How To Cook Angel Hair Pasta In The Microwave

How To Cook Angel Hair Pasta In The Microwave

Did you know you can cook spaghetti and all kinds of pasta Directly in the microwave

You will need a safe microwave dish

In less than 15 minutes, you can be sitting down to a big steaming bowl of pasta

Add the water, olive oil, and salt and then the pasta. You’ll need to break the pasta in half to fit nicely in the dish

KEEP THE DISH UNCOVERED!

I cook the pasta for 9 minutes total in the microwave. The 6-minute mark and giving it a good stir really helps prevent the pasta from sticking together in big clumps.  

If you are using a thicker pasta like spaghetti or linguine, you’ll probably need and extra few minutes in the microwave.  I’d check at the 9-minute mark and then keep microwaving for an additional 3 minutes before checking if the pasta is done.  Then, check again every 2-3 minutes until it’s done. 

Ingredients
* Angel hair pasta, broken in half
* 1 tablespoon olive oil
* dash of salt
* 1 cup of water
* 3-4 tablespoons marinara sauce or your choice of spaghetti sauce
* 2 teaspoon parmesan cheese
* optional: 1/4 mozzarella cheese

Instructions
1. Add water, salt, and olive oil to microwave-safe casserole dish
2. Break the angel hair pasta in half and criss cross in the water.
3. Cook for 6 minutes on HIGH in the microwave.
4. Remove and stir the pasta.
5. Cook an additional 3 minutes.
6. Drain the pasta.
7. Add marinara sauce and cheese
8. Microwave for one minute
9. Enjoy!