While perfectly at home as part of a larger meal, this easy and delicious fennel pasta can also serve as a simple one-dish meal. The bit of chile (optional but fabulous) helps warm you right up, and the browned garlic helped bring out the sweetness at the heart of fennel. This recipe easily doubles for bigger appetites. Note: save time by cooking the "Sauce" While the pasta cooks; save dishes by cooking the sauce in the pasta pot after you've drained the noodles.