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
Equipment
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
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.
Equipment
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.
If you altered the ingedients above by doubling or tripling the recipe, you may also need to change the pan/dish size and adjust the cooking/baking time.