Recipes With Pasta | Taste of Home (2024)

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What can I put on pasta when I have no sauce? ›

Cheese is an excellent way to add flavor to your pasta without having to rely on sauce. Try mixing your angel hair pasta with goat cheese, and toss in sun-dried tomatoes to make an amazing meal with just a few ingredients. Garlic butter is a terrific way to season all types of noodles.

Most recipes call for one pound of pasta — which is a standard box or bag — to serve four to six people. It's far easier to eyeball this than fuss over specific measurements. I find that half the box, or a half-pound (eight ounces) of pasta, serves two to three people, depending on sauce and hunger level.

If you realize you haven't made enough sauce, Lidia Bastianich says you can stretch it by adding pasta water to the mix (via Today). She recommends pouring some leftover pasta water into the sauce mixture and cooking it on low until the liquid fully absorbs into the pasta.

If you've already cooked your spaghetti, and you're wondering how to dole out servings, one cup of cooked pasta is a serving. Pile up your plate, slather on some sauce, and get to slurping. Related Content: How to Make Homemade Pasta.

110 grams is enough fresh pasta for a normal lunch portion with a salad, per person. For dinner plan on 115-150 grams of fresh pasta per serving. If you're not sure how much to make, consider doubling your recipe and freezing any leftover pasta or dough. FLOUR TIP: A variety of flours can be used.

One serving of cooked pasta is typically 1 to 1 1/2 cups, but keep in mind that you'll likely be bulking up your dish with sauce and other extras like veggies or proteins. To determine how many cups to measure, home cooks can use Barilla's handy chart.

The chef's pro-tip is simple: Stir an egg yolk into any dish that begs for an element of thickness or creaminess. That's it.

Butternut or acorn squash, zucchini, bell peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms, and onion are all great options to add to a pasta dish, along with some minced garlic, olive oil, and herbs. Of course, you can also always make a homemade cheese sauce from milk or cream, grated cheese, flour or cornstarch, and salt and pepper.

How do you pimp up pasta? ›

Measure elbow macaroni using measuring cups or a food scale.

If using measuring cups, a single 2 oz. (57 g) serving is 1/2 cup of dried pasta. Two servings = 1 cup; four servings = 2 cups; six servings = 3 cups; eight servings = 4 cups.

🍽️ Standard Guideline: As a general rule, 1 pound of dry pasta is roughly equivalent to 4 cups.

Measuring Pasta

When you cook pasta, 2 ounces (56 g) of dry pasta per person is a good rule of thumb to follow. What does 2 ounces (56 g) of dry pasta look like? It depends on the shape. Use the helpful charts below to create perfect portions of pasta every time.

Chips, chile crisp, furikake, and even crumbled pork rinds all now fall in my purview of acceptable pasta accompaniments. Furikake—which I also put on the miso butter pasta—is a Japanese seasoning often used on rice.

Crème fraîche and sour cream are both excellent alternatives to heavy cream. They bring a lovely tangy flavour to your pasta while maintaining a creamy texture. These options work particularly well with dishes that benefit from a touch of acidity.