Grammy's Kitchen · Macaroni and Cheese · Homemade Mac and Cheese
One of 120 macaroni and cheese recipes we measured
from www.budgetbytes.com
101 cooks on www.budgetbytes.com rate it 4.6★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 120.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| cheese | 110% | 112% |
| dairy | 200% | 168% |
| fat | 19% | 13% |
| thickener | 13% | 0% |
| salt | 2% | 1% |
| aromatics | 1% | 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 oz. macaroni (uncooked, $0.49) |
| 43 g | 3 Tbsp butter ($0.34) |
| 30 g | 3 Tbsp all-purpose flour (30g, $0.03) |
| 454 g | 2 cups whole milk (16 oz. $0.43) |
| 2 g | 1/2 tsp onion powder ($0.02) |
| 1 g | 1/2 tsp garlic powder ($0.02) |
| 1 g | 1/2 tsp paprika ($0.02) |
| 4 g | 3/4 tsp salt ($0.03) |
| 1 g | 1/4 tsp black pepper (freshly cracked, $0.04) |
| 2 g | 1/2 tsp hot sauce ($0.01*) |
| 250 g | 2 1/2 cups sharp cheddar cheese (shredded, (250g) $2.08**) |
Method: 13 steps, published by www.budgetbytes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
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