A breakfast favorite of biscuits and gravy, made a little less calorie heaven, by Canyon Ranch Spa
Ingredients
Biscuits
1-1/4cupsall-purpose flour
¾cupwhole-wheat flour
1-1/4teaspoonSea Salt
4teaspoonsbaking powder (low sodium)
3tablespoonsunsalted butter
⅓cupcream cheese (Neufchatel, reduced fat, low fat or skim)
¾cupbuttermilk (reduced calorie)
Optional: 1/4 cup shredded low-fat sharp cheddar cheese
Bechamel
⅓cupdiced onions
2teaspoonscanola oil
Pinchground cloves
Pinchfreshly ground black pepper
2bay leaves
3tablespoonscornstarch
4cups2% reduced-fat milk
¾teaspoonSea Salt
Gravy
1-1/2teaspoonsextra virgin olive oil
½cupchopped yellow onion
1tablespoongarlic finely minced
1lblow fat and nitrate free chicken sausage
2teaspoonsdry sage
3bay leaves
1teaspoonfreshly ground black pepper
4cupsBéchamel sauce
½cupchicken stock
1teaspoonhot sauce or 1/2 teaspoon of paprika
1-1/2teaspoonsWorcestershire sauce
2teaspoonswhite distilled vinegar
Chopped Sage and Parsley
Instructions
Biscuits
Preheat oven to 400F. Spray a large baking sheet with canola oil.
In a large mixing bowl, sift together dry ingredients.
Cut butter and cream cheese into dry ingredients with a pastry cutter. Stir in buttermilk until just combined.
Transfer onto a lightly-floured surface and knead gently just until dough forms. Roll out dough to ½-inch thick. Using a 2½-inch round cutter, form 12 biscuits and arrange about 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheet.
Lightly spray tops of biscuits with canola oil spray and bake for 10 minutes, or until cooked through and tops are golden brown.
Bechamel
In a large saucepan, sauté onion in oil until translucent.
Add cloves, black pepper and bay leaves.
Continue to sauté over low heat for 1 more minute.
In a large bowl, mix cornstarch and milk with a wire whisk.
Add to sautéed onion mixture and bring to a simmer, whisking continuously. Increase heat to medium and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, or until mixture slightly thickened but still pourable. Stir in salt and remove bay leaves.
Set aside for the gravy.
Gravy
In a large saucepot, sauté onions and garlic in oil until onions are translucent.
Add chicken sausage, sage, bay leaves and pepper. Break up sausage into smaller pieces with your utensil while sautéing. Cook until sausage is just about cooked through.
Add bechamel sauce and chicken stock and bring to a simmer for 20 to 25 minutes. Stir in Worcestershire, vinegar and hot sauce.
Serve ½ cup gravy over each biscuit. Top with minced sage and parsley.
Spa Index Kitchen Notes
Optional: Add shredded cheese to the biscuit dough (not included in this calorie count). For each serving, break open 1 biscuit into 2 pieces and top it with 1/2 cup of gravy.
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