Sausage Gravy Breakfast Pizza

Hold onto your socks, because Sausage Gravy Breakfast Pizza just might knock them off! This ultimate comfort food mashup is coming soon to a breakfast, brunch (or dinner!) table near you.

Chewy pizza crust is topped with cheesy, fluffy scrambled eggs, savoury, flavourful, creamy sausage gravy, and fragrant chives in this delightfully different pizza. Pizza crust stands in for buttery biscuits in this delicious breakfast recipe that’s equally at home on a regular day or Christmas morning.

If your instinct is to pearl clutch when you hear about someone messing around with sausage gravy, just stick with me. This perfect breakfast sausage gravy pizza is worth keeping your mind open for. 

Sausage Gravy Pizza

Classic sausage gravy is the ne plus ultra of the breakfast food world. It’s everything. And it’s so much better than tomato sauce or pizza sauce on this particular easy breakfast pizza recipe.

Savoury, meaty, creamy, and oh-so-comforting, it’s the kind of food that makes you happy. It’s ever so easy to make, but I have a tendency to get a little out of control and make more than we need for a single breakfast. 

This sausage gravy pizza was born of the need to use up leftover sausage gravy but it has earned a place in our regular rotation by virtue of its utter deliciousness. There’s not a person in this home that can resist sausage gravy breakfast pizza.

Breakfast Pizza

Let’s go over ingredients for this ultimate breakfast pizza. It’s a pretty forgiving recipe, allowing for some substitutions.

1. Eggs
2. Milk or Cream
3. Cheese
4. Butter
5. Naan or Pre-made pizza crust or Pita Bread
6. Sausage Gravy
7. Chives or Green Onions
8. Salt and Black Pepper

You’re going to be making super fast, cheesy scrambled eggs as the first layer on top of your breakfast pizza. If you follow the instructions scrupulously, the eggs may appear to be underdone for your usual liking. 

Remember, though, that they’re going to continue cooking while the pizza bakes. So go easy on that first cook in the frying pan!

As for the cheese, you can choose any cheese you love with eggs. I incline toward cheddar cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, or mozzarella cheese for this pizza.

Breakfast Pizza with Sausage Gravy

And your breakfast pizza will be built on either a pre-made naan bread, pita bread, or pre-baked pizza crust. If you’d like a classic pizza crust for your breakfast pizza, you can purchase a pre-baked crust or make your own from pizza dough using the instructions in the notes of this recipe. 

A pre-made naan bread or pita bread are great alternative pizza crusts, each having their own charms. Both naan and pita yield a softer-crusted breakfast pizza than a pizza shell. 

Choose your crust according to the time you have available and your personal preference. I almost always have pizza shells on hand in the freezer, and like the extra body and chew provided by them. 

As I said, I use leftover sausage gravy for this pizza. You can certainly make a fresh batch of homemade sausage gravy or purchase some from a favourite restaurant if you prefer. 

Now some folks get a little up in arms if you approach their sausage gravy with anything resembling greenery, but I’m going to insist on it here. The subtle, fresh pop of onion flavour that chives or green onions contribute to the finished breakfast pizza cannot be beat. 

And whatever anyone says, I’m always going to be Team Parsley Garnish on sausage gravy. I’ll politely go toe-to-toe with your blessed grandma over it if you like.

It tastes better and -frankly- just plain looks nicer, too. Go on, try it once. I’ll wait here. 

Breakfast Sausage Gravy Pizza

Our equipment list for the sausage gravy breakfast pizza is nice and brief. You’re almost certain to have all that you need to make them on hand already.

1. Large Nonstick Skillet 
2. Measuring Cups and Spoons
3. Whisk
4. Silicone Spatula or Spoonula
5. Mixing Bowl
6. Chef Knife
7. Cutting Board
8. Half Sheet Pan or Perforated Pizza Pan (optional: parchment paper)

Silicone spatulas and spoonulas are my secret weapon in making the fluffiest scrambled eggs. They gently but thoroughly keep the sides and bottom of the frying pan clean and don’t scratch even delicate non-stick surfaces.

The real choice you have to make when it comes to equipment is whether you want a crispier or softer crust. Whichever pizza crust option you choose, the pan is the real hero in delivering your desired crust texture.

If you bake the pizza on a perforated pizza pan, it will become much crispier. Opting for baking it on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper will give you a much softer and more yielding pizza.

If you want a crispy pizza and don’t have a perforated pan, you can cheat a little. Because you are using a prebaked pizza crust, naan, or pita bread, you’re starting with some structure and body already.

The trick goes like this: build your pizza on the backside of a sheet pan and gently ease it directly onto the rack of your pre-heated oven. Bake as directed, then use tongs to pull the finished pizza back onto your sheet pan. Voila!

You do run a little risk of some of the sausage gravy or cheese dripping over the edge of the pizza onto the floor of your oven. If this worries you, place a pan on the rack below the one on which you’re cooking the pizza to catch any overflow.

Breakfast Recipes

Man cannot live by sausage gravy breakfast pizza alone (although I am willing to try…) Here are some more fabulous breakfast options to serve with or in place of our delicious breakfast pizza.

Bring slow cooker Breakfast baked beans to your breakfast table and you’ll wonder how you ever lived without them. If another unique but irresistible breakfast pizza is more your jam, try this Bacon Jam Spinach and Asiago Breakfast Pizza on for size. 

For all my savoury breakfast loving people, I present glorious Ham and Cheese croissants, too. If you’re looking to keep it easier, give our Spicy Bacon Cheddar Zucchini Breakfast Muffins a go. 

You can please your sweet tooth with Banana Bread French Toast Cups, Carrot Cake Cinnamon Rolls, Churro Waffles, French Yogurt Cake,  Señorita Bread, or Croissant Bread Pudding. 

Don’t forget to add something to drink! Dulce de Leche Chai Latte is a natural choice, but so is a Dirty Chai, Vietnamese Iced Coffee, or some Snickerdoodle Coffee Creamer for your morning cuppa joe. 

Sausage Gravy Breakfast Pizza

Preheat the oven to 350ºF with a rack positioned in the center.

Whisk together the eggs, cream, salt, and pepper in a liquid measuring cup or mixing bowl until even in colour. Set this aside while you heat butter in a non-stick large skillet over medium low heat. 

Pour the egg mixture into the melted butter and let it cook for 1 minute, undisturbed. Using a silicone spatula, gently stir the eggs in a circle, scraping the bottom and sides of the pan. Cook just until the eggs are set in a fluffy curd, or for no more than 3 minutes. 

The eggs should be very moist and soft set but not runny. You do not want to cook the eggs to the point of being dry.

Sprinkle 1 cup of the cheese over the eggs, stir gently to combine, once again scraping sides of pan, and remove the pan from the heat. Scoop the eggs onto the pizza shell, naan, or pita bread, leaving 1-inch of crust clear around the outer perimeter.

Dollop the 1 1/2 cups of the sausage gravy around the eggs and sprinkle the remaining cheese over the places where the egg is exposed. Slide the pizza into the oven (on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper, perforated pizza pan, or directly onto the rack) and bake until the cheese is fully melted and the sausage gravy is bubbly. 

If you’d like a little more golden brown kissing your sausage gravy and cheese, you can slide the pizza under the broiler for just a couple of minutes. Watch it carefully, though, to prevent burning.

Remove the pizza from the oven and garnish immediately with chopped chives or green onions. Let it stand on a baking sheet or cutting board for 3 to 5 minutes before slicing and serving with the remaining sausage gravy for dipping.

Note: If you are using leftover sausage gravy, please reheat it gently before adding it to the pizza. 

Sausage Gravy Breakfast Pizza

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Rebecca Lindamood

Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

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Hold onto your socks, because Sausage Gravy Breakfast Pizza just might knock them off! This ultimate comfort food mashup is coming soon to a breakfast, brunch (or dinner!) table near you. Chewy pizza crust is topped with cheesy, fluffy scrambled eggs, savoury, flavourful, creamy sausage gravy, and fragrant chives in this deliciously different pizza. Made on naan bread (or pre-baked pizza shells, homemade or purchased), these pizzas come together in just moments, too!

Equipment

• Non-stick Frying Pan
• Measuring Cups and Spoons
• whisk
• Silicone Spatula or Spoonula
• mixing bowl
• Chef Knife
• cutting board
• Half Sheet Pan or Perforated Pizza Pan

Ingredients

  

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• 1 12- inch prebaked pizza shell or 2 prepared naan breads or pita breads See notes
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 5 large eggs
• ¼ cup heavy cream or milk
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
• 2 cups Monterey Jack cheddar, or mozzarella cheese or a blend, divided
• 3 cups sausage gravy divided

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 350ºF with a rack positioned in the center.
• Whisk together the eggs, cream, salt, and pepper in a liquid measuring cup or mixing bowl until even in colour. Set this aside while you heat butter in a non-stick large skillet over medium low heat.
• Pour the egg mixture into the melted butter and let it cook for 1 minute, undisturbed. Using a silicone spatula, gently stir the eggs in a circle, scraping the bottom and sides of the pan. Cook just until the eggs are set in a fluffy curd, or for no more than 3 minutes.
• The eggs should be very moist and soft set but not runny. You do not want to cook the eggs to the point of being dry.
• Sprinkle 1 cup of the cheese over the eggs, stir gently to combine, once again scraping sides of pan, and remove the pan from the heat. Scoop the eggs onto the pizza shell, naan, or pita bread, leaving 1-inch of crust clear around the outer perimeter.
• Dollop 1 ½ cups of the sausage gravy around and over the eggs and sprinkle the remaining cheese over the places where the egg is exposed. Slide the pizza into the oven (on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper, perforated pizza pan, or directly onto the rack) and bake until the cheese is fully melted and the sausage gravy is bubbly.
• If you’d like a little more golden brown kissing your sausage gravy and cheese, you can slide the pizza under the broiler for just a couple of minutes. Watch it carefully, though, to prevent burning.
• Remove the pizza from the oven and garnish immediately with chopped chives or green onions. Let it stand on a baking sheet or cutting board for 3 to 5 minutes before slicing and serving with the remaining sausage gravy for dipping.

Notes

To make your own pre-baked crust for your breakfast pizza, you can purchase a pre-baked crust or make your own using the instructions in the notes of this recipe.

If you are using leftover sausage gravy, please reheat it gently before adding it to the pizza.

Nutrition

Calories: 653kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 32gFat: 43gSaturated Fat: 19gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 238mgSodium: 1551mgPotassium: 295mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 681IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 383mgIron: 4mg

Nutritional information is an estimate and provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used in your recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.

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