Do you have to boil pasta before adding it to soup?!


Question:

Do you have to boil pasta before adding it to soup?

I'm making tomato soup (canned), and I was going to add some small noodles into the soup. Do I have to boil the pasta in water, before I add it to the soup? Or can I just add it to the soup, and let it boil that way?

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1 month ago
Well, I boiled it in the soup, and let me say...that soup tasted nasty lol. Thanks for the help.


Answers:
1 month ago
Well, I boiled it in the soup, and let me say...that soup tasted nasty lol. Thanks for the help.

If the pasta is fresh, no. But, if your taking the pasta from a box, I would boil it for several minutes in water, drain and then add to your soup.

Add it to the soup and let the noodles boil that way. That's how I make chicken noodle soup.

you can do it either way, but the noodles will absorb a good bit of water if not boiled first

let the whole thing cook together

its better putting it to boil with the soup it will get some of the flavors

Usually no, but are you making the soup with water or milk? If milk, boiling it for long enough to cook the pasta may be a bad idea. Even with water, cooking tomato soup for that long will require extra attention and stirring. Cook it at the lowest possible temp.

yes, cook it before adding it to the soup or else all the starch that get boiled out will end up in your soup.

Throw the pasta in the soup and let it boil that way. The pasta will absorb some yummy tomato flavor. But be very careful, tomato soup can scorch easily. Add a little extra water and stir continuously. Cook the pasta at a low boil, not a high boil or your soup will scorch and the whole thing will taste like smoke.

Throw it all in together! Keep an eye on it and stir frequently and you will be just fine! Sounds Yummy!




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