Grammy's Kitchen · Macaroni and Cheese · Creamy Homemade Baked Mac and Cheese
One of 120 macaroni and cheese recipes we measured
3,884 cooks on www.thechunkychef.com rate it 4.9★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 120.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| cheese | 144% | 112% |
| dairy | 214% | 168% |
| fat | 25% | 13% |
| thickener | 13% | 0% |
| salt | 2% | 1% |
| 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 | 1 lb. dried elbow pasta |
| 114 g | 1/2 cup unsalted butter |
| 60 g | 1/2 cup all purpose flour |
| 366 g | 1 1/2 cups whole milk |
| 605 g | 2 1/2 cups half and half (**see chef tips #1 below**) |
| 452 g | 4 cups shredded medium cheddar cheese (divided (measured after shredding)) |
| 200 g | 2 cups shredded Gruyere cheese (divided (measured after shredding)) |
| 9 g | 1/2 Tbsp. salt |
| 1 g | 1/2 tsp. black pepper |
| 1 g | 1/4 tsp. paprika (smoked paprika is our favorite!) |
Method: 8 steps, published by www.thechunkychef.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
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“I just made this recipe this morning for a work potluck and I made it in a crockpot. However, I made it slightly differently in order to keep the oven-baked goodness. The stoneware from your crockpot may be oven-safe (Crock Pot brand ones are), though they are” — a cook