How Many Kinds of Pasta Do You Have on Hand NOW?

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

I am cleaning out the pantry and found I have:

Spaghetti

Angel Hair Spaghetti

Fettuccine

Penne

Rotini

Shells

Butterflys (Farfalle)

Thin noodles

Wide noodles

Fettuccine with Truffles in it

Lasagna noodles

Orzo

Elbow small

Elbow big

That's absurd. Why do I have all these pastas? I don't make THAT many things with pasta! So I'm throwing out the shells, butterflys, and a couple of other things. And I'm making a point of using a couple of others this week.

What do I really need to keep on hand? I'm trying to figure that out! Any advice? LOL!!! I am going to whip my pantry into shape! It's hard to figure out what to keep in stock and how many of each! I am the queen of canned tomatoes. Any kind of canned tomato you want, I have! But I use them often.

Alison Wonderland · ‎02-05-2018

I have two boxes of farfalle and that's it. I put farfalle in my chicken soup and on days when I don't have a lot of time, I cook it up with garlic, summer savory, and Penzy's Pasta Sprinkle and then add some chicken and apple or Italian sausage in and toss with herbed olive oil.

CLHS68 · ‎03-23-2010

Why would you throw it out? If you don't want it donate to a food pantry as many people need something to eat.

Ifeelwicked · ‎06-03-2012

I’m miss my carbs! 😋

fthunt · ‎12-24-2010

FoodBanks will not take opened containers of food. I agree with OP - I just tossed half box of elbow mac - had been on the shelf for ages. Local mission will no longer accept (brand new in package) small rugs - reason: they got infested with donated carpet with bugs.

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

@CLHS68 wrote:
Why would you throw it out? If you don't want it donate to a food pantry as many people need something to eat.

@CLHS68 Because it's not unopened.

phoenixbrd · ‎03-27-2010

carbs are life!

@Ifeelwicked wrote:
I’m miss my carbs! 😋

kaydee50 · ‎02-07-2011

I limit myself to three: spaghetti, farfalle and penne. Might buy noodles if I'm doing some sort of roast, which is seldom.

millieshops · ‎03-09-2010

lol - I have exactly one SERVING of pasta right now, but that's special circumstance. I'm moving this week. But even when I'm in place for 6 months, I try to keep the stuff down to 2 kinds - usually angel hair and either penne or rigatoni. Sometimes I add macaroni - I like my own mac and cheese better than anything commercial. and that goes for salad, too.

@SoonerI've never had all those pastas all at once in any of my homes, and now that I cook mostly just for myself, I'd have pasta for the rest of my life the way I use it.