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

Question

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?

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

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

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.

Answer 4

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

Answer 5

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

Answer 6

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

Answer 7

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

Answer 8

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

Answer 9

let the whole thing cook together