How much pasta?

thriftlady_2

I can't get this right,I either do too much or not enough.How much per person?

My Italian friend says 100g each,but I find that far too much.

billieboy_2

I generally do 3 ounces per person.

Poppy9

I don't measure. If it's fusseli or such I half fill a saucepan with dried pasta as it will double in size. This will feed 4. Spagetti, I put a some in a small cicle on my hand made by my index finger onto my thumb. This is enough for one person. Fresh pasta doesn't double in size so I judge a portion from it's current size.

Glad

if it's dried pasta I usually do a handful per person

Caterina

Being Italian I would agree with your friend on a minimum 100 g for a main course, it also depends what you serve with it - e.g. a really rich meat sauce might fill you up more quickly than a thin tomato sauce.

Don't forget that if you cook too much spaghetti you can always use the leftovers (already dressed with the sauce) as a 'spaghetti omelette'! It's delicious!

Caterina

thriftlady_2

Thanks guys,but what is a handful of spaghetti? and how big is your saucepan? I boil my pasta in a huge stockpot! 3 oz sounds about right.

pottersfolly

Caterina wrote:

Don't forget that if you cook too much spaghetti you can always use the leftovers (already dressed with the sauce) as a 'spaghetti omelette'! It's delicious!

I chop mine up small and add it 2 a can of tomato soup, much more filling

black-saturn

I usually use about one and a half ounces of pasta per person. Makes about 3 ounces of cooked pasta.

Sarahsaver

2.5 0z dry weight, but often i measure in handfuls, 2 handfuls of dry pasta per person and one for the pot.

Suewre

Good grief, I cooked a 500g packet of spaghetti for the 4 of us the other night, and there wasn't any left over. That works out an average of 4 1/2 ounces per person. Dh, ds-13, ds-10 and me. That means each one of us eats 3x the amount that Black Saturn's family does :shocked: . No wonder I can't get our spending down to the amount that she does.

Bogof_Babe

I get six to seven good servings out of a standard 37p bag (19p if economy range), with the addition (if using whole bag) of two tins toms and a large onion, plus mushrooms and two packs of Beanfeast Bolognese style.

Works out about 40p a serving when made up.