Question: how do you measure 1 cup of spaghetti?
Answer: Compare to a quarter. According to the USDA, the proper pasta portion is 2 ounces. ...  Put it in your palm. To measure out 1 cup of dry pasta, use your palm as a guide (fill a closed fist). ...  Save a soda bottle. ...  Stick with the scale. ...  Fit in your fingers. ...  Make “muffins.” ...  Divide and conquer.