There is, but it’s not fun or interesting. Just weight the pasta. The change in volume is irrelevant, just make sure it is between 25 to 75 grams of dry pasta. Then you’ll get between 50 and 150 grams of pasta per person. The weight gain is absorbed water.
That there’s why I always cook 6x the amount of pasta I need!
Just joking, it’s impossible to judge how much pasta I need.
i usually just make a lot, pasta is good as leftovers so might as well make a ton as the effort is about same
There is, but it’s not fun or interesting. Just weight the pasta. The change in volume is irrelevant, just make sure it is between 25 to 75 grams of dry pasta. Then you’ll get between 50 and 150 grams of pasta per person. The weight gain is absorbed water.