Grammy's Kitchen · Macaroni and Cheese · Stovetop Mac and Cheese
One of 120 macaroni and cheese recipes we measured
from www.foodiecrush.com
29 cooks on www.foodiecrush.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 | 100% | 112% |
| dairy | 150% | 168% |
| fat | 13% | 13% |
| salt | 4% | 1% |
| aromatics | 0% | 0% |
| different cheeses | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| melt idx | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| cheese flavor idx | 0.4 | 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 | 8 ounces elbow, spiral, or shell macaroni noodles ((about 2 3/4 cups)) |
| 28 g | 2 tablespoons butter |
| 473 g | 2 cups water |
| 340 g | 12 ounces Kroger evaporated milk |
| 9 g | 1 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon dry mustard (, dissolved in 1 tablespoon water) |
| 0 g | 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder (, optional) |
| 113 g | 4 ounces American cheese (, about 6 slices ) |
| 113 g | 4 ounces grated mild cheddar cheese (, rounded 1/2 cup) |
Method: 2 steps, published by www.foodiecrush.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I wanted to start by saying, I NEVER take the time to rate recipes. Never. I've been on a search for a long time for perfect homemade mac and cheese and never found it until this recipe. This recipe is EVERYTHING. I could eat it every day. The only thing ” — a cook, 5.0★
“I wanted to start by saying, I NEVER take the time to rate recipes. Never. I’ve been on a search for a long time for perfect homemade mac and cheese and never found it until this recipe. This recipe is EVERYTHING. I could eat it every day. The only thing I do ” — a cook, 5.0★