Dry to Cooked Pasta Converter
Dry pasta to cooked weight and cups — or cooked back to dry — by shape
Turn a weight of dry pasta into cooked grams and cups for your shape — or work back from the cooked amount a recipe asks for to the dry pasta to boil. Based on USDA FoodData Central water content and cup weights.
2 oz (56 g) of dry pasta, cooked
| Shape | Cooked weight | Cooked cups |
|---|---|---|
| Spaghetti, linguine & other long pasta | 133 g | 1.07 cups |
| Elbow macaroni | 133 g | 1.11 cups |
| Penne | 133 g | 1.24 cups |
| Rotini / fusilli | 133 g | 1.24 cups |
| Farfalle (bow ties) | 133 g | 1.24 cups |
| Shells | 133 g | 1.27 cups |
| Lasagne | 133 g | 1.15 cups |
Cooked weight = dry weight × 90.1 ÷ 37.9 ≈ 2.38 (USDA: dry pasta is 9.9% water, cooked pasta 62.1%).
Frequently asked questions
How much cooked pasta does 2 oz of dry pasta make?
About 133 g — roughly 1 cup of spaghetti or 1¼ cups of penne or rotini.
How much does pasta weigh after cooking?
About 2.4 times its dry weight: 100 g dry becomes about 238 g cooked.