Grammy's Kitchen · Macaroni and Cheese · Easy Homemade Mac and Cheese
One of 120 macaroni and cheese recipes we measured
from joyfoodsunshine.com
1,527 cooks on joyfoodsunshine.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 | 100% | 112% |
| dairy | 133% | 168% |
| fat | 13% | 13% |
| thickener | 7% | 0% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| aromatics | 0% | 0% |
| different cheeses | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| melt idx | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| cheese flavor idx | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| stretch idx | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 227 g | 8 ounces elbow macaroni (uncooked) |
| 28 g | 2 Tablespoons salted butter |
| 15 g | 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon sea salt |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder ((optional but recommended)) |
| 244 g | 1 cup whole milk |
| 58 g | 1/4 cup sour cream (or Greek yogurt) |
| 227 g | 8 ounces shredded cheddar cheese ((2 cups)) |
Method: 11 steps, published by joyfoodsunshine.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Dear Laura, I made Mac and Cheese as a late dinner for a single man last night using your recipe . It was delicious. I just had it for breakfast too. Reheated leftovers in the same pot using gentle heat and a teeny bit of water, then some milk. Added some drie” — a cook
“So I used this recipe as a base to do a ** 1 Pot Gluten-free Mac n Cheese **. Made the rue as directed above but cooked it for almost 2 minutes, then poured in ~ 1/2 cup cold milk and whisked till uniform. Then dumped in my uncooked pasta, and added more milk ” — a cook, 5.0★