Meghan Markle’s 'Literally Cozy' One Pot Pasta Is Trending–Here’s Why
- Meghan Markle's new lifestyle show on Netflix, "With Love, Meghan," features her go-to recipe for Single Skillet Spaghetti that is easy to make and family-approved.
We tend to imagine the daily lives of the Royal Family members through rose-colored glasses. We think they eat lavish meals on the fanciest China always prepared by the Royal chef and that they have tea parties every afternoon.
Who knows, maybe that really is the case at Buckingham Palace . But at the California residence of Meghan Markle (aka the Duchess of Sussex ), you're mostly likely dining on simple foods that are nothing fancy but spark maximal joy.
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Good, effortlessly cooked food is a central element in With Love, Meghan , the Duchess of Sussex's long-awaited new eight-part lifestyle show on Netflix . Viewers can tune in to learn Meghan's tips, tricks and recipes for spoiling her favorite people, which includes her friends and of course, her husband Prince Harry and their two children. When she wants to whip up something easy that the whole family will love, there's one dish Meghan Markle says she relies on: her single skillet spaghetti.
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What is Meghan Markle's Single Skillet Spaghetti?
Meghan's easy family-approved pasta was the first dish she cooked in the very first episode of With Love, Meghan . The ingredients list is as simple: spaghetti, olive oil, cheese with lots of vegetables, like greens and tomatoes. Perhaps the best part of the recipe is how "you do the whole thing in one pan, just like making a frittata," Markle says. "We don't have time for all these pot changes." True that, queen.
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How to Make Meghan Markle's Single Skillet Spaghetti
Using a method similar to Martha Stewart's one pot pasta technique, Markle adds tomatoes, garlic and the uncooked spaghetti to a skillet. She adds lots of olive oil, some lemon zest and boiling water from a kettle, then covers the skillet and lets the pasta cook for 6 minutes. While the pasta is rapidly boiling, Meghan adds in her chopped greens and continues to cook the pasta for 4 to 5 more minutes. And presto pesto! A finished pot of perfectly cooked pasta is ready to be showered with Parmesan cheese and enjoyed immediately with people you love.
Why Meghan Markle's Single Skillet Spaghetti Stands Out
As the pasta cooks down in the skillet, the starches from the noodles release and meld with the vegetables and oil to create a creamy sauce. According to Meghan, this technique "gives it [the pasta] this creamy quality without any cream."
Whoever you serve this one-pot pasta to will be blown away. "It's so weird because it's so hearty but it's not heavy," artist and Markle's friend Daniel Martin said after taking a bite. "This is literally cozy."
It's easy to see why this pasta is one of the dishes from the show that's got people talking. Forget all your dinner plans—Single Skillet Spaghetti is what's on the menu tonight!
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