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At first I thought I was having trouble understanding his Italian. But, Matteo confirmed that yes, it was a shallow skillet, long noodles, with a bit of water and the rest of the ingredients, all in one pan. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Between Pinterest, Instagram and TikTok we have all heard about One Pot Pasta. This is even quicker than making Creamy Tomato Pasta Sauce<\/a> and just as versatile as Baked Feta Pasta<\/a>. It’s quick, it’s easy and it uses minimal (just one actually) dishes. I first pinned a One Pot Pasta recipe on my Pinterest “Food” board in 2013. I can’t even find that pin anymore, but I assume it linked to the original recipe in the Martha Steward Living magazine printed in June 2013. Yes, the first time the recipe was published in the USA, it was in a hard copy magazine! I have found the history<\/a> behind this iconic recipe on The Kitchn<\/a>. The original recipe<\/a> still comes up first in a Google search, but the significant part is that a search for “one pot pasta” returns 1 790 000 000 hits!!<\/p>\n

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One pot, and make it a shallow one<\/h4>\n

Nora Singley, a TV chef working on the Martha Steward show found this amazing recipe while travelling in Puglia, Italy. In a little restaurant in Peschici, she was shown how they cook noodles in one shallow skillet within 15 minutes. The original recipe featured linguini, tomato, garlic and basil. I have seen thousands of variations pop up on food blogs and recipe sites over the years though. Some of the important details have unfortunately been lost in all the many retellings. Until I did some research on the recipe for this post, I didn’t realise the importance of using a shallow, wide pan. To be honest, I have been making my One Pot Pasta in a deep pot for nearly 10 years.<\/p>\n

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Start with the basics and then add some flair<\/h4>\n

To save time and dishes, the original One Pot Pasta recipe placed all the ingredients into the legendary one pot and cooked it together in about 10 minutes. You need some form of long pasta like linguini or spaghetti, water or broth, and some flavouring. Once you have those elements, you can add endless options. Many people have branched out and used pasta shapes rather than long noodles. There are also lots of recipes that use cream or cream cheese instead of tomato to create a creamy rather than tomato-based pasta. The original One Pot Pasta was also vegetarian. I have made it before by browning cubed chicken in the pot before I start adding ingredients. It’s also very easy to just add some crispy bacon on top. As this recipe is extremely forgiving, you can just about add anything that tickles your fancy. I have some suggestions, but just search the internet and you will find plenty more!<\/p>\n

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One Pot Pasta<\/h2>\n
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A classic version of the very popular one pot pasta recipe.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Prep Time<\/span>10 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Cook Time<\/span>15 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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Course: <\/span>Main Course<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
Servings: <\/span>4<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

Ingredients<\/h3>