Timetable for Cooking Pasta

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Timetable for Cooking Pasta

Dried Pasta Cooking Chart
	Cooking Time (minutes)		Cooking Time (minutes)
Acini de pepe	5 to 6	Penne	9 to 13
Capellini	5 to 6	Radiatore	9 to 11
Egg noodles, regular	8 to 10	Rigatoni	12 to 15
Egg noodles, extra wide	10 to 12	Rosamarina (orzo)	8 to 10
Elbow macaroni	8 to 10	Rotelle	10 to 12
Farfalle	13 to 15	Rotini	8 to 10
Fettuccine	11 to 13	Shells, jumbo	12 to 15
Fusilli	11 to 13	Shells, medium and small	9 to 11
Japanese curly noodles	4 to 5	Soba noodles	6 to 7
Lasagna noodles	12 to 15	Spaghetti	8 to 10
Linguine	9 to 13	Vermicelli	5 to 7
Mafalda	8 to 10	Wagon wheel	10 to 12
Manicotti	10 to 12	Ziti	14 to 15
Mostaccioli	12 to 14
Refrigerated Packaged or Fresh Pasta Cooking Chart
	Cooking Time (minutes)		Cooking Time (minutes)
Capellini	1 to 2	Linguine	1 to 2
Farfalle	2 to 3	Ravioli	6 to 8
Fettuccine	1 to 2	Tortellini	8 to 10
Lasagna	2 to 3

Pasta Yields

Type of Pasta	Uncooked	Cooked	Servings
Short Pastas Penne, Rotini, Shells, Wagon Wheels	6 to 7 oz.	4 cups	4 to 6
Long Pastas Capellini, Linguine, Spaghetti, Vermicelli	7 to 8 oz.	4 cups	4 to 6
Egg Noodles	8 oz.	4 to 5 cups	4 to 6

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