Create your own simple make ahead Chicken or Turkey Gravy mix to have on hand for fast, lump free, delicious gravy in under 3 minutes.
Gravy mix range in price from .79¢- $1.99 at the store, depending on the brand you choose, but almost all of them contain freaky ingredients including Corn Syrup Solids, Disodium inosinate, guanylate, and Hydrolyzed soy. Quite frankly, I don’t want any of those things in my body.
I do, however, like the convenience of having gravy mixes on hand, particularly during the busy workweek when we’re struggling to get a decent meal on the table after a long stressful day at work.
So, we simply created our own homemade gravy convenience mix. The addition of poultry seasoning to the mix gives it a burst of herbs and seasonings that enhance the dish.
Instant flour is a quick-mixing, low-protein flour which is made from a combination of wheat flour, malted barley flour, vitamin and mineral supplements and is silky in texture.
You’ll Need:
1 1/3 cups instant nonfat dry milk powder
3/4 cup instant flour (I use Wondra)
3 tablespoons instant chicken bouillon granules
1 tsp Poultry Seasoning
OR
1/2 teaspoon ground sage
1/4 teaspoon ground thyme
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
OR
1 1/2 tsp Turkey Seasoning
Combine milk powder, instant flour, bouillon granules, thyme, sage and pepper. Mix welling well. Divide into 4 small ziploc baggies, label as chicken gravy mix and add directions to complete.
Makes 4 Gravy Mixes.
To make chicken gravy:
You’ll Need:
2 Tablespoons of Butter or Margarine
1 cup cold water
1/2 cup Chicken gravy mix
Melt butter in small saucepan over medium heat, add gravy mix and water, whisking well. Continue stirring with whisk until gravy is smooth and thick, about 3 minutes.
Chicken or Turkey Gravy Mix
Ingredients
- 1 ⅓ cups instant nonfat dry milk powder
- ¾ cup instant flour I use Wondra
- 3 tablespoons instant chicken bouillon granules
- 1 tsp Poultry Seasoning or optional seasoning
- ½ tsp ground sage
- ¼ tsp ground thyme
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
Equipment
Instructions
- Combine milk powder, instant flour, bouillon granules, thyme, sage and pepper.
- Mix well.
- Divide into 4 small ziploc baggies, label as chicken gravy mix and add directions to complete.
Recipe Size Alteration
💡 If you altered the ingredients above by doubling or tripling the recipe, you may also need to change the pan/dish size and adjust the cook time.
Notes
To make chicken gravy:
You’ll Need:2 Tablespoons of Butter or Margarine
1 cup cold water
1/2 cup Chicken gravy mix
- Melt butter in small saucepan over medium heat, add gravy mix and water, whisking well.
- Continue stirring with whisk until gravy is smooth and thick, about 3 minutes.
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i love this recipe and will definitely be making this mix to keep on hand. every day i love this site more.
what a great idea! so easy!
i make gravy quite often, this will be so much more convenient!
great idea, if you don’t have powdered milk, non-dairy creamer will work in a pinch. i think i will cook up a nice chicken dinner for sunday. now i won’t have to worry about the rest of the week.:party1:
this looks really great. i will have to try it. thanks.
i am new at this suite but i am really having fun with this. i can make the seasoning my self and the sauces so much cheaper and better for you if you don’t like a lot of salt in the food now days. lot of the stuff i have already just have to mix and i am ready :smile1:
Love this cannot wait to try this one 🙂
I’m brand new to the site today. Can’t wait to try this recipe and others!
Yes , I’m going to make this gravy mix. I’m also going to see if I can get a BEEF gravy mix to work using this base. Wish me luck.
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Where did you get that bowl?
Never heard of instant flour, would regular flour work?
I might be old school and this is probably a dumb question but here goes. Wouldn’t adding liquid to hot melted butter be like adding liquid to hot grease, a painful and potentially dangerous fire starting hazard? Wouldn’t it be better to add the powder mix to the melted butter, stir to mix well and then add the cold water?
I LOVE this recipe…so does my family! Many thanks!
Thank you for sharing that your family enjoys the mix! It’s especially handy to portion the dry ingredients ahead for quick weeknight meals. For best quality, store each labeled packet in an airtight container or sealed bag in a cool, dry pantry and use it within a few months, since the dry milk and seasonings can lose freshness over time. Whisking the mix into cold water before or while heating also helps produce a smooth, lump-free gravy.