34 flavors that taste great with macaroni
..and 50 combinations to avoid.
We analyzed over 500,000 recipes to figure out which ingredients makes macaroni better. On average, recipes with macaroni received a 4.21⭐ review scores. However, in some combinations, review scores improved significantly. Like with mayonnaise. And sometimes worse. Like with ketchup.
Macaroni is common in american food and italian food
These are the most important combinations we found:
Stand out combinations
Improved by
High potential
Unfavorable to
- white wine
- provolone cheese
- nutritional yeast
- chives
- corn
- cumin
- evaporated milk
- onion powder
- dijon mustard
- paprika
- chili powder
- italian seasoning
- ham
- smoked paprika
- white peppers
- gruyère cheese
- hot sauce
- cheddar cheese
- sharp cheddar cheese
- garlic powder
- dill
- mozzarella cheese
- worcestershire sauce
- corn kernels
- cream cheese
- egg
- salt
- water
- butter
- cayenne
- onion
- ground beef
- milk
- parmesan
- flour
- tuna
- crumbs
- fontina cheese
- cheese
- black pepper
- green onions
- green bell peppers
- monterey jack cheese
- garlic
- olive oil
- chicken stock
- flat leaf parsley
- yellow onion
Worse all around
Common combinations
- mustard
- carrots
- oregano
- tomato sauce
- nutmeg
- basil
- mustard powder
- tomato paste
- thyme
- heavy cream
- bay leaf
- lemon juice
- margarine
- chicken broth
- velveeta cheese
- beef broth
- broccoli
- peas
- american cheese
- red chili peppers
- cornflour
- vegetable oil
- shallots
- kidney beans
- spinach
- sea salt
- green peppers
- mushrooms
- pimiento peppers
- panko
- cottage cheese
- cilantro
- oil
- black olives
- soy sauce
- red wine vinegar
- sharp white cheddar cheese
- cucumber
- chicken breast
- cauliflower
- chicken
- white onion
- brown sugar
- chickpeas
- romano cheese
- seasoned salt
- italian sausage
- red kidney beans
- raw cashew nuts
- seasoned crumbs
- colby jack cheese
- red wine
- rosemary
- ricotta cheese
- butternut squash
- almond milk
- cream
- kale
- adobo
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Remember this is how people score them online. A bad combination might not be a bad combination. It might be hard to cook or people make poor substitutions. If you think it makes sense to use something, just pay extra attention.
Here are some great recipes we found with macaroni:
Three Cheese Mac and Cheese With Garlic Panko Breadcrumbs
chefsavvy.com
Review: 4.21/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6/10
Tuscan Chicken Mac And Cheese (ONE POT, STOVE TOP)
cafedelites.com
Review: 4.91/5 Dish Dragon Score: 5.9/10
Creamy Chicken and Mushroom Macaroni Cheese Bake
cafedelites.com
Review: 4.21/5 Dish Dragon Score: 4.4/10
