Grammy's Kitchen · Macaroni and Cheese · Stovetop Mac and Cheese
One of 120 macaroni and cheese recipes we measured
from thecozycook.com
86 cooks on thecozycook.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 | 75% | 112% |
| dairy | 160% | 168% |
| fat | 13% | 13% |
| thickener | 7% | 0% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| aromatics | 0% | 0% |
| different cheeses | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| melt idx | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| cheese flavor idx | 0.6 | 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.
| 227 g | 2 cups macaroni (uncooked. (equal to 1/2 lb.)) |
| 28 g | 2 tablespoons butter |
| 15 g | 2 tablespoons flour |
| 119 g | 1/2 cup heavy cream |
| 244 g | 1 cup milk |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon onion powder |
| 2 g | 1/4 teaspoon each: salt/pepper |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce |
| 170 g | 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese (shredded) |
| 2 g | 1/2 chicken bouillon cube (optional) |
Method: 6 steps, published by thecozycook.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Mom Bear — May 28, 2023 @ 8:08 pm Reply From my son to my mom – everyone loves this recipe every time. I use a mix of cheddar and guyrer cheeses. I used to be a baked mac and cheese only snob, but after hearing from my son 3 too many times that he liked boxed ” — a cook
“Sandi — March 25, 2025 @ 1:59 pm Reply Very simple recipe and so delicious. I have a recipe for baked mac and cheese that is my usual go to, but after moving to a high altitude area, it is not working out as well. I figured I would go with a quick, stove top r” — a cook