Pasta heated in the skillet with sauce has a vastly different and superior flavor and texture compared with pasta that is simply sauced on the plate. No matter how great a sauce you can make, if you don't sauce your pasta correctly, you're missing out on one of life's greatest pleasures. Conversely, even a so-so jarred marinara sauce can be improved upon by finishing it off right. Here's how to properly sauce your pasta, step by step.
Funny. This is pretty close to how I serve pasta. Cook the noodles, drain, heat the sauce in the noodle pan, add the noodles, mix and serve. Except I do it to only use one pan rather than any sense of correctness. I always assumed I was doing it “wrong”.