Grammy's Kitchen · Macaroni and Cheese · Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese
One of 120 macaroni and cheese recipes we measured
from thefoodcharlatan.com
82 cooks on thefoodcharlatan.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 | 178% | 112% |
| dairy | 276% | 168% |
| fat | 65% | 13% |
| salt | 2% | 1% |
| different cheeses | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| melt idx | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| cheese flavor idx | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| stretch idx | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Adapts cleanly: nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 57 g | 1/4 cup butter (melted (half stick)) |
| 255 g | 2 cups dry elbow macaroni (9 ounces) |
| 340 g | 1 12-ounce can evaporated milk (no substitutions) |
| 244 g | 1 cup whole milk |
| 119 g | 1/2 cup cream* |
| 110 g | 1/2 cup mayonnaise |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon kosher salt |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon black pepper |
| 0 g | 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (for flavor, not heat) |
| 227 g | 8 ounces yellow American cheese (chopped into chunks) |
| 170 g | 6 ounces sharp cheddar cheese (freshly shredded (1 and 1/2 cups packed)) |
| 57 g | 2 ounces Parmesan cheese (freshly shredded (1/2 cup packed)) |
| extra sliced cheese (optional) |
Method: 13 steps, published by thefoodcharlatan.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“My granddaughter requested mac and cheese for her birthday party. She loves the boxed kind, but I had to take it up a notch. This recipe is delicious! I tripled the amount to have enough for the party. At my wife’s request, I left out the cayenne pepper. Appar” — a cook, 5.0★
“This is SO GOOD. I made it exactly as written with Kraft singles since I didn’t have time for a grocery store with a deli counter. I did not add any extra cheese on top and as a Midwestern lady with a cheese addiction I thought it was still perfect. I made it ” — a cook, 5.0★