Chorizo Gravy and Cheesy Biscuits

5 from 4 votes

This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy.

Chorizo gravy and cheese biscuits is a delicious twist on classic biscuits and gravy! Make this easy recipe for a Tex-Mex inspired breakfast or breakfast for dinner!

chorizo gravy on cheese biscuits


I don’t know about you, but at our house, breakfast for dinner happens often. I mean, what could be better than waffles, pancakes, or a baked egg casserole for dinner? Oh, I know… biscuits and gravy!

I like to shake things up every now and then, so, hold on to your hat! Instead of traditional sausage gravy to smother over southern buttermilk biscuits, I’m changing it up with BIG flavor!

Chorizo gravy and cheese biscuits

The flaky, melt-in-your-mouth cheese biscuits are a snap to make. Topped with a chorizo gravy. It still starts with ground pork. We just go South for a bit of a spicy flavor wake up call.

Chipotle Cheddar Biscuits with Chorizo Sausage Gravy. www.keviniscooking.com

Ingredient notes and substitutions

  • Mexican chorizo– I make my own version of chorizo by adding seasonings to ground pork. I think homemade chorizo has better flavor, but feel to use store bought.
  • Seasonings – The blend I made for seasoning the chorizo is a base of my homemade chili seasoning, with a bit of ancho chile powder and Mexican oregano added to it. If you have some fajita seasoning on hand, that would work too.

So what are you waiting for? Go make the chorizo and come back to read the rest of the recipe here. This way, it will be ready for weekend brunch feasting, or breakfast for dinner!

Ingredients for cheese biscuits

napkin lined basket of cheese biscuits

Just take a look at the biscuits I pulled out of the oven. I am telling you, there are only 4 ingredients in these super delicious, flaky cheese biscuits. In addition to self-rising flour, there’s a bit of chipotle pepper, shredded cheddar cheese, and heavy cream.

Self rising flour– I like using self rising flour when I bake biscuits and cakes because it eliminates the need to use baking powder and salt- they’re already in the flour! You can find it stocked in the grocery store in the same aisle as the other types of flour.

📓 KITCHEN TIP: Using all-purpose flour as a substitute for self-rising flour

If all you have is all-purpose flour, simply add 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon fine salt for every cup of self-rising flour the recipe calls for.

Making chorizo gravy

If you want to make fresh chorizo yourself, it’s just a matter of adding spices to ground pork, then letting it chill for an hour in the fridge. If you have time to let it chill overnight, that’s even better; the flavor will be amazing!

To make chorizo gravy, start by browning the chorizo in a skillet. If you have a lot of grease in the pan afterward, go ahead and either drain it, or use a thick layer of paper towels to soak some of it up from the pan. You’ll want to keep couple of tablespoons worth of grease in the pan.

🔥 CAUTION: The pan and grease will be hot!

Next, you’ll make a roux to the thicken the gravy.
To do this, sprinkle the flour over the cooked chorizo and cook for a minute more.
Slowly whisk in the milk and stir to incorporate and thicken.
Allow the chorizo gravy to cook and bubble for 3-5 minutes. If it’s too thick, thin it out with a little bit of milk.

chorizo gravy ladled over cheese biscuits

Making cheese biscuits

Preheat your oven to 425°F with rack in upper third of oven. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mat, set aside.

Shred the cheddar cheese and add to your food processor with flour and chipotle powder. Process until cheese is finely chopped and incorporated into the flour. Add the cream and pulse until dough ball forms.

overhead: homemade biscuits from scratch in linen napkin lined basket

Scrape the dough from food processor bowl and turn out onto floured work surface. Lightly roll out to 3/4″ thickness and cut out 16 2-inch round biscuits. Distribute biscuit rounds on baking sheets. Brush the tops with milk and bake for 15 minutes, or until golden brown.

What to serve with breakfast for dinner

For serving, spoon the thickened chorizo gravy over the cheese biscuits and garnish on top with chopped cilantro.

You don’t really have to serve anything else with this meal, but anytime I have breakfast for dinner, I always make a batch of crispy bacon. Since you’ll already have chorizo on hand, you could also serve some spicy deviled eggs. Nobody says eggs for dinner have to be ordinary, right?

Enjoy, you’ll thank me later…

tex-mex breakfast for dinner: spicy chorizo gravy on cheddar biscuits

This post, originally published on Kevin is Cooking Aug. 28, 2015, was last updated with new content on Jan. 11, 2022.

Still Hungry?

Subscribe to my Newsletter, follow me on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and YouTube for all my latest recipes and videos.

chorizo gravy on cheese biscuits

Chorizo Gravy and Cheesy Biscuits

5 from 4 votes
Chorizo gravy and cheese biscuits is a delicious twist on classic biscuits and gravy! An easy recipe for breakfast or breakfast for dinner!
Servings: 16 servings
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 15 minutes
Total: 30 minutes

Ingredients 

Biscuits

  • 2 cups self rising flour or all-purpose flour (See Note 1)
  • 4 oz sharp cheddar cheese shredded
  • 1 tsp chipotle powder
  • 1 cup heavy cream or half and half

Chorizo Gravy (See Note 2)

Instructions 

Chorizo

  • In a bowl mix the ground pork, red wine vinegar, Smoked paprika, ancho chili powder, Mexican oregano, onion powder, garlic powder, cumin, kosher salt thoroughly to incorporate and distribute the seasoning throughout for meat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or overnight.
  • Preheat the oven to 425°F with rack in upper third of oven. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mat, set aside.

Biscuits

  • Shred the cheese and add to food processor with flour, baking powder and chipotle powder. Process until cheese is finely chopped and incorporated into the flour. Add the cream and pulse until dough ball forms.
  • Scrape the dough from food processor bowl and turn out onto floured work surface. Lightly roll out to 3/4" thickness and cut out (16) 2-inch round biscuits. Distribute biscuit rounds on baking sheets. Brush the tops with milk and bake for 15 minutes, or until golden brown.
  • Brown the chorizo in a sauté pan and break into crumbles with wooden spoon. Sprinkle the flour over and cook for a minute more. Slowly add the milk and stir to incorporate and thicken. Allow to cook and bubble for 3-5 minutes. If too thick, thin with a little milk. Spoon thickened chorizo mixture over biscuits and serve with chopped cilantro on top.

Notes

  1. If using all-purpose flour, add 3 tsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp fine grain salt to the biscuit dough.
  2. Feel free to use store bought chorizo. If using my chorizo recipe allow the meat to season for at least an hour or overnight.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 245kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 52mg | Sodium: 165mg | Potassium: 200mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 950IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 117mg | Iron: 0.9mg

The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

Course: breakfasts
Cuisine: American, Tex Mex
Have You Made This Recipe? Let Me Know on InstagramTag @keviniscooking or tag me #keviniscooking!
titled: breakfast for dinner - cheese biscuits with chorizo gravy

Kevin

Whether in the kitchen or on the grill, you’ll find me cooking American favorites with a love for BBQ, Mexican and Tex Mex. I’m passionate about making tasty food because life’s too short to be bland!

Free Bonus
5 Secrets to True Tex Mex
Essential recipes & tips for delicious Tex Mex cooking!

email image

Explore More

Leave a comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

18 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    Great recipe!! My son and think breakfast is the best meal, you can’t beat biscuits and gravy especially with chorizo.

  2. Hola, hola dear Kevin!
    Thank you for sharing your treasures with us. Your recipes are tempting, unique and very…stylish!

    Would love to support the brand that supports Kevincooking! Will I be able to find it here in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico?

    Wonderful weekend to you and your famiy!
    A fan of yours,
    Julia

    1. Hello to you Julia! I sure love to receive comments like this and thank you for taking the time to do so! Not sure if that King Arthur Flour is available do there, but you could always look at their site here for possible locations. Thanks for making me day! 🙂

  3. 5 stars
    These biscuits look fabulous, Kevin! I love rich, flaky, flavorful biscuits with brothy soups – like chicken veggie. I’m a super weirdo in that I don’t care for gravy (I know), but I love how light soups and super rich rolls or biscuits taste. Bookmarked this recipe. Thanks, Kevin!

    1. No gravy huh? Wow, I would not have thought, but hey, it’s all good. Although I think these biscuits will serve you well with any of your soups!

  4. Hey Kevin! Forgot to mention – we have two border collies, Cam and Wylie (he is one of her pups) and then there’s Henry, the cat that Cam adopted one rainy day about a year ago! 🙂

  5. Hey Kevin! I’m thanking you in advance for this one!! And, I just happen to have some of YOUR chorizo in the freezer! I like to grind my own beef and pork because I quite often can buy roasts on sale and I control the fat content. This is on the menu for Sunday! 🙂

    1. Love it Dorothy, that’s fantastic. You will not be disappointed in the chorizo gravy on top of these. The biscuits are out of this world tasty. 🙂 Have a great weekend.

  6. Man, this is one epic recipe, Kevin! You had me at the chipotle cheddar biscuits. I could have taken that basket, walked away and been one happy camper. But then the sausage gravy? Woah! Biscuits + Gravy is usually something we reserve for Christmas morning…but I might have to make an exception this year now. Christmas is about to come early! #WolfpackKnowsDogs

    1. Morning Dave! Thanks for the kind words. I gotta say these are EPIC, or as Chris and Mike would say “legit!”
      I took your naming of my dogs down and will keep safe for the draw. I realized it might be better to have people email me then look at another’s comments and possibly get it right. Doh!
      Have a great weekend and I hope to see something soon with those chiles! 🙂