Grammy's Kitchen · Macaroni and Cheese · Stovetop Macaroni and Cheese
One of 120 macaroni and cheese recipes we measured
138 cooks on www.recipetineats.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 | 101% | 112% |
| dairy | 195% | 168% |
| fat | 20% | 13% |
| thickener | 9% | 0% |
| salt | 0% | 1% |
| aromatics | 2% | 0% |
| different cheeses | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| melt idx | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| cheese flavor idx | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| stretch idx | 0.6 | 0.3 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 50 g | 50 g / 3 1/2 tbsp butter |
| 22 g | 3 tbsp flour |
| 488 g | 2 cups milk ((full fat preferred but low fat is ok)) |
| 592 g | 2 1/2 cups water |
| 250 g | 250 g / 2 1/2 cups elbow macaroni (, uncooked) |
| 84 g | 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese (, shredded) |
| 170 g | 1 1/2 cups cheese (Cheddar, Colby, Gruyere) (, shredded (Note 1)) |
| Salt and pepper | |
| 3 g | 1 tsp garlic powder |
| 2 g | 1/2 tsp onion powder |
| 2 g | 1/2 tsp mustard powder |
Method: 7 steps, published by www.recipetineats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I tried out this recipe and I had to make a few adjustments only because there were some cheeses i couldnt find at the store so i had to make do with what i had. I used this preshredded mozarella and red cheddar mix i had and grated parmesan. And i added some ” — a cook, 4.0★
“Made this tonight and what a hit it was. So easy to make, making a quick meal mid-week. I threw some bacon in the air fryer till almost crispy, cut it up and mixed it in when I added the cheese. I melted a knob of butter, mixed in some panko breadcrumbs and ou” — a cook, 5.0★