these biscuits would be a great accompaniment to a delicious brunch spread. Here are some ideas:

• Cheesy potato casserole
• Baked Apples
• Scrambled Eggs
• Fruit Salad
• Roasted Breakfast Potatoes
• French Toast Casserole

Does this Recipe Freeze Well?

Yes! You can either store your Cheesy Sausage Gravy and Biscuit Cups in the fridge for about 5 days or you can freeze them for 3 months. Before freezing the cups, let them cool to room temperature. Next, add the cups to a freezer-safe container, layering the biscuits on top of each other with a layer of wax paper between. You can also place the cups into a freezer-gallon bag. To reheat, microwave the breakfast cups on high for about 1-1.5 minutes (it will depend on your microwave).

Looking for another breakfast meal prep for the freezer? Check out these Southwestern Breakfast Sandwiches.