Would one box of pasta be enough for 5 adults to make pasta salad?
June 6, 2011 by Pasta Maven
Filed under Pasta Ant
I bought one box of rotini pasta for pasta salad. Should I make 2 boxes? And Can I boil one box now and make it and then add the other box later!!( I can’t go to store till later to buy another box) And I wanted to make it now.
THANKS!
It’s for picnic tomorrow! Having hot dogs, and Hamburgers too!
one box is fine, it will all cometogether in the end.
If its a side dish it should be enough.
If its the main course you might need two boxes.
Yes, you can always add more noodles, but you do need to add more of the sauce/dressing so it isn’t dry. If you have regular rotini, that box makes eight cups of cooked pasta. So you have 5 people with 8 cups of pasta, how much do you want people to have, the serving size is 1 1/2 cups of pasta, which is very filling. Add crackers or toasted french bread or any dry bread product to also help with filling up guest.
not if they are big eaters as a side dish maybe
Standard pasta portion is 1/4 pound per person – but as a side dish like pasta salad, it should be more than enough.