9 cups
There are about 4 cups of uncooked rotini pasta in 16 ounces.
One pound of dry pasta yields 8 cups of cooked pasta.
2 oz dry pasta equals one cup cooked pasta.
It fills approximately 2.2 cups cooked
ANSWER:2 cups will equal a pound. Per the National Pasta Association:How much cooked pasta does one pound of dry pasta make?It depends on which shape you're cooking, but you'll get a pretty close idea from this chart:Type of pastaUncooked weight=Cooked amountSmall to medium pasta shapes(Elbow Macaroni, Medium Shells, Rotini, Twists, Spirals,Wagon Wheels, Bow Ties, Mostaccioli, Penne, Radiatore, Rigatoni)8 oz. uncooked=4 cups cookedLong pasta shapes(Spaghetti, Angel Hair, Linguine, Vermicelli, Fettuccine)8 oz. uncooked or1 1/2 inch diameter bunch=4 cups cookedEgg Noodles8 oz. uncooked=2 1/2 cups cooked
It is 16 ounces, because one cup is 8 fluid ounces or just ounces.-Hannah Hannah, you're confusing fluid ounces, which measure volume, with ounces that measure mass... which I believe is the situation the asker is dealing with. In my experience, about 3/4 cup of dry pasta is 2 ounces.It also depends on what type of pasta you are measuring. Two cups of orzo will weight more than two cups of penne.
One pound dried pasta yields the same amount of cooked pasta as 1 1/2 pounds fresh pasta. Check the Cook's Thesaurus online to get additional details regarding what sauces work well with what type of pasta.
About 2. Just cook some, and see how many cups you have filled once it is cooked?
2 cups of cooked pasta is usually between 200 to 400 calories, depending on what kind of pasta(whole grain pasta 200) and a cup of spaghetti tomato sauce is around 330 calories which also varies.
Two ounces of dry noodles equals different amount cooked depending on the type of pasta. Two ounces dry macaroni equals 1 and one eighth cups cooked. Two ounces dry spaghetti equals one cup cooked. In general, two ounces of any uncooked pasta is one serving.
Dried pasta doubles or triples in size as it cooks and plumps up with water as it becomes re-hydrated, so you would need to measure 1 to 1-1/2 cups. Fresh pasta does not plump up to the same degree. Look on the package, or ask the seller, to see how many servings you can expect per package.