Making this spaghetti and meatballs for my Home Economics. Family says this recipe makes a Goliath portion. Thoughts?

by ARedditor_official

14 Comments

  1. I_hate_being_alone

    200g of dried pasta is like… 2 portions at most. lol

  2. ScarieltheMudmaid

    200 g of spaghetti is about 300 calories. it would barely constitute more than a serving in the United States

  3. ShitHeadFuckFace

    I dont think your family understands grams

  4. rubikscanopener

    It’s a big-ish single pasta portion but I wouldn’t call it goliath. For dinner for two, I generally use 1/2 pound / ~225g of whatever pasta I’m making. Your meatball portioning looks right for a single serving.

    Your recipe would definitely result in a full plate but I wouldn’t call it huge.

  5. Looks good for a first portion of pasta for two people. When you’re still going to have a second plate and dessert.

  6. ImTheDoctah

    Man you guys sure eat small portions of pasta. For me I feel like 4oz (113g) is the bare minimum, but I usually do more than that unless I’m eating a heavier sauce like vodka sauce or something with a lot of protein.

    When I make it at home I’m generally eating just pasta so I need it to be enough calories for a full meal. Half a box of pasta (8oz or 226g) is 800kcal; figure maybe 400kcal at most from oil/butter/cheese and that’s a solid meal for me.

  7. MinimumPreparation95

    Never hurts to try it and see. If you like you you can always freeze it for later

  8. thale__cress

    We usually cook 50 grams of dry pasta per person, so 200 grams would equal to 4 portions.

  9. freqiszen

    for dry pasta at home, i use 125g / person. the “polite” posh restaurant portion is usually 100grams. if its primo piatto it could be 75-80 but the second dish would be a steak or a fish. a country tavern would serve more than 150g /person. all weights uncooked

  10. ersentenza

    200g pasta is for two people or a really hungry one

  11. What do the red marks signify? I’m used to seeing that as a teacher saying you got something wrong.

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