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Easy Meatballs and Gravy over Rice Recipe (Video Tutorial)

Find out how to make easy meatballs and gravy recipe in less than 30 minutes with only six ingredients!

Have I told you how much I love rice and gravy? I have? Like, 50 times? Well, let me just tell you one more time that I LOVE rice and gravy. It is one of the most satisfying foods I can think of, even more than macaroni and cheese!

Easy Meatballs and Gravy over Rice Recipe

Even better than rice and gravy are meatballs and gravy over that rice. You might have tried my baked meatballs with rice and gravy, which is delicious but takes a long time to cook. The secret to making this version so quick and easy is using ground sausage for the meatballs instead of seasoning your own meat.

You don’t need bread crumbs or seasonings or milk. Just grab a pound of sausage and a cookie scoop, and you are on your way to a fabulous dinner. These easy meatballs could also be used for spaghetti and meatballs instead, or go to town with a toothpick and these meatballs on their own as party food!

Easiest Ever Meatballs and Gravy - You only need 6 ingredients and 20 minutes for this delicious dinner! #meatballs #easy

Assuming you don’t eat all your meatballs before they make it to your dinner table, the gravy is really easy to put together. The color will vary depending on how many brown bits are left in the pan after cooking your sausage. Whether it’s light or dark, it will taste amazing either way. Serve these for dinner, and watch your family smile!

Watch How To Make Easy Meatballs and Gravy over Rice:



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Easiest Ever Meatballs and Gravy over Rice
Ground sausage makes it easy to cook up meatballs and gravy over rice in under 30 minutes!
Easiest ever meatballs and gravy!
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Course Main
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings
Ingredients
  • 1 pound Italian turkey sausage sweet or hot, casings removed
  • 2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 2 cups reduced-sodium chicken or beef broth
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 3 cups rice cooked
Course Main
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings
Ingredients
  • 1 pound Italian turkey sausage sweet or hot, casings removed
  • 2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 2 cups reduced-sodium chicken or beef broth
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 3 cups rice cooked
Easiest ever meatballs and gravy!
Votes: 17
Rating: 4.12
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Instructions
  1. Place ground sausage in a bowl. Spray medium skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium-high heat.
  2. Scoop sausage with a medium disher (or cookie scoop) directly into the hot skillet. (If you don't have a disher, form rounded tablespoons of meat into balls by hand.)
  3. Cook meatballs about 5 minutes until brown on one side, then use tongs to flip. Cook an additional 5-7 minutes until cooked through. Transfer meatballs to a clean bowl.
  4. Reduce heat to medium, and add flour and oil to the skillet, whisking together until smooth. Cook 2-3 minutes until flour mixture starts to brown, then very slowly add broth, about ¼ c. at a time, whisking constantly. Stir in milk, and bring gravy to a low boil.
  5. Return meatballs to the gravy, and spoon gravy over the meat. Simmer for a few minutes before serving over cooked rice.

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11 Comments

Comments

  1. Mary Lotempio says

    January 5, 2018 at 3:46 pm

    Have made and enjoyed so many of your recipes, I made the sausage and gravy this afternoon.
    I love cube steak, that’s on my menu probably tomorrow.

    Reply
  2. Helen Evans says

    August 24, 2015 at 9:35 pm

    Love your recipes!

    Reply
    • Andi Gleeson says

      August 24, 2015 at 10:06 pm

      Aw, thank you so much! I really appreciate that, Helen!

      Reply
  3. [email protected] Well Floured Kitchen says

    July 8, 2014 at 8:50 pm

    Great idea of turning the sausage into meatballs! Sounds super easy and delicious (what isn’t delicious with gravy?) Pinned to try :)

    Reply
    • Andi says

      July 9, 2014 at 9:27 pm

      Thanks, Sherri! I really appreciate it :)

      Reply
  4. Liz says

    January 27, 2014 at 2:40 pm

    Another wonderful recipe. Thank you.

    Reply
  5. Winnie says

    April 20, 2013 at 1:32 pm

    These look yummy. The hubby can’t have tomato, so I am always making different meatballs for him. Thank you!

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    • The Weary Chef says

      April 20, 2013 at 1:59 pm

      No tomatoes is hard, but gravy instead of tomato sauce is a pretty nice tradeoff ;) Thanks so much for your comment!

      Reply
  6. Buttons says

    April 19, 2013 at 12:54 pm

    This looks delicious and super easy! I love making pan gravy, I could seriously just eat that on rice and may or may not lick the pan clean so that none goes to waste…Now I have another reason to prove to my husband that we do, in fact, need to replace the junky cookie scoop thing that recently bit the dust because I actually use it all the time, meatballs!

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    • The Weary Chef says

      April 19, 2013 at 6:50 pm

      Thanks, Buttons! The visual of you licking not the plate but the PAN clean really made my day. So funny. Yes you need a new cookie scoop! I saw a set of 3 sizes that would be even better. I like the bigger one for muffins.

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      • Buttons says

        April 20, 2013 at 10:46 pm

        I always use an ice cream scoop for muffins and cupcakes, it is perfect and they all turn out the same size instead of some gargantuan ones and some that barely make it over the top. I never even knew they made smaller sized ones! I will definitely be keeping my eye out for a good deal on one :)

        Reply

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