This easy homemade gravy recipe is made with chicken broth and simple seasonings. It’s ready in 10 minutes and perfect for mashed potatoes, chicken, biscuits, and more!
Easy Homemade Gravy in 10 Minutes
This homemade gravy recipe is one of those recipes you’ll want to keep around. It’s an easy gravy recipe made with just 5 ingredients, and it’s ready in 10 minutes!
It’s perfect for pouring over mashed potatoes, especially when you want gravy but don’t have any turkey drippings. And if you’re planning side dishes worthy of your holiday table, this gravy is an easy one to add to the menu.
Serve it alongside your favorite holiday dishes, like my crockpot green bean casserole using canned soup, stuffing, and whatever else you’re cooking up. No drippings, no complicated ingredients, just really easy homemade gravy.
How to make homemade gravy from scratch
This is a chicken gravy recipe but can easily be adjusted to be made with beef or vegetable broth instead. Once you’ve decided on which broth to use, it’s easy to put the gravy together.
Pour your broth into a saucepan and bring it up to a low boil over medium high heat.
Stir the milk and cornstarch together in a small bowl until it’s no longer clumpy.
Pour the cornstarch slurry into the broth, along with the salt, onion powder, and black pepper. Stir it all together.
Once the gravy comes up to a boil, lower the heat and let it simmer until it thickens up.
Pour the hot gravy over mashed potatoes, turkey, or biscuits and enjoy!
Storing, freezing, and reheating gravy
To store: The gravy can be kept in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
To freeze: Freeze the gravy in airtight containers or freezer bags for up to 3 months. Let it thaw overnight in the fridge, then reheat in a saucepan the next day.
To reheat: Pour the gravy into a saucepan and reheat over medium heat, whisking continuously until smooth and heated through. You can also reheat it in the microwave. Place the gravy in a microwave-safe bowl and heat in 30-second intervals, stirring well between each, until warmed through.
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Quick 10 Minute Homemade Gravy
PrintIngredients
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1/4 cup milk
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- pinch of black pepper
Instructions
- Add chicken broth to a saucepan and bring to a low boil over medium high heat.
- In a small bowl add milk and cornstarch, whisking together until no longer clumpy. Pour this mixture into the chicken broth.
- Add salt, onion powder and pepper into saucepan, stir and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 5-10 minutes or until a thickened gravy forms.
- Serve and enjoy this homemade gravy!
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Notes
Note: This makes chicken gravy. If you want a beef gravy, use beef broth. If you want a vegetable gravy, use vegetable broth.
Audrey Graham says
This gravy was so easy and yummy, I did add a tad of poultry seasoning…. Do you have any idea of the calories or nutritional info for it?
Cathy Fiel says
I loved the gravy.
Pamela says
So happy to hear that Cathy, thanks for commenting! 🙂