Can you freeze cooked pasta?

Mrs_Veg_Plot

I frequently make too much pasta withthe intention of freezing it or having it cold the next day with chopped up salad veg and some sweet chilli dipping sauce.

zippychick

I've only ever froze it in soup , with success

This thread - can you freeze cooked pasta should help, and ill merge this later once you get some more replies

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Penelope_Penguin

louisaL wrote: »

What do you do with yours?

Can it be frozen at all?

We never have pasta leftover - I know how much each person eats, so weigh it out and serve the lot

I sometimes freeze pasta bakes, and they heat up beautifully for a free lunch :T

meritaten

as you seem to like tuna perhaps you would like this cold pasta dish.
Prawn Pasta.
to your cold pasta add some cooked prawns, some mayo or salad cream or a mix of both, tomato ketchup -enough to make it a pretty pink colour, some salt and pepper to taste and a dash of worstershire sauce.
mix well and chill!
delicious with a green salad and crusty bread - or on a baked potato!

HappySmiles

I make leftover pasta into a tomato pasta soup thing:

Fry an onion and some garlic. Add a tin of tomatoes, some stock, some mixed herbs and a little sugar. Then bring to the boil and put the pasta in. Once it is heated through, it is ready to eat.

Not exciting, but I like it!

julia55

I love your idea of having a cooking day at weekends it would certainly save time through the week. I think I may adopt your idea

ermintrude64

Here i am lol.

dingdongsaving

We often freeze cold pasta and make double batches of meals to store in the freezer for busy weeks.

1) For plain pasta we run the freshly cooked additional pasta under the cold tap to cool it before putting it into the freezer. To cook, I take it straight from the freezer & drop it into boiling water for 6-10 minutes.
2) For freezer meals (lasagne, stroganoff casserole, pasta bakes) I defrost them and heat them in the oven for about an hour (until piping hot)