Grammy's Kitchen · Macaroni and Cheese · Instant Pot Mac and Cheese
One of 120 macaroni and cheese recipes we measured
116 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 | 87% | 112% |
| dairy | 39% | 168% |
| fat | 6% | 13% |
| 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 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 454 g | 16 oz dried elbow pasta |
| 480 g | 2 cups reduced sodium chicken broth |
| 473 g | 2 cups water |
| 28 g | 2 Tbsp butter |
| 5 g | 1 tsp hot sauce ((optional)) |
| 3 g | 1/2 tsp kosher salt |
| 1 g | 1/2 tsp garlic powder |
| 1 g | 1/4 tsp black pepper |
| 1 g | 1/4 tsp smoked paprika |
| 1 g | 1/4 tsp dried mustard powder |
| 1 g | 1/4 tsp onion powder |
| 282 g | 2 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese ((mild, medium, or sharp - use personal favorite)) |
| 113 g | 1 cup shredded colby jack cheese |
| 178 g | 1/2 - 1 cup heavy cream |
Method: 6 steps, published by www.thechunkychef.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“We LOVE this recipe! My husband previously only liked the box mac and cheese and I was looking for a good homemade recipe and we have a winner with this one! It’s so creamy and delicious. My super picky 4 year old will even eat it. It’s easy to make and makes ” — a cook
“Made this for a friend who is going through a difficult time. This was only my second attempt at cooking with the Instant Pot and I made a mistake by adding the cheese too soon so had to try to remedy that but it still turned out great! Made a couple of modifi” — a cook