Ingredient Equivalents

June 26, 2019 by thriftwayshopnbag - Comments Disabled

Here is a list of substitutions for when you run out of an ingredient in a recipe.

Food

Amount Before Preparations

Approximate Measure After Preparation

Cereals
Macaroni	1 cup (3 1/2 ounces)	2 1/2 cups cooked
Noodles, medium	3 cups (4 ounces)	3 cups cooked
Spaghetti	8 ounces	4 cups cooked
Long grain rice	1 cup (7 ounces)	3 cups cooked
Quick-cooking rice	1 cup (3 ounces)	2 cups cooked
Popcorn	1/4 cup	5 cups cooked

Crumbs
Bread	1 slice	3/4 cup soft
Bread	1 slice	1/4 cup fine dry crumbs
Saltine crackers	28 squares	1 cup finely crushed
Rich round crackers	24 crackers	1 cup finely crushed
Graham crackers	14 squares	1 cup finely crushed
Gingersnaps	15 cookies	1 cup finely crushed
Vanilla wafers	22 cookies	1 cup finely crushed

Fruits
Apples	1 medium	1 cup sliced
Apricots	1 medium	1/4 cup sliced
Avocados	1 medium	1 1/4 cups sliced
Bananas	1 medium	1/3 cup mashed
Cherries, red	1 pound	2 cups pitted
Lemons	1 medium	3 tbsp juice; 2 tsp shredded peel
Limes	1 medium	2 tbsp juice; 1 tsp shredded peel
Oranges	1 medium	1/4 to 1/3 cup juice; 4 tsp shred. peel
Peaches, Pears	1 medium	1/2 cup sliced
Strawberries	1 cups whole	4 cups sliced

Vegetables
Beans & Peas, dried	1 lb. (about 2 1/2 c.)	6 cups cooked
Cabbage	1 lb. (1 small)	5 cups shredded
Carrots, w/out tops	1 lb. (6 to 8 medium)	3 c. shredded or 2 1/2 c. diced
Celery	1 medium bunch	4 1/2 cups chopped
Corn	1 medium ear	1/2 cup cut from cob
Green beans	1 lb. (3 cups)	2 1/2 cups cooked, cut up
Green onions	1 bunch (7)	1/2 cup sliced
Green peppers	1 large	1 cup diced
Mushrooms	1 lb. (6 cups)	6 c. sliced or 2 c. cooked
Onions	1 medium	1/2 cup chopped
Potatoes	1 medium	2/3 c. cubed or 1/2 c. mashed
Spinach	1 lb. (12 cups)	1 1/2 cups cooked
Tomatoes	1 medium	1/2 cup cooked

Nuts
Almonds	1 pound in shell	1 1/4 cups shelled
Pecans	1 pound in shell	2 cups shelled
Walnuts	1 pound in shell	1 1/2 cups shelled

Miscellaneous
Cheese, Swiss/Amer.	4 ounces	1 cup shredded or cubed
Eggs	1 large	3 tablespoons egg
Egg whites	1 large	2 tablespoons white
Egg yolks	1 large	1 tablespoon yolk
Whipping cream	1 cup	2 cups whipped
Ground beef	1 pound raw	2 3/4 cups cooked
Boneless meat	1 pound raw	2 cups cooked, cubed
Cooked meat	1 pound	3 cups diced