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So I mistakenly cooked twice as much pasts as I need for a recipe. I have the extra cooling in a bowl with some olive oil mixed in to prevent sticking but I don't know what to do with it. My meal plan (and groceries that I don't want to keep much longer) will only 'allow' me to use them for a meal on Monday. Since it is now Friday, what is the best way to store them?

Or does somebody want a pound of cooked elbow macaroni?

You could always freeze it for later use. Or make mac 'n cheese.

I'm already making mac n cheese with the part I was supposed to cook! But plain pasta can be frozen and used again?

Yes I've done it. I would recommend steaming them when reheating though - the moisture from the steam seems to rehydrate the noodles nicely. They won't taste as good as freshly boiled but they come a pretty close second. If I am heating up just the noodles I usually use my vegetable steamer basket like the one on the right. (Edit: I live alone so I only need to heat up one serving at a time so if you are heating up a larger quantity this suggestion might not be practical...)

If I am heating up the noodles and the sauce I use my rice steamer since I can heat up a whole bunch of stuff in it and only have the one appliance to clean up.

Awesome thanks!

You can also use one of those nifty pasta steamer baskets like the one on the right but if you don't have one you can probably improvise with a colander.

Another thought: you could use the leftover noodles in another dish that incorporates macaroni, you could make a macaroni salad, or toss in soup.

A friend used to put the extra pasta in a ziploc bag in the fridge for later use. Not sure about 3 days though..