A large pan will be necessary to cook all the ingredients.

The best ingredients, prepared properly with lots of flavor, deliver pleasure in abundance. Perhaps that is the beauty behind the increasingly-popular, one-pan meals. No fuss, minimal mess, maximum satisfaction.

To prove this point, take a turn making a one-pan pasta. Noodles that cook in their sauce pack tons of flavor. This method also delivers toothsome texture and prevents soggy pasta. The all-in-one skillet cooking means there’s no need to wait for a pot of water to boil.

The only prerequisite is the proper-sized skillet. A 12-inch skillet (measure across the top of the pan) allows the right space for noodles and sauce. Nonstick, or well-seasoned skillets, make clean-up a snap.