Easy Homemade Chicken Gravy from Scratch

Name: Easy Homemade Chicken Gravy from Scratch
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter; 1/3 cup unbleached all-purpose flour; 2 cups chicken broth; salt & pepper; 2 tablespoons of chicken drippings

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Ready In:: 20mins
Ingredients:: 5
Serves:: 8

ingredients

¹⁄₄ cup butter
¹⁄₃ cup unbleached all-purpose flour
2 cups chicken broth
salt & pepper
2 tablespoons of chicken drippings

directions

Melt butter in a saucepan on medium high heat.
Add the flour until it becomes a paste and slightly turns brown.
Slowly incorporate the chicken broth with a whisk.
Whisk constantly until it thickens.
Once thickened, add the chicken drippings and serve hot.

Questions & Replies

For the chicken gravy receipe how do make the broth it says to add with the chicken drippings

Johanna A.
Do you have to have chicken drippings?

Carol S.
What I f you don't have butter

dlargeballs
What I f you don't have butter

dlargeballs
This recipe serves 8 people, I need it for 3. I’m sorry, can you do the math? What’s the proper measurement and portion for 3 people?

victoryesmom

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Reviews

My gravy came out just wonderful, my husband and I loved it . I just want to say Thank You and Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year's

erlindawaits55
I added a little chicken boullion and Mrs Dash Garlic & Herb and the gravy was AWESOME.

Mike Henry
This gravy is fab. I used home-made stock and seasoned it with about 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper. It would be a fab quick-cook gravy for Thanksgiving. For tonight, after I saw how good it was, I cut/ground up a hot and a sweet cased sausage, and added it after the gravy was made. It is obscene. Spoon/bowl obscene.

sharicc
This is a great, easy way to make gravy when you don't have drippings as I didn't have any to add to my roasted turkey I had frozen/reheated-very tasty and my family raved. Can add a little cream to make it more milk based. It has become a staple recipe.

JMCrowley98
Great gravy recipe. I added onion and celery some chicken bouillon cubes (2) and a little extra broth and butter. It was so good and I normally buy jar gravy well not after this.

Lori G.

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Tweaks

Increase butter by a tbsp, use real butter, unsalted, used 1 can chicken broth low sodium, plus a cup of water, add half a packet of oxo boullion No need for chicken drippings this way

Linda N.
I made this gravy and it came out just perfect! It was so easy and delicious!

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