Grammy's Kitchen · Macaroni and Cheese · Southern Baked Macaroni and Cheese
One of 120 macaroni and cheese recipes we measured
from divascancook.com
971 cooks on divascancook.com rate it 4.6★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 120.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| cheese | 171% | 112% |
| dairy | 154% | 168% |
| fat | 0% | 13% |
| egg | 32% | 0% |
| salt | 0% | 1% |
| different cheeses | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| melt idx | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| cheese flavor idx | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| stretch idx | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 315 g | 3 cups elbow macaroni (uncooked) |
| 366 g | 1 1/2 cups milk |
| 119 g | 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream |
| 113 g | 1 cup Colby & Monterey Jack (shredded (cheese blend)) |
| 198 g | 6-8 oz Velveeta cheese (shredded (feel free to cut back on the Velveeta if you don't want it to be super creamy)) |
| 113 g | 1 cup sharp cheddar (shredded (can use less if you don't like a sharp taste in your mac n cheese)) |
| salt & pepper, to taste ((can use other seasonings if desired)) | |
| 100 g | 2 eggs |
| 113 g | 1 cup smoked cheddar cheese (shredded (a must)) |
| paprika (optional) |
Method: 16 steps, published by divascancook.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Kara — December 24, 2024 @ 1:26 am Reply I have won 2 contests with this recipe. It’s my go to for Thanksgiving and Christmas every year. My daughter looks forward to it. I always double the recipe, I’m able to find all the cheeses but the smoked cheddar I can” — a cook
“Brandi — November 28, 2024 @ 2:12 pm Reply I’ve been making this about 10+ years. Always a hit. I’ve switched the cheeses up a little bit sometimes, but the smoked cheese is really the key to making this good. Don’t leave it out. I’ve made it with smoked Gouda” — a cook