Lewis' Midwestern Sausage Gravy

Ingredients

• 1 pound bulk sausage tennessee pride® (such as )
• 1 cup flour all-purpose
• 2 tablespoons ground pepper black
• 3 tablespoons olive oil 
• 1 tablespoon rubbed sage 
• 5 cups milk whole

Equipment

• frying pan

Directions

1. Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir sausage, olive oil, pepper, and sage in the hot skillet until sausage is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes.
2. Stir flour into sausage mixture until thoroughly mixed.
3. Pour milk into sausage mixture and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low, cover skillet with a lid, and cook, stirring occasionally, until gravy is thickened, about 10 minutes.