Cooked pasta question

ecka723

Man, now i feel like a slacker!

I weight the pasta before cooking, then divide it into 2 servings or 4 servings, depending on if I am cooking for 1 or 2. But I always have dinner leftovers for lunch.

Example:

I am making penne and sauce for me and my husband. I will weigh out 8 ounces of pasta, then drain, add 4 servings of sauce, and eyeball it into 1/4 of the dish.

Morninglory81

For me 2 oz usually turns into 4-4.5 oz it all depends on how long you cook it. I have done the above many times and now just use 4 oz as my serving.