Grammy's Kitchen · Macaroni and Cheese · Instant Pot Mac and Cheese
One of 120 macaroni and cheese recipes we measured
265 cooks on www.spendwithpennies.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 | 104% | 112% |
| dairy | 95% | 168% |
| fat | 5% | 13% |
| salt | 1% | 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.
| 284 g | 10 ounces elbow macaroni (about 2 1/2 cups) |
| 710 g | 3 cups water |
| 14 g | 1 tablespoon butter |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon dry mustard powder |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon onion powder |
| 2 g | 1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt (or to taste) |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon black pepper |
| 85 g | 3 ounces cream cheese (about 1/3 cup) |
| 183 g | 3/4 cup milk (divided) |
| 284 g | 2 1/2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese (about 10 ounces) |
| 12 g | 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese (shredded) |
Method: 6 steps, published by www.spendwithpennies.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I made this and it worked beautifully – not really sure why so many have had problems. Actually, I probably used a tad more dry mac than the recipe called for and I had very little water when I released the pressure. I had some Heavy Cream so I used that for t” — a cook, 5.0★
“I was looking for something my 17 yr old daughter could eat after getting her new braces two days ago. She gets crazy hangry if she is not fed. Finding something )other than mashed potatoes and soup) that she didn’t have to chew a lot was a challenge. I looked” — a cook, 5.0★