Pasta Question???????

ambertimmons21

2 ounces of dry pasta is how many ounces cooked? I know that 2 ounces dry is about 1 cup cooked but I would like to weigh it to get a better measure? The only way that I can think of to do it is to cook my pasta seperately from the rest and that's kinda a waste of time and a pot!!!

ambertimmons21

2 ounces of dry pasta is how many ounces cooked? I know that 2 ounces dry is about 1 cup cooked but I would like to weigh it to get a better measure? The only way that I can think of to do it is to cook my pasta seperately from the rest and that's kinda a waste of time and a pot!!!

gabi_ele

how many ounces do you usually cook? weigh it bevore you cook them, and after and devide. For instance if you would cook 16 oz. weigh them in a bowl after cooking and divide it by 8 that would give you the weight of 2 oz cooked. hope that helped

shorerider

search the forum for pasta servings--someone asked this a few weeks back and someone knew how much the dry amount worked out to when it was cooked, so you could weigh it after cooking that way.

FletcherChic

i weighed out 2 oz of dry whole wheat linguine then cooked it. After cooking that 2 oz of pasta weighed 6 oz....don't know if other pastas will weigh more or less but i hope this helps!

shorerider

Here's the info--I searched and found it and cut-n-pasted it below

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This should help!!...so basially 2 ounces of pasta = 1 cup cooked.

Dry Pasta vs. Cooked Pasta Measurements

8 oz. uncooked small to medium pasta shapes = 4 cups cooked
Examples: Elbow macaroni, Medium Shells, Rotini, Twists, Spirals, Wagon Wheels, Bow Ties, Mostaccioli, Penne, Ziti, Radiatore, Rigatoni
8 oz. uncooked long pasta shapes or a 1 1/2-inch diameter bunch = 4 cups cooked
Examples: Spaghetti, Angel Hair, Linguine, Vermicelli, Fettuccine
8 oz. uncooked egg noodles = 2 1/2 cups cooked

ambertimmons21

Thanks for all your help guys!!!!