Grammy's Kitchen · Macaroni and Cheese · Mac and Cheese with Evaporated Milk
One of 120 macaroni and cheese recipes we measured
13 cooks on countrysidecravings.com rate it 4.2★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 120.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| cheese | 107% | 112% |
| dairy | 91% | 168% |
| fat | 9% | 13% |
| thickener | 3% | 0% |
| salt | 0% | 1% |
| aromatics | 1% | 0% |
| different cheeses | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| melt idx | 0.6 | 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.
| 43 g | 3 tablespoons butter |
| 15 g | 2 tablespoons all purpose flour |
| 1065 g | 4 1/2 cups (1.06L) water |
| 411 g | 1 (12 floz) (354ml) can evaporated milk |
| 454 g | 1 pound (454g) uncooked elbow pasta |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon onion powder |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder |
| 0 g | 1/8-1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper |
| 340 g | 3 cups (340g) shredded cheddar cheese (mild or medium) |
| 115 g | 1 cup (115g) shredded mozzarella cheese |
| 30 g | 1/4 cup (30g) grated Parmesan cheese |
Method: 2 steps, published by countrysidecravings.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I found the past took ages to cook, over 30 minutes. Next time I'll boil the pasta first in the milk and water and make the roux in another pot for speed. Very creamy and tasty though. Served with broccoli and chips made from baking potatoes, par boiled int” — a cook, 4.0★
“I found the past took ages to cook, over 30 minutes. Next time I’ll boil the pasta first in the milk and water and make the roux in another pot for speed. Very creamy and tasty though. Served with broccoli and chips made from baking potatoes, par boiled into c” — a cook, 4.0★