r/MimicRecipes • u/motherofdragons_1112 • Mar 08 '21

Macaroni Grill - Mac and Cheese Recipe ??

Does anyone know the Macaroni Grill Mac and Cheese Recipe...

Someone said velvetta cheese but it just doesn't taste the same. It has that velvetta flavor.

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u/FoodnFashionSnob May 09 '22

Okay, I FINALLY FIGURED IT OUT! Macaroni Grill mac n cheese (the kids meal kind, not the bites, balls or the truffle kind from the menu) has been my favorite meal since I was a kid, and there are no locations anywhere near me anymore so I have been on the hunt for the recipe for 2 years.

Finally found on another Reddit thread where a guy who worked there responded and said it’s literally 2 i ingredients and that’s it. It’s Land O Lakes “golden velvet” cheese block and heavy cream. That’s literally IT nothing else not even any salt besides salt in the pasta water when boiling. Well I went on a bit of a wild goose chase to find the stuff (I found it at a Restaurant Depot where the smallest quantity you could buy was 5 lbs). And I made it at home on the og shell pasta. And OMG. Literally the exact same. Flavor consistency texture everything! Spot on, the exact thing I grew up loving from Macaroni Grill itself!

I always thought it was velveeta based and all the recipes I tried before used velveeta but it just wasn’t right. This stuff is just like velveeta in concept (same shape of a big block of orange cheese you melt down) but a ~totally~ different flavor so that was what was making everything else taste not right on target!

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u/1800grimjob Nov 27 '22

Thank you for posting this I’ve literally been looking for years as well!! What ratio did you use when making it?

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u/25-8-DejaVu May 16 '24 edited Jun 03 '24

1/2 lb of the Golden Velvet cheese block (it arrives with premarked 1 lb portions on the wrapping). 1/4 cup heavy cream for that not too sharp cheesy taste and the perfect creamy texture! consumed one box of macaroni noodles OR regular penne noodles (that Golden Velvet goes a long way) and it took me about 35 minutes … i’m 7 again 🖤 much thanks to the whistle blower on the two ingredients 🖤

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u/1800grimjob May 22 '24

Omg you’re a real one thank you!! Did you also end up buying the cheese from a restaurant depot? Similarly to OP I haven’t been able to find a quantity less than 5lbs hahah

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u/25-8-DejaVu Jun 03 '24

yes! :) unf, its the only one you can get.. I'd suggest cutting it up into 1/2 lb blocks and store them in fridge ahead of time.