Cooking pasta in the microwave oven is incredibly fast and easy – and works best for only 1-2 servings and for those pastas that require 6 minutes or less cooking time.

Here’s all you need to make microwave cooked pasta.

Tip: a wetted paper works great to minimize splatter while the pasta cooks at a constant high heat in the microwave oven.

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