A simple question I am sure...

8turboturtle8
8turboturtle8 Posts: 239 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
But I like to see it in print...I am going to make pasta tonight...for the whole family...if I was simply cooking for myself I would weigh the 2oz of past before I cook it and would be sure of my portion. But if I am cooking a big pot and everyone takes a different amount I don't know what 2oz looks like cooked. Can someone please tell me what a 2oz serving of penne measures (weight/or cup) after it is cooked?


Thanks so much, I am sure I am making this more difficult than needed.

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  • nisijam5
    nisijam5 Posts: 9,964 Member
    1 oz dry is equal to 1/2 c. cooked
  • cassandra1220
    cassandra1220 Posts: 284 Member
    Please don't quote me but I am pretty sure that for those pasta "shapes" it adds up to roughly a cup cooked. I hate to even say this, but I have been known to first weigh out the pasta (dry) and actually count how many noodles I get (I know...shameful :blushing: but it is what it is)
  • 8turboturtle8
    8turboturtle8 Posts: 239 Member
    Wonderful, that is kinda what I told myself but I doubt my thoughts sometimes!! I also thought I was going to have to count the individual penne...and would have if it came to that!!! :happy:

    Thanks ladies!!!
  • April0815
    April0815 Posts: 780 Member
    Pasta doubles when cooked
  • SherryRH
    SherryRH Posts: 810 Member
    I actually sent an email to barilla asking them that question because I was confused about how I should calculate my pasta. The response I received was 2 oz of dry pasta equals 1 cup of cooked pasta. Enjoy!
  • 4healys
    4healys Posts: 44
    Could you not just boil yours separate in a small sauce pan maybe? Not any extra clean up really. Just a thought.
  • Phoenix_Rising
    Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
    I actually sent an email to barilla asking them that question because I was confused about how I should calculate my pasta. The response I received was 2 oz of dry pasta equals 1 cup of cooked pasta. Enjoy!

    How cool that Barilla responded! Yay for Barilla!!
  • Phoenix_Rising
    Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
    Could you not just boil yours separate in a small sauce pan maybe? Not any extra clean up really. Just a thought.

    Depending on how many servings you are making..... I've been known to make (for example) 3 servings, dish out 3 equal servings into bowls (if I want one whole serving), then knowing how many calories are in my bowl, adjust the noodles (more or less) into every one elses bowls/plates to accommodate for their portions. Did that make any sense? haha :laugh:
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