Grammy's Kitchen · Macaroni and Cheese · Baked Macaroni and Cheese
One of 120 macaroni and cheese recipes we measured
from amandascookin.com
132 cooks on amandascookin.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 120.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| cheese | 125% | 112% |
| dairy | 160% | 168% |
| fat | 13% | 13% |
| thickener | 7% | 0% |
| salt | 0% | 1% |
| topping | 12% | 0% |
| different cheeses | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| melt idx | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| cheese flavor idx | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| stretch idx | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 454 g | 16 oz elbow macaroni (cooked) |
| 57 g | 4 Tablespoons butter |
| 30 g | 4 Tablespoons all purpose flour |
| 488 g | 2 cups milk |
| 238 g | 1 cup heavy whipping cream |
| 339 g | 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese |
| 226 g | 2 cups shredded Colby Jack cheese |
| Salt and pepper (to taste) | |
| 54 g | 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon paprika |
Method: 10 steps, published by amandascookin.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I made this for dinner on April 2, 2022. I used about 3c medium cheddar & about 1c smoked cheddar, both grated. I also added in a half package of cream cheese & about a cup of diced Velveeta, before adding the pasta. I used a 410g box of Barilla penn” — a cook, 5.0★
“I made this for dinner on April 2, 2022. I used about 3c medium cheddar & about 1c smoked cheddar, both grated. I also added in a half package of cream cheese & about a cup of diced Velveeta, before adding the pasta. I used a 410g box of Barilla pennette (smal” — a cook, 5.0★