For many of us, our favorite comfort foods are covered in gravy—specifically white gravy. This creamy sauce is a must on many southern dishes like chicken-fried steak and biscuits with sausage gravy.

While many cozy southern comfort foods take hours to simmer or braise, white gravy comes together in a snap. About 15 minutes is all you need to make this sauce from scratch.

Making white gravy is easy-peasy and doesn't require any fussy ingredients. As long as you have butter and milk in the fridge, you're ready to stir up a batch. We based this white gravy off our top-rated basic white sauce.

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To start your white gravy, melt the butter over medium heat. Once melted, whisk in the flour, salt and pepper until nice and smooth.

Next, gradually add in the milk, whisking as you go. Bring the sauce to a boil and whisk until the sauce thickens. This should only take a minute or two.

And that's all there is to making white gravy! Once it's finished, spoon over biscuits, cooked veggies or whatever you're craving.

If you want to level up the flavors of this easy white gravy recipe, you can always add in extra spices. Here are a few ideas from the Taste of Home Test Kitchen:

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