Grammy's Kitchen · Macaroni and Cheese · Southern Baked Macaroni and Cheese Casserole

One of 120 macaroni and cheese recipes we measured

Southern Baked Macaroni and Cheese Casserole

from iheartrecipes.com

It ranks #1 of 120 for sauce stability among the macaroni and cheese recipes we compared. 48 cooks on iheartrecipes.com rate it 5.0★.

hands-on15m
waitingnone
makes8
each$0.59
leveladvanced
Needs:mozzarellasharp cheddarAs an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 120.

this recipe typical
cheese0%112%
dairy0%168%
fat0%13%
salt0%1%
melt idx0.00.6
cheese flavor idx0.00.6
stretch idx0.00.3

Where it stands out

  • #1 of 120 for gloopiness
  • #1 of 120 for sauce stability
  • #118 of 120 for richness

Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

3 cups uncooked elbow macaroi
57 g4 tbsp salted butter (melted)
22 g3 tbsp all purpose flour
3 1/2 cups half & half
12 g2 tsp seasoning salt
2 g1 tsp ground black pepper
226 g2 cups sharp cheddar cheese (shredded)
112 g1 cup mozzarella cheese (shredded)
54 g1/2 cup Italian panko bread crumbs
28 g2 tbsp salted butter (melted)

Method: 17 steps, published by iheartrecipes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“I came online to *try* to find a recipe like my mother’s but with no success so used yours. The only thing I ‘tweaked’ was the butter; I used some bacon drippings instead of all butter because I was short on one and had some of the other. For the crumbs, I use” — a cook
“Please read all. Let's start off by saying I'm that women that HATES mac and cheese. My kids love Mac and cheese and my husband it's so so he doesn't really like it. So I've been searching for a looong time for a good recipe. Now with that being said. I made t” — a cook, 5.0★
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