It depends on what type of pasta is used and what the other ingredients in the salad are. This is way to general of a question.
Approximately 3.6 cups to a pound of dry bowtie pasta.
1 pound of elbow pasta (dry) = 4 cups 1 pound of spaghetti (2 inch pieces, dry) = 4.75 (4-3/4) cups Taken from: http://muextension.missouri.edu/explore/miscpubs/mp0563_01.htm
Approximately 3.68 cups
One pound of dry pasta yields 8 cups of cooked pasta.
uncooked bow tie is approximately 3.6 cups to a pound
That depends on the pasta. Some pasta is quite light and made in hollow shapes, ie Farfalle, Lumache and Conchigli. These tend to weigh about 100 grams or less per cup. Going up we have rigate, penne and radiatori , these are denser and in more solid shapes. These run about 130 - 160 grams per cup. Finally, the heavy varieties like spaghettini and linguini - if you bunch these together ans stand upright in a cup the will be 220 -235 grams per cup.
Nmae the pasta, all are different density.
16 cups
Approximately 2.1 cups
Four cups of cheese equals one pound. But I don't know if that translates to pasta.
ANSWER:2 cups will equal a pound. Per the National Pasta Association:How much cooked pasta does one pound of dry pasta make?It depends on which shape you're cooking, but you'll get a pretty close idea from this chart:Type of pastaUncooked weight=Cooked amountSmall to medium pasta shapes(Elbow Macaroni, Medium Shells, Rotini, Twists, Spirals,Wagon Wheels, Bow Ties, Mostaccioli, Penne, Radiatore, Rigatoni)8 oz. uncooked=4 cups cookedLong pasta shapes(Spaghetti, Angel Hair, Linguine, Vermicelli, Fettuccine)8 oz. uncooked or1 1/2 inch diameter bunch=4 cups cookedEgg Noodles8 oz. uncooked=2 1/2 cups cooked
depends how big the cup is.