Grammy's Kitchen · Macaroni and Cheese · Simple Mac and Cheese Recipe Without Flour
One of 120 macaroni and cheese recipes we measured
from onecarefreecook.com
4 cooks on onecarefreecook.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 | 100% | 112% |
| dairy | 213% | 168% |
| fat | 19% | 13% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| 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.
| 710 g | 3 cups water |
| 227 g | 8 oz elbow macaroni |
| 43 g | 3 tbsp butter |
| 3 g | 1/2 tsp sea salt (adjust according to taste) |
| 1 g | 1/2 tsp black pepper (ground) |
| 1 g | 1/2 tsp paprika |
| 238 g | 1 cup heavy cream |
| 244 g | 1 cup milk |
| 226 g | 2 cups sharp cheddar cheese (grated) |
Method: 4 steps, published by onecarefreecook.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Exactly the recipe I needed! I’ve never once had success with the roux-based sauce recipes, but this recipe turned out perfectly delicious! I even added some diced bell pepper and ancho peppers from my garden. So glad to be able to make a macaroni sauce from s” — a cook, 5.0★