Mac and cheese, compared
Make a tableThe split here is structural: some of these build a roux and bake the dish, others melt everything on the hob and serve it straight. That is the difference between a forty-minute recipe and a fifteen-minute one, and it shows up in the time column far more clearly than in any of the ingredient weights.
18 recipes in the library match this dish. Every figure is one the recipe itself stated; where a recipe said nothing, the cell is empty rather than filled in. Each row links to its table, and every table credits and links its source.
Total time
20 min–1 hr14 of 18 stated one
Cooking temperature
163–200 °C10 of 18 stated one
Servings
4–1218 of 18 stated
Butter
14–140 g· median 5713 of 18
Flour
15–100 g· median 4510 of 18
| Recipe | Time | Temp | Serves | Butter | Flour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The BEST Homemade Baked Mac and Cheesemomontimeout.com | 1 hr | 175 °C | 12 | 85 g | 40 g |
| Mac & Cheesebbc.co.uk | 1 hr | 200 °C | 6 | 100 g | 100 g |
| Southern Baked Mac and Cheeseafricanbites.com | 45 min | 190 °C | 8 | 45 g | 15 g |
| Classic Baked Mac and Cheeseeatfigsnotpigs.com | 1 hr | 200 °C | 6 | 140 g | 60 g |
| Stovetop Mac and Cheesealtonbrown.com | 20 min | — | 4 | 60 g | — |
| Best Ever Macaroni Cheesebbcgoodfood.com | 40 min | 200 °C | 4 | — | — |
| Easy Homemade Mac and Cheesejoyfoodsunshine.com | 25 min | — | 8 | 30 g | 15 g |
| Creamy Homemade Baked Mac and Cheesethechunkychef.com | 1 hr | 163 °C | 8 | 115 g | 60 g |
| Miso Macaroni and Cheesebonappetit.com | 30 min | — | 4 | 57 g | 63 g |
| Velveeta Mac and Cheesespendwithpennies.com | 50 min | 175 °C | 8 | — | — |
| Tini's Mac and Cheesesugarandsoul.co | 1 hr | 175 °C | 12 | 45 g | 25 g |
| The Best Vegan Mac and Cheese Recipedetoxinista.com | — | — | 8 | — | — |
| Cheeseboard Macaroni Cheesejanespatisserie.com | 50 min | 200 °C | 4 | 50 g | 50 g |
| Mac & Cheese for the freezer!simplysarahhart.substack.com | — | 190 °C | 8 | 40 g | — |
| Chili Mac and Cheesethepioneerwoman.com | 30 min | — | 8 | — | — |
| Copycat Kraft Mac and Cheesecastironrecipes.com | — | — | 8 | 60 g | 30 g |
| Chicken Fajita Mac and Cheesechefjackovens.com | 35 min | — | 5 | 14 g | — |
| One Pot Chili Mac and Cheeserecipetineats.com | — | — | 5 | — | — |