Grammy's Kitchen · Macaroni and Cheese · Easy Macaroni And Cheese
One of 120 macaroni and cheese recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 120 for sauce stability among the macaroni and cheese recipes we compared. 45 cooks on www.lovefromtheoven.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 | 0% | 112% |
| dairy | 0% | 168% |
| fat | 0% | 13% |
| salt | 0% | 1% |
| melt idx | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| cheese flavor idx | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| stretch idx | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 1 (8 ouncbox elbow macaroni | |
| 57 g | 1/4 cup butter |
| 57 g | 2 oz cream cheese (cut in cubes) |
| 30 g | 1/4 cup all-purpose flour |
| 488 g | 2 cups milk |
| 226 g | 2 cups shredded cheese such as cheddar or colby jack |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| Black pepper to taste | |
| Optional: you can add a splash of hot sauce or a tsp of mustard powder if desired |
Method: 3 steps, published by www.lovefromtheoven.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I love this recipe! I've never made Mac and Cheese from anything but the the box. It was super easy to follow. I didn't have any pepper so I went with out. I add a little bit extra cream cheese and used q couple different types of cheese, mostly American chee” — a cook, 5.0★
“I love this recipe! I’ve never made Mac and Cheese from anything but the the box. It was super easy to follow. I didn’t have any pepper so I went with out. I add a little bit extra cream cheese and used q couple different types of cheese, mostly American chees” — a cook, 5.0★