When you
cook pasta, 2 ounces of dry pasta per person is what most pasta packages
recommend. What does 2 ounces of dry
pasta look like? It depends on the shape. I really like to measure pasta by
weighing it. I’m always sure I have
enough pasta for the recipe. But below
are amounts of dry pasta for 2 ounces of some of the common shapes if you don’t
have a scale. I tried them in several
brands of measuring cups as I have an assorted lot, and the results were about
the same.
If you use a
lot of long pasta, I thought one of those pasta measures with holes in it would
be handy if you don’t have a scale. But enough pasta to fill the 1 serving hole weighed almost 4 ounces. However, my trusty tape measure got the same
results as the chart.
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| Clockwise, top left: Wide noodles - 1 cup, bowties - 3/4 cup, medium shells - 3/4 cup, campanelle - 3/4 cup, orzo - 1/3 cup |
I admit I
usually use less than 2 ounces per person, often using that amount for both my
husband and myself, as we usually fill out our meals with a side salad and
vegetables. It depends on what else is added to that serving of pasta too. Simple mac and cheese needs more pasta than a dish combining both meat and vegetables with the pasta.
MEASURING PASTA
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DRY PASTA - 2-OUNCE SERVING
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CUPS COOKED PASTA
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Angel Hair
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2-1/8 inches (circumference)
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1 cup
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Fettuccine
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2-1/8 inches (circumference)
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1 cup
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Linguine
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2-1/8 inches (circumference)
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1 cup
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Spaghetti
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2-1/8 inches (circumference)
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1 cup
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Campanelle
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3/4 cup
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1-1/2 cups
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Elbows
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1/2 cup
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1-1/8 cups
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Farfalle (bow ties)
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3/4 cup
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1-1/4 cups
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Medium Shells
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3/4 cup
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1-1/8 cups
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Penne
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2/3 cup
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1-1/4 cups
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Rotini
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1/2 cup
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1 cup
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Ditalini
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1/3 cup
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1-1/4 cups
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Orzo
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1/3 cup
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2/3 cup
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Large Shells
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7-8 shells
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1-1/4 cups
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Wide Curly Noodles
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1 cup
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1 1/2 cups
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Thank you, this is really useful as I usually just guess... for penne I usually dip my hand into the jar and bring out a handful per person, no idea what that weighs though. For rice I use a 1/4 cup measure per person which is plenty. I'm amazed that the one-hole spaghetti measure actually weighed 4 oz!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for this. I began a diet and have been looking high and low for a guide like this. I don't know why the makers of boxed pasta can't put a conversion table like this on the back of their boxes. Thanks for taking the time to put this together and good luck with your website.
ReplyDeleteGlad to help...figuring out a serving so you don't eat too much was my incentive for making the chart.
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