Every milk street recipe I have seen calls for 12 oz of pasta for 4 servings. The problem is pasta is typically sold in 16 oz packages. I have asked why you don’t adjust the recipes to accommodate the whole 16 oz package, but have received no response to date (clearly you are set on 3oz servings per person instead of 4oz). So my question is can you suggest a recipe(s) that utilizes the extra 4oz of pasta, or is it that we should have enough for another recipe every four packages😀? Or maybe reconsider 12oz per recipe? Thanks
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Michael G.
February 15, 2022
This issue (not just across your recipes) has frustrated me for a long time, was the approach you mentioned not put in place or was it reversed? Please see this recent recipe:
Lynn ClarkMilk Street Staff
February 22, 2022
Hi Michael - 99% of our pasta recipes now call for 1 pound of pasta. However, for this particular recipe, since there were 3 pounds of clams also in this dish, we found using 1 pound of pasta here was just too much pasta. Best, The Milk Street Team
Joel B.
February 29, 2024
we are a family of five and all of my kids love pasta i also adjust in my head making a pound of pasta always
