Creamed Chipped Beef Gravy

This Creamed Chipped Beef Gravy is the fancy version of that old time classic recipe. Our version is upgraded with mushrooms, sour cream, cheddar cheese and parsley for a new spin on an old favorite.

Chipped Beef Gravy

Chipped beef gravy has many names. SOS. Shit on a Shingle. Chipped Beef on a Shingle.  Save our Stomachs.  No matter what you call it, it’s one of those recipes that you grow to love.  It was often served in the military, and thus, has a certain level of nostalgia to it.

While we didn’t grow up eating chipped beef gravy, our mom often made sausage gravy or even hamburger gravy over toast for a quick dinner. So we appreciate a good gravy over toast supper once in a while! Try our friend Jent’s Homemade Sausage Gravy for breakfast or dinner!

We eat our classic version of chipped beef gravy over toast often.  This fancy version contains onion, sour cream, mushrooms, cheddar cheese and parsley which gives the classic dish a whole new spin. Try this dried beef gravy over pasta to take the presentation up a notch from regular toast.

Ingredients

• Butter
• Diced Onions
• Milk
• All Purpose Flour
• Dried Beef (chipped beef)
• Sour Cream
• Canned Mushrooms
• Shredded Cheddar Cheese
• Dried Parsley
• Salt and Black Pepper (optional)

How To Make Creamed Chipped Beef Gravy

1. Heat a large skillet over medium heat; melt butter and sauté onions until soft.
2. Add flour and stir with a whisk; cook for 30 seconds.
3. Pour in milk, stirring constantly until the gravy thickens over low heat to medium low heat.
4. Add dried beef, sour cream, mushrooms, cheddar cheese and parsley.  Heat until warmed through.
5. Serve over toast, cooked pasta rice, noodles, mashed potatoes, fried potatoes or biscuits.

Storage Instructions

Let leftovers cool. Transfer to an airtight container, and store in the fridge.

For the full SOS recipe, scroll to the bottom of this post.

Recipe FAQs

• This is a new spin on classic chipped beef gravy.
• Chipped beef is a dried beef that is jarred and found in the pantry staples at the grocery store. We provided a link to it on Amazon in the recipe instructions if you need to see what it looks like.
• Often times, I swap out the packets of beef (Buddig Beef) from the refrigerated section for the jarred dried beef.  The packets aren’t quite as salty, so you may have to adjust the salt levels if you make this substitution.
• Fancy Shit on a Shingle contains drained canned mushrooms. Not a mushroom fan, go ahead and leave them out.
• Like old-fashioned cream-based gravy recipes? Try our Old-Fashioned Tomato Gravy recipe.
• Does your family dig recipes that involve gravy? Try 12 Minute Old Fashioned Ham Steak and Sunday Church Beef Tips.

Recipe Variations

• Use any type of milk you have in the refrigerator, but whole or 2% milk will result in a thicker chipped beef gravy.
• Traditionally, chipped beef gravy SOS is served over toast or Texas toast, but this version is fancy enough to serve over cooked pasta such as macaroni or shells.
• Spice it up with a pinch or cayenne pepper of red pepper flakes.

What meat is in creamed chipped beef?

Creamed chipped beef uses dried beef. Dried beef is a type of meat that has been salted, pressed and dried. It’s found on the shelf in the grocery store in a jar.

Is buddig beef the same as chipped beef?

Buddig beef and chipped beef is technically not the same; however, Buddig beef is a great substitute for chipped beef in recipes such as chipped beef gravy. Chipped beef is saltier than Buddig beef in flavor, and the texture is slightly different.