Sides · Batch
Honky-Tonk Mac and Cheese
A structured venue recipe with yield, service, allergen, safety, costing, and scaling guidance.
Honky-Tonk Mac and Cheese
Sides · Batch. Cost the full portion, verify allergens, and test the recipe under the room’s real service pressure.
Ingredients
- 5 lb dry macaroni
- 3 lb cheddar
- 2 lb melting cheese
- 1 gal milk
- 1/2 lb butter
- 1 cup flour
Method
- Cook pasta and prepare cheese sauce with controlled heat.
- Combine and bake or hot hold under the approved process.
- Monitor holding and discard according to policy.
Production and station plan
- Assign the recipe to one primary station and identify the backup station or stop-sell condition.
- Measure prep from forecast and finished yield; do not prep only from habit.
- Use a dated house specification with exact portion, equipment, plate or package, garnish, and target ticket time.
- Stage no more product than can remain safe and high quality through the intended service window.
- Define the cleanup and allergen-reset procedure before the item is offered.
Quality checkpoints
| Checkpoint | Manager standard |
|---|---|
| Receiving | Correct approved brand or specification, intact packaging, label/allergen review, and required temperature or condition. |
| Prep | Correct batch, weight, cut, label, date, sanitation, and raw/ready-to-eat separation. |
| Cook or assembly | House method followed; applicable critical limits confirmed with calibrated equipment. |
| Pickup | Correct portion, presentation, temperature, garnish, package, and no uncontrolled wait. |
| End of service | Food placed into approved hold, cooling, donation, or disposal process with batch identity intact. |
Costing and menu review
This recipe contains 6 listed ingredient lines. Price the full serving—not only the primary protein—including trim, cooking loss, sauce, oil, bread, garnish, condiments, packaging, waste, and vendor fees. Compare food-cost percentage with contribution dollars and station time.
- Record actual portions sold and sellout time.
- Measure remakes, waste, plate returns, and unused prep.
- Review vendor substitutions before service.
- Retest the price and portion whenever the recipe, supplier, or package changes.
Safety and allergen check
Safety: This is a time/temperature-control food. Use approved cooking, cooling, refrigeration, reheating, and holding procedures.
Allergens: Contains milk and wheat.
Holding and leftovers: Use current Texas/local requirements and the operation’s approved process. If time, temperature, labeling, or product history is uncertain, discard the food.
Costing and venue execution
- Enter current vendor prices in the Recipe Cost Calculator; this page does not provide a market price.
- Scale with the Batch Recipe Scaler.
- Test during realistic peak volume before menu launch.
- Document the approved portion, plate, packaging, garnish, ticket-time target, and version date.
Recipe-to-Service Engine
Scale it, cost it and prepare it for the room.
Scaled ingredients
Batch ingredient cost
Enter the actual cost used in this batch for each ingredient. This avoids pretending that unlike units can be converted automatically.
| Ingredient | Batch cost |
|---|---|
| 5 lb dry macaroni | |
| 3 lb cheddar | |
| 2 lb melting cheese | |
| 1 gal milk | |
| 1/2 lb butter | |
| 1 cup flour |
Generated service package
Private testing and house record
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