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A heaping serving of "Biscuits and Gravy Casserole" on a white ceramic plate atop a table with a red-checkered tablecloth.

Crockpot Biscuits and Gravy Casserole Recipe

5 from 3 votes
This crockpot breakfast casserole recipe makes the classic favorite of biscuits and gravy easy — and perfect for a busy weekend or holiday morning!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American, Holiday, Semi-Homemade
Calories: 498
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

For Biscuits & Gravy Casserole:
  • 1 pound ground breakfast sausage
  • 8 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
  • no-stick cooking spray or vegetable oil
  • 1 (8 ounce) tube refrigerated buttermilk biscuit dough
  • 2 (15 ounce) cans sausage gravy
For Homemade Sausage Gravy (optional):
  • ¼ cup salted butter
  • ¼ cup all purpose flour
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper

Equipment

  • frying pan with lid
  • silicone spatula
  • mixing bowl
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • (6 quart) slow cooker
  • kitchen scissors (or paring knife and cutting board)
  • saucepan, with lid (optional)
  • whisk (optional)
  • serving spoon
  • ladle

Method
 

To Make Biscuits & Gravy Casserole:
  1. Brown 1 pound ground breakfast sausage in frying pan. Drain well and set aside.
    1 pound ground breakfast sausage
  2. Generously coat inside of slow cooker with no-stick cooking spray (or wipe down with vegetable oil).
    no-stick cooking spray
  3. Add 8 eggs to a medium mixing bowl and whisk lightly.
    8 eggs
  4. Add cooked sausage and 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese to eggs in bowl, then stir to combine.
    1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
    Browned and drained loose breakfast sausage in a pan alongside a mixing bowl with a mixture of eggs and shredded cheese.
  5. Pour egg mixture into prepared slow cooker and season generously with salt and pepper.
  6. Use kitchen scissors (or a paring knife) to cut 1 (8 ounce) tube refrigerated buttermilk biscuit doughinto bite-size pieces. Arrange biscuit pieces evenly on top of egg mixture in slow cooker.
    1 (8 ounce) tube refrigerated buttermilk biscuit dough
    Bite-size pieces of refrigerated biscuit dough arranged on top of an egg, sausage, and shredded cheese mixture inside a slow cooker.
  7. Cover slow cooker with lid and cook on high for 2 hours (or low for 4 hours) or until egg mixture is set and biscuit pieces are cooked through.
To Prepare Sausage Gravy:
  1. Heat 2 (15 ounce) cans sausage gravy according to package directions.
    2 (15 ounce) cans sausage gravy
To Make Homemade Gravy (optional):
  1. Melt ¼ cup salted butter in saucepan over low-medium heat.
    ¼ cup salted butter
  2. Add ¼ cup all purpose flour to saucepan, and whisk while cooking over low-medium heat until slightly golden brown.
    ¼ cup all purpose flour
  3. Add 2 cups milk, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepperto the saucepan, and stir over medium-high heat until it comes to a boil.
    2 cups milk, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper
  4. Reduce heat to low-medium and simmer until thickened to desired consistency.
To Serve Biscuits & Gravy Casserole:
  1. Top individual servings of casserole with warm gravy before serving.