Grammy's Kitchen · Macaroni and Cheese · Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese
One of 120 macaroni and cheese recipes we measured
60 cooks on www.dinneratthezoo.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 | 150% | 112% |
| dairy | 155% | 168% |
| fat | 13% | 13% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| aromatics | 0% | 0% |
| different cheeses | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| melt idx | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| cheese flavor idx | 0.4 | 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.
| 454 g | 1 lb cavatappi pasta (or other corkscrew shaped pasta) |
| 57 g | 1/4 cup butter (cut into cubes) |
| 340 g | 1 12 ounce can evaporated milk |
| 363 g | 1 1/2 cups half and half |
| 452 g | 4 cups shredded cheddar cheese |
| 227 g | 1/2 lb block of orange American cheese (cut into cubes (8 ounces)) |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon pepper |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon onion powder |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon paprika |
| cooking spray | |
| 4 g | 2 teaspoons chopped parsley (optional garnish) |
Method: 6 steps, published by www.dinneratthezoo.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I was looking for a recipe that didn't need to go in the oven. This came out very well. I did all of the prep work the day before, including cooking the pasta, so it was cold from being in the fridge. I started out cooking it on low, but after a half hour, it” — a cook, 5.0★
“I was looking for a recipe that didn’t need to go in the oven. This came out very well. I did all of the prep work the day before, including cooking the pasta, so it was cold from being in the fridge. I started out cooking it on low, but after a half hour, it ” — a cook, 5.0★