How to Make Microwave pasta

Ever wondered if there was an even more delicious way to make pasta with less work? Well, you're in luck, because there is! Pasta in the microwave!

First, pour a half cup of pasta into a small bowl (it won't look like enough pasta before it's cooked, but when it cooks it will be the perfect serving size for one person.) Then add around a cup of water, which depending on the size of the bowl should cover the pasta by half an inch. Lastly, put the microwave for one minute longer than the cooking time suggested on the pasta box (8 minutes for macaroni), and then strain any excess water (Note: When you take the bowl out of the microwave it will be HOT, so use an oven mitt). You can enjoy the pasta plain or use one the recipe ideas below!

Macaroni and cheese:

Ingredients-

Milk (any type of milk will work, but I usually use 1% low-fat milk with a splash of half and half)

Shredded cheese

Elbow pasta

First, cook pasta according to instructions above. Then, add around a tablespoon of low-fat milk and a half tablespoon of half and half. Add the shredded cheese (sliced cheese crumbled into smaller pieces will work, just not as well) to the pasta, and stir. Lastly cook for 30 seconds in the microwave, stir again, and enjoy!

Other pasta ideas:

Pesto, tomato, and parmesan

Pasta salad

Marinara sauce with parmesan

Alfredo Sauce

And any other way you like to eat your pasta!