Straightforward dinner recipes may be your savior on busy weeknights, so it’s no shock that Meghan Markle’s one-pot pasta recipe from her new Netflix collection, With Love, Meghan, has struck a chord with the lots. On the floor, the creamy tomato dish with citrusy greens has all of the makings of a dinner that appears too good to be true—minimal prep, a handful of substances, and just one pot to wash up afterward—so naturally a number of of us are skeptical.

To be truthful, that’s completely comprehensible, as a result of who amongst us hasn’t at some level been burned by a so-called easy recipe? Typically they’re both not as a lot of a no brainer as they appear or they actually are that low-maintenance, however majorly missing within the taste or vitamin division. It’s no surprise so many have belief points surrounding the subject.

In my view, I wasn’t actually fearful about how Meghan’s pasta recipe was going to style as a result of it wasn’t the primary time I had encountered a dish prefer it. I’d already tried the model from Martha Stewart, in addition to the unique Italian dish often known as pasta all’assassina (or, extra cheekily, murderer’s pasta) which serves because the inspiration for each of these recipes. So once I first made Meghan’s one-pan pasta recipe, I knew that it will ship on all of the necessary culinary fronts: taste, texture, and ease of preparation.

Audrey Bruno

Audrey Bruno

What I used to be fearful about, although, was the way it stacked up nutritionally. That’s as a result of, other than just a few grams within the Parmesan, the recipe is noticeably missing in protein, a macronutrient that tremendously contributes to satiety. Whereas I used to be fairly positive the dish would shake out deliciously, I had doubts that it will truly fill me up.

Typically, registered dietitians suggest taking pictures for not less than 20 grams of protein for every meal, although the quantity can rise relying on components like exercise stage, dimension, or muscle mass. Cara Harbstreet, MS, RD, of Road Good Vitamin, tells SELF that Meghan’s recipe doubtless is available in just below that, at an estimated 15 grams or so of protein per five-ounce serving. It’s arduous to know for positive the precise dietary profile, although, as a result of Meghan didn’t present particular ingredient measurements or serving sizes (and the variations on-line differ in small to massive levels), so take into account it’s simply an estimation. That being mentioned, odds are this dish isn’t going to depart everybody (myself included) feeling glad.

However the attract of a pasta dish that’s fast, simple, and attractive was too sturdy to maneuver on from. So I acquired to pondering, What if there was a option to have my pasta—and loads of protein too?

In spite of everything, Meghan’s one-pot pasta recipe was fairly easy, and the blueprint it was constructed upon is infinitely versatile. So I figured there had to be an ingredient that you would throw in with the others, one which required no further work or prolonged prepare dinner occasions—a magic bullet, if you’ll, to spherical out this in any other case impressively simple dish.