Grammy's Kitchen · Macaroni and Cheese · Instant Pot Mac and Cheese
One of 120 macaroni and cheese recipes we measured
from www.simplyhappyfoodie.com
51 cooks on www.simplyhappyfoodie.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 | 80% | 112% |
| dairy | 40% | 168% |
| fat | 9% | 13% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| aromatics | 0% | 0% |
| different cheeses | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| melt idx | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| cheese flavor idx | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| stretch idx | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 960 g | 4 cups Water or Low Sodium Chicken Broth |
| 43 g | 3 Tablespoons Butter, (unsalted) |
| 4 g | 3/4 teaspoon Kosher Salt |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon Pepper |
| 2 g | 3/4 teaspoon Garlic Powder |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon Ground Mustard ((optional)) |
| 1 Few Dashes of Hot Sauce ((optional, but it adds a nice flavor, not spicy)) | |
| 454 g | 16 oz Macaroni Pasta ((1 lb, or penne, shells, etc.) weigh it for best results) |
| 226 g | 2 cups Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese, (shredded (freshly shredded for creamiest result)) |
| 112 g | 1 cup Shredded Monterey Jack or Mozzarella Cheese, (freshly shredded is best) |
| 25 g | 1/4 cup Shredded Parmesan Cheese |
| 183 g | 1/2 - 1 cup Milk ((or half and half, evaporated milk) Add enough to get desired creaminess.) |
Method: 10 steps, published by www.simplyhappyfoodie.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“So here’s how this went down…my daughter sent me home with some barbecue pulled pork. I knew right away that I needed some mac & cheese to go with this, even though I don’t usually eat carbs like that. The problem was, I was working, and couldn’t take time for” — a cook
“I made this for a Potluck at work yesterday. First time, took it to work with all the ingredients and made it on my coffee break! It was a HUGE HIT!! Thanks for the recipe! I made 1 1/2 of the recipe in my 8q IP. I would have made a double but only had that mu” — a cook