Pasta for Large Group

The Pasta for Large Group calculator computes the amount of ingredients needed to prepare pasta and sauce for a group.

INSTRUCTIONS: Enter the following:

• (n) Number of People to be Served

Pasta for Group (PfG): The calculator returns the amounts of the following ingredients:

• Pasta (e.g. rotini or penne)
• Ground Beef
• Italian Sausage
• Marinara Sauce
• Parmesan Cheese
• Olive Oil
• Chopped Parsley
• Chopped Yellow Onion
• Large cloves of Garlic

Cooking Instructions

Preparing the Sauce

1. Chop the yellow onions and parsley, and mince the garlic cloves
2. Use a large skillet to heat the olive oil
3. Add the chopped yellow onion and saute' until soft.
4. Stir in the parsley
5. Add marinara sauce

Cooking the Pasta

1. Bring water to full boil
2. Add  salt
3. Add pasta
4. Cook at a boil unit tender but firm to bite (8 to 12 minutes for a pound of pasta)
5. Drain in colander

Combine Pasta and Sauce

Combine pasta and sauce in warmed serving bowls for best result.

The Math / Science

The recipe used is for a serving of 8 as follows:

• 1 pound cooked pasta drained 
• 3 cups Marinara Sauce
• 1 pound ground beef 
• 3/4 pound Italian sausage 
• 2 Tablespoons olive oil
• 3/4 cups chopped yellow onion
• 2 large cloves garlic minced
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

The calculator uses the above amounts divided by 8 times the number of servings.