The best Country Gravy Mix out there
By Mike Thayer
Every once in awhile, a person just gets a craving for biscuits and gravy.
I used to make my own country gravy (I still make my biscuits from scratch), but since discovering the country gravy mix made by Pioneer, I don’t bother to make it from scratch anymore. I’ve tried other mixes, McCormick, Southeastern Mills and the Kroger discount stuff and they were OK, but I still veered back to my scratch made gravy, until now.
This stuff is SUPER easy to make and tastes every bit as good as scratch made. It’s WAY easier to dump a packet of mix than it is to break out the flour, seasonings and the measuring tools. Easier on clean up too! I don’t know about you, but I’m always spilling flour on the counter when pulling some from the container.
And as the image on the package suggests, this gravy isn’t just for biscuits! It’s excellent with chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, chicken fried chicken, french fries, pan seared pork chops and gravy, chipped beef on toast a.k.a., shit on the shingle, and mixed with cheddar cheese makes a GREAT veggie and cheese soup!
If you’re concerned about the sodium levels in a packaged gravy mix, there’s no worries with Pioneer. Containing 230mg of sodium per serving, that’s 10% of the recommended daily allowance. I’ve been watching my sodium intake per doctor’s orders and this gravy is totally ‘do-able’ in a low sodium diet.
Costing me $1.25 at Dillon’s, I’m giving Pioneer Country Gravy Mix 5 out of 5 Bachelor on the Cheap stars. It’s reasonably priced, convenient as heck and it tastes great – the most important factor.
Motivated by the Broccoli Cheese Soup Recipe on the back of the Pioneer package, I put together a quick mirepoix cheese soup. I didn’t have any broccoli on hand, so I came up with this:
Merepoix cheese soup w/pork
Ingredients:
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup carrots, sliced
- 1/2 cup celery, sliced
- 1/2 cup onion, chopped
- 2 leftover pork chops, cubed
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
- 1 package Pioneer Country Gravy Mix, prepared as directed
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 Tablespoons Parmesan cheese, grated
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
- 1/2 cup milk (optional)
Directions:
Warm up the olive oil in a soup pot over medium heat. Dump in the carrots, celery and onion. This is the merepoix, equal portions of those veggies cut in similar size. Cook the merepoix until softened a bit, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Add the cubed pork, and minced garlic, stir to incorporate. After about a minute, add the prepared gravy mix, cheddar cheese and Parmesan cheese, stir to blend everything together. Add the optional milk to bring the soup to desired consistency, salt and pepper to taste.
This recipe is really flexible. Diced potato is a nice add, you can replace the pork with chicken and the soup takes on heat really well if you like to kick things up a notch. Crumbled bacon is a nice topper! Not only is this soup a great cold weather comfort food, served up with toasted garlic bread, it’s a hearty meal! It’s also easily convertible to the crock pot. After softening the merepoix, put all ingredients in the crock pot and let it get all happy on the low setting. About four hours later you’ll have a great lunch or dinner!
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Food Review: Pioneer Country Gravy Mix – Bachelor on the Cheap
The best Country Gravy Mix out there
By Mike Thayer
Every once in awhile, a person just gets a craving for biscuits and gravy.
I used to make my own country gravy (I still make my biscuits from scratch), but since discovering the country gravy mix made by Pioneer, I don’t bother to make it from scratch anymore. I’ve tried other mixes, McCormick, Southeastern Mills and the Kroger discount stuff and they were OK, but I still veered back to my scratch made gravy, until now.
This stuff is SUPER easy to make and tastes every bit as good as scratch made. It’s WAY easier to dump a packet of mix than it is to break out the flour, seasonings and the measuring tools. Easier on clean up too! I don’t know about you, but I’m always spilling flour on the counter when pulling some from the container.
And as the image on the package suggests, this gravy isn’t just for biscuits! It’s excellent with chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, chicken fried chicken, french fries, pan seared pork chops and gravy, chipped beef on toast a.k.a., shit on the shingle, and mixed with cheddar cheese makes a GREAT veggie and cheese soup!
If you’re concerned about the sodium levels in a packaged gravy mix, there’s no worries with Pioneer. Containing 230mg of sodium per serving, that’s 10% of the recommended daily allowance. I’ve been watching my sodium intake per doctor’s orders and this gravy is totally ‘do-able’ in a low sodium diet.
Costing me $1.25 at Dillon’s, I’m giving Pioneer Country Gravy Mix 5 out of 5 Bachelor on the Cheap stars. It’s reasonably priced, convenient as heck and it tastes great – the most important factor.
Motivated by the Broccoli Cheese Soup Recipe on the back of the Pioneer package, I put together a quick mirepoix cheese soup. I didn’t have any broccoli on hand, so I came up with this:
Merepoix cheese soup w/pork
Ingredients:
Directions:
Warm up the olive oil in a soup pot over medium heat. Dump in the carrots, celery and onion. This is the merepoix, equal portions of those veggies cut in similar size. Cook the merepoix until softened a bit, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Add the cubed pork, and minced garlic, stir to incorporate. After about a minute, add the prepared gravy mix, cheddar cheese and Parmesan cheese, stir to blend everything together. Add the optional milk to bring the soup to desired consistency, salt and pepper to taste.
This recipe is really flexible. Diced potato is a nice add, you can replace the pork with chicken and the soup takes on heat really well if you like to kick things up a notch. Crumbled bacon is a nice topper! Not only is this soup a great cold weather comfort food, served up with toasted garlic bread, it’s a hearty meal! It’s also easily convertible to the crock pot. After softening the merepoix, put all ingredients in the crock pot and let it get all happy on the low setting. About four hours later you’ll have a great lunch or dinner!
$pend Wisely My Friends…
Enjoy this post?
If you appreciate the article you just read and want to support more great content on BachelorontheCheap.com, you can help keep this site going with a one-time or a monthly donation. Thank you so much for your support! ~ Mike