This will make a larger sized portion, per the headnote encouragement to invite people over for dinner. I can feed 6-8 with one pound of pasta and two heads of cauliflower, especially with a big salad on the side, and I can stretch it even further with grilled sausages, if that’s your audience.

This is a crowd favorite from the first SK cookbook. I’ve tinkered with it since then. The original has toasted hazelnuts on top, but I made a crispy breadcrumb here. If you really want to save time, you can totally skip this step, but it’s just textural perfection to have crispy bits on top of your pasta. Hugh likes to add crispy cooked and crumbled bacon.