To get 2C of cooked pasta, the rule of thumb is to use half of what you need in dry pasta. Therefore, you would need about 1C dry pasta to get 2C of cooked pasta.
Another measure would be weight, where the rule of thumb is that 2oz dry pasta makes about 1C of cooked pasta. Therefore, you would need 4oz dry to get 2C cooked pasta.
About 2. Just cook some, and see how many cups you have filled once it is cooked?
For a main meal I consider a serving of pasta 2 cups.
1 cup equals 3 cups cooked
This is impossible to answer because it varies on the type / shape of pasta.
Depends on the exact pasta, but most swell at to at least double volume.
60 grams of dry pasta will cookout to weigh about 100 grams
Approximately 3 cups dry macaroni equals 6 cups after cooking.
Measuring Pasta QuantitiesNot sure how much pasta to throw in? The National Pasta Association offers the following guidelines:* 2 oz. of dry spaghetti = bunch w/ diameter of a quarter = 1 cup cooked pasta * 8 oz. of uncooked small to medium pasta shapes = 4 cups cooked * 8 oz. long pasta shapes (spaghetti, linguine, etc.) = 1.5" diameter bunch = 4 cups cooked * 8 oz. uncooked egg noodles = 2.5 cups cookedMeasuring Pasta QuantitiesNot sure how much pasta to throw in? The National Pasta Association offers the following guidelines:* 2 oz. of dry spaghetti = bunch w/ diameter of a quarter = 1 cup cooked pasta * 8 oz. of uncooked small to medium pasta shapes = 4 cups cooked * 8 oz. long pasta shapes (spaghetti, linguine, etc.) = 1.5" diameter bunch = 4 cups cooked * 8 oz. uncooked egg noodles = 2.5 cups cooked
2 cups. Pasta always double in size.
One and 1/2 cups dry Montebello fusilli (short corkscrew) pasta made only 2 cups cooked.
3 cups
Four ounces of dry spaghetti will make two cups when cooked.