Easy Chicken Gravy Recipe

A truly great chicken gravy recipe can only enhance a meal's flavors and one's dining experience. Not only can chicken gravy enhance a dish, it can also hide a dish that went wrong. Even if your meal is charred, a good batch of chicken gravy can make the meat seam succulent and moist. If you are looking for a delicious hot gravy recipe, then the following fits the bill.

Chicken Gravy Recipe
Ingredients You Will Need:
3 tablespoons of butter
4 tablespoons of all-purpose flour
3 cups of chicken broth
¼ cup of finely chopped red onions
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of pepper
Garlic (optional)

Start by completely melting the butter using a small saucepan. Make sure it is at room temperature before adding the flour and mixing together until fully blended. Next, stir in the broth cup by cup. Make sure each cup is fully blended before adding the next cup. Add the onions, and then the salt and pepper. If you decide to add any garlic, now would be the time do it. Blend the mixture until the mixture thickens. For later versions of the recipe, you may want to adjust the amount of chicken broth depending on how thick you like the gravy.

This chicken gravy recipe is particularly useful if you have a last-minute dinner or party to arrange or if you've suffered a kitchen disaster and need to hide your mistakes.

Additionally, if you wanted some variation on the chicken theme, you could always replace this ingredient with a different kind of broth. This flexibility is what makes the recipe perfect for last-minute occasions. Another major bonus to this chicken gravy recipe is that it can be served along with a variety of other dishes: It goes well with everything from meat to mashed potatoes.