The Internet Is Obsessed With Meghan Markle’s Easy One-Pan Pasta Recipe That’s Perfect for Lazy Nights
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Want to know what the Royal Family eats for dinner? One-pan pasta, made by the Duchess of Sussex herself. Megan Markle’s cooking show ‘With Love, Meghan,’ premiered on Netflix yesterday, and while the 30-minute-long episode features the former actress arranging flowers, harvesting honey, and frosting a cake, the internet was most fascinated with the first ten minutes of the show, in which Markle makes her staple pasta dish, “Skillet Spaghetti.”
In the episode, Markle is joined by her longtime friend, make-up artist Daniel Martin and shows him how to make a go-to dinner of hers–a one pan dish that involves pouring boiling water over an entire packet of dried spaghetti, raw cherry tomatoes, and feta. “You put the dry pasta in. You pour boiling water on top. And that’s it!” she says in the episode. Markle added that the recipe is perfect for making ahead of time for her family, adding “I will make enough that I can put leftovers in my kid’s lunchbox.”
When the internet caught wind of the recipe, they had some pretty mixed feelings about the whole thing.
Think what you want about Markle’s unconventional cooking habits, but I personally think there’s some potential here. After all, this isn’t the first time a Meghan Markle pasta recipe has broken the internet. In 2021, the former ‘Suits’ actress was praised for her 3-ingredient zucchini pasta, which people said was fantastic.
Let’s give her the benefit of the doubt with her Skillet Spaghetti. Based on the episode, here’s how she makes it:
Meghan Markle’s ‘Skillet Spaghetti’ Recipe
1. Place cherry tomatoes and feta cheese in a skillet pan.
2. Place an entire packet of dried spaghetti on top of the cherry tomatoes and feta cheese.
3. Pour 3 and a half cups of boiling water into the pan.
4. Add a generous amount of lemon zest.
5. When the cooking is almost done, add chard and kale.
6. For a finishing touch, grate fresh Parmesan cheese over the spaghetti.
Meghan Markle technically has a cookbook (Together: Our Community Cookbook ) but you likely won’t find this recipe in there. Together features recipes from the women of London’s Hubb Community Kitchen; the conception of cookbook came from a place of wanting to help that community and its displaced women. According to reviews, it’s very good (all kinds of recipes from around the world), but if you want one-pot pasta, you’re better off investing in something like NYT‘s Melissa Clark’s Dinner in One: Exceptionally Easy & One-Pan Meals .
