Just when we thought Meghan Markle might have cooked up something fresh, the great pasta exposé of 2025 hits us like a ton of bricks. Her “original” one-pot spaghetti, featured on her Netflix show With Love, Meghan, turns out to be less of a culinary gem and more of a copy-paste job—straight from Martha Stewart’s playbook.
For those who haven’t seen the show (lucky you), here’s the scoop: In the first episode, Meghan wowed viewers with her family’s “favorite” one-pot pasta dish. The recipe? A mix of lemon, kale, arugula, tomatoes, garlic, parmesan, and a hefty dose of confidence. It sounded like a game-changer—until the internet sleuths got to work. Royal watchers noticed something fishy when Meghan left this particular recipe out of the official release, unlike her truffle popcorn or honey-lemon layer cake. Suspicious? You bet.
Enter Martha Stewart, the undisputed queen of home cooking and originality. Turns out, she’s been serving up a nearly identical one-pan pasta recipe for years. The ingredients and method are strikingly similar, with just a few tweaks: Martha’s version uses onions and red pepper flakes, while Meghan swapped in kale and, well, a sprinkle of self-importance. The plot thickens—back in February 2025, right before Meghan’s Netflix debut, Martha updated her recipe description to include “the original and the best.” A subtle jab? Hardly. The shade is pure perfection.
Pasta truthers didn’t waste a second connecting the dots. Meghan’s “homemade favorite” looks like a carbon copy of Martha’s tried-and-true staple. And this isn’t the first time Meghan’s been caught borrowing without credit. YouTube chef Donal Skehan, who popularized Martha’s one-pot pasta nearly a decade ago with a viral video (10 million views and counting), faced backlash from Italian purists—but at least he admitted the recipe wasn’t his own. Meghan, on the other hand, struts out her version like she just reinvented spaghetti.
Let’s talk about her cooking technique—or lack thereof. Instead of boiling pasta in a proper pot of salted water, Meghan uses a measly three cups of water, slaps a lid on it, and calls it a day. No draining, no careful reduction—just a rubbery mess. One can only imagine her guests choking down undercooked noodles, smiling through the pain.
So, what’s next for Meghan’s culinary journey? Will she “invent” avocado toast? Revolutionize how we make tea? Or maybe she’ll just keep repackaging other people’s work and calling it innovation. Either way, the pasta exposé has everyone talking—and Martha Stewart’s probably laughing all the way to the kitchen.
