Grammy's Kitchen · Macaroni and Cheese · Simple Stovetop Mac and Cheese without Flour
One of 120 macaroni and cheese recipes we measured
29 cooks on www.thegraciouswife.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 | 100% | 112% |
| dairy | 111% | 168% |
| fat | 13% | 13% |
| salt | 0% | 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.
| 227 g | 8 oz package elbow macaroni |
| 28 g | 2 tablespoons butter |
| 252 g | 1 cup evaporated milk |
| 227 g | 8 ounces cheddar cheese (freshly shredded) |
| Salt and pepper to taste |
Method: 5 steps, published by www.thegraciouswife.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Oh...my...goodness!!! My family loves that you shared this! I often make homemade "mac'n cheese", but was frustrated with the graininess and finally did a search to see if there were any solutions out there besides using a higher fat milk (not skim with a roux” — a cook
“It may also have been the cheese selection. I made ours using 1 block of extra sharp yellow cheddar and 1 block of extra sharp white (mixed in some onion powder and garlic salt and crushed Club crackers) and it turned out great. I will probably try other chees” — a cook