Grammy's Kitchen · Macaroni and Cheese · Southern Baked Macaroni and Cheese
One of 120 macaroni and cheese recipes we measured
from iheartrecipes.com
It ranks #2 of 120 for cheese intensity among the macaroni and cheese recipes we compared. 68 cooks on iheartrecipes.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 | 430% | 112% |
| dairy | 189% | 168% |
| fat | 0% | 13% |
| egg | 71% | 0% |
| salt | 6% | 1% |
| different cheeses | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| melt idx | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| cheese flavor idx | 0.6 | 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.
| 210 g | 2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni pasta |
| 12 g | 2 tsp salt |
| 226 g | 2 cups American and mild cheddar shreds |
| 226 g | 2 cups shredded monterey jack cheese |
| 452 g | 4 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese |
| 397 g | 14 oz can evaporated milk |
| 2 cups half & half | |
| 150 g | 3 eggs |
| 1 g | 1/2 tsp ground black pepper |
Method: 10 steps, published by iheartrecipes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Roise I used your recipe to make a birthday dinner for my man. He wanted Mac and chesse and meatloaf. I made your southern baked Mac and cheese and creamiest mashed potatoes. I don’t like Mac and cheese. My mom used to made every Sunday for Sunday dinners. Her” — a cook, 5.0★
“Hi Rosie! I am a young newly wed who feels incredibly blessed to find your YouTube and website! My husband is from a very small ‘dirt road’ town in Alabama and comes from a family of FANTASTIC cooks. He expects the same from me and I was unfortunately spoiled ” — a cook, 5.0★