A MONEY-SAVING mum has left people baffled after revealing how she cooks pasta.
The cost-of-living crisis has forced cash-strapped Britons to find ways to feed their families on a tight budget – and TikTok user @itsmebadmom, from South Yorkshire, is no exception.
Offering inspiration to fellow parents, the mum took to the social media platform to demonstrate how she whips up a hearty portion of spaghetti Bolognese.
According to her, the dish was enough to feed five people and the total costs came to under a fiver.
''This is a good meal if you're slimming cause there's not many calories in this,'' the mum reckoned.
First, she showed in the now-vial video, the mum chucked the mince meat into the pan and let it cook on low heat.
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Once the mince had started to brown a little, she added a chopped onion, as well as salt, a generous sprinkle of pepper and garlic powder.
But these may have all seemed like normal steps to follow for this British favourite, it was the way she cooked the pasta that got everyone talking.
Instead of boiling water in a pot and then adding her spaghetti, the mum opted for a rather unusual approach.
She took a plastic jug, filled it with water, chucked in her pasta and placed it inside the microwave for ten minutes.
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Another nifty trick, the mum added, was then covering the plastic jug with a sheet of foil – this will make the pasta expand in size even more, she claimed.
To complete the easy recipe, the woman then added tomato puree and chopped tomatoes to the mince, and served the dish with garlic bread and grated cheese.
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But as tasty as the final result looked, stunned TikTok fans couldn't get over the pasta cooking method.
One mortified person wrote: ''Why on earth would you cook pasta in a microwave… ommggg [sic].''
''Looks lovely, but the microwave needs a clean,'' someone else added.
However, amongst the 741k viewers were also those who were so amazed by this discovery, they promised to try it.
''Have I been living under a rock? I had no idea you could cook pasta in the microwave!
''I must give it a go.''
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A supportive social media user penned: ''People complaining about her microwave but she's feeding her kids a good meal with a roof over their heads.
''Not many kids get that. Well done babe.''
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