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 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.

How To Make Creamed Chipped Beef Gravy:

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

1. Heat a skillet over medium heat; melt butter and saute onions until soft.
2. Add flour and stir; cook for 30 seconds.
3. Pour in milk, stirring constantly until the gravy thickens.
4. Add dried beef, sour cream, mushrooms, cheddar cheese and parsley.  Heat until warmed through.
5. Serve over toast or cooked pasta.

Notes About SOS:

• 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 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.
• 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, but this version is fancy enough to serve over cooked pasta such as macaroni or shells.
• 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.