How much dry pasta do you cook for 150 people?

Answer 1

To get 2C of cooked pasta, the rule of thumb is to use half of what you need in dry pasta. Therefore, you would need about 1C dry pasta to get 2C of cooked pasta.

Another measure would be weight, where the rule of thumb is that 2oz dry pasta makes about 1C of cooked pasta. Therefore, you would need 4oz dry to get 2C cooked pasta.

Answer 2

As a main dish 4 hungry people per pound of pasta will be more than enough. If it's a side you could do 6-8 pounds per person. I do a spaghetti feed for 300 and we do 60 pounds as a main and I do a crab feed for five hundred and we do 60 pounds as a side for example. So for 225 I'd do 45-50 for main and 35-40 for a side. Penne is the easiest to cook for large quantities for sure.

Answer 3

You need take about a half of a fist full for each person, if it is spaghetti that you are cooking take a bunch about an inch around for each person.

Answer 4

dry pasta doubles in weight once cooked, 225/2=112.5

Answer 5

Depends on the exact pasta, but most swell at to at least double volume.

Answer 6

20 boxes

Answer 7

1 cup