Megan Markle's Single Skillet Pasta Recipe - a review

I do most of my TV viewing on the treadmill, so it took me a while to get to the part of my queue with Megan Markle's / Sussex's new Netflix series, even though I consider myself a Royalist.

In the first episode, she makes an "easy pasta dinner just like she does for her family - a single-skillet spaghetti recipe. Unbeknownst to me, this is how Brits make their pasta (is this true, friends?), but I've also heard that this is an old Martha Stewart recipe.

Either way, the truth is that is that it's easy, especially after a long day of work  - so it passed that test as part of the Delaney Test Kitchen. 

​My boys are athletes and always need a bit more carbs, so I added the frozen baguettes from Trader Joe's, and they were the perfect complement to this meal. Enjoy!

Meghan Markle's Single Skillet Spaghetti

INGREDIENTS:
2 pints of cherry tomatoes of mixed colors (yellow, red, etc..)
Kosher salt
Olive Oil
4 Cloves garlic
12 oz spaghetti
1 lemon, zested
1/2 bunch of kale, stems sliced,  and leaves roughly chopped
 1/2 bunch of Swiss chard, stems sliced and leaves roughly chopped
(if can't find Swiss chard, use one bunch of kale instead, saving half of the stems)
1 pint of baby arugula
1/2 cup of grated Parmesan cheese

PREPARATION:
1. Fill and electric tea kettle, and boil 3 1/2 cups of water

2. In a large, deep skillet combine tomatoes, salt, olive oil, and garlic. Then place the dry spaghetti on top. Add the lemon zest, then the Swiss chard stems on top of the pasta.

3. Pour boiling water over the pasta. Cover pasta by 1 inch.

4. Cover with a lid, return to a boil and cook for 6-8 minutes.

5. Remove lid, and add the greens (chard and kale leaves, plus a handful of arugula). Cook 4-5 minutes more, until pasta is al dente.

6. Drain, and top with a drizzle of olive oil and grated parmesan. Enjoy!