Ever wondered what celebrities eat? Yes, they probably go to fancy restaurants and indulge in fancy fine dining, but, like us, they also enjoy quick and easy meals! While not all of us are coming back home from a long day of shooting on set or recording in a studio, we can still enjoy these easy recipes that can be done in a jiffy.
From Rihanna’s go-to salad to Hailey Bieber’s skincare elixir, here are 6 delicious recipes by celebrities that you NEED to try now!
Gigi Hadid’s Spicy Vodka Pasta
Gigi Hadid shook the internet last year when she posted on her Instagram story, showing her followers how she makes her Spicy Vodka Pasta. Fun fact: She posted the story of herself cooking the pasta in an attempt to deflect from the surprising news that she was pregnant with her first child! Here’s how to make the Spicy Vodka Pasta (we would add more than 1 tablespoon though, times are tough).
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 small clove of garlic, diced
- 1/4 green onion
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon vodka
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 225 grams of shell pasta
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
- Basil, chopped
- Salt and pepper to taste
In a large saucepan, heat up the olive oil, garlic and onion. Cook until soft. Add tomato paste and cook until it appears caramelised (darker in colour). Then, add heavy cream, followed by vodka and cook through until evaporated. Throw in some red pepper flakes depending on how spicy you want your pasta to be. Season with salt and pepper.
Cook the pasta separately. Gigi uses shell pasta, but you can choose whichever kind you like. Once pasta is done, save 1/4 of the pasta before draining. Add in the butter to the sauce and stir over medium heat until the butter has melted and the sauce is “sauccyyyy”, as Gigi describes it. Then add the pasta and the pasta water to the sauce, and stir. Top it off with some parmesan cheese and basil leaves.
Kylie Jenner’s Shrimp Taco
If you know anything about the Kardashians, you know that Kylie Jenner is all about delicious, mouth watering food! Kylie Jenner showed off her cooking skills alongside Karrueche Tran in her monthly cooking show, Cooking With Kylie, where they made some delicious shrimp tacos. Here’s the recipe:
- 2 pounds of fresh shrimp
- 4 cups of diced organic onions
- 2 cups of shredded Mexican cheese
- 3 organic limes
- 1 cup of shredded organic green onions
- 2 cups of chopped organic cilantro
- Sour cream
- 4 cups diced organic tomatoes
- Old Bay seasoning
- Onion powder
- White corn tortillas
- 2 tbsp. olive oil
- Fresh salsa
- Canola oil
Firstly, cut, peel, and de-vein the shrimp. Place the shrimp in a perforated bowl and wash with cold water. Cut shrimp into 1 inch pieces. Season the shrimp with old bay seasoning and onion powder over the shrimps and let sit. Heat up the skillet with olive oil on medium-low and then add half of the chopped onion, cube cut tomatoes and cilantro for 1-2 minutes. Add in the shrimp and cook for 5-7 minutes until the shrimp turn golden.
Then, heat up oil in another skillet and fry the corn tortillas. Once they become soft, gently fold them to make a taco shell. Once the tortillas are done frying, drain the excess oil with a paper towel. Mash up the avocado after cutting it in half and scooping out the flesh. Add in your onion powder, lime, green onions, avocado, salsa, and salt in a mixing bowl. Mix well until combined. Lastly, fill the taco shells with guacamole, shrimp, and sour cream topped with Mexican cheese, and your tacos are ready to be served!
Hailey Bieber’s Skin-Loving Smoothie
Ever thought about eating your skincare? Well, Hailey Bieber certainly has. Dubbed the ‘Strawberry Glaze Skin Smoothie’, the IT girl’s fav smoothie contains a lot of skin-loving ingredients, such as Hyaluronic Acid (you can eat that?) and sea moss, that might’ve contributed to Hailey Bieber’s beautiful skin. The smoothie was created in collaboration with the upscale health-food store Erewhon in Los Angeles, with a price of US$17 (which is 75 Malaysian ringgit!) Intrigued? Here’s how you can make it yourself at home, and get a taste of the Hailey Bieber experience:
- 1/2 cup almond milk
- 1 cup strawberries (or frozen strawberries)
- 2 scoops Vital Proteins Vanilla Collagen
- A few drops or scoops of Neo Cell Hyaluronic Acid
- Zuma Valley Coconut Cream
- Erewhon Market Sea Moss Gel
- 1/4 cup avocado
- 1 tsp maple syrup
- 2 dates
- Strawberry Glaze (optional)
Simply combine all of the ingredients in a blender with ice, pulse until smooth, then pour into your favourite to-go smoothie cup and start glowing!
Rihanna’s Chickpea Salad
The world has been WAITING for Rihanna to drop her new album for years. Though she’s left us hanging in that department, she has served us with some of her delicious recipes over the years. When Rihanna shared her go-to salad recipe to the world in 2014, many people attempted it themselves, and it has received nothing but praise. Best part about this recipe? It comes together in about 10 minutes and requires NO COOKING! Here’s the recipe to the quick, easy, and tasty chickpea salad by badgalriri:
- 1 cucumber
- 2 vine-ripened tomatoes
- 2 cups of cook garbanzo beans (a.k.a chickpeas)
- 1/4 red onion
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 4 large basil leaves
Cut the cucumber, tomatoes, and red onion into slices. The basil leaves should be cut chiffonade-style. Then, arrange the cucumber, tomatoes, and beans on a plate. Season the red onion with salt and pepper, then drizzle with olive oil and top with basil. And you’re finished!
Snoop Dogg’s Bow Wow Brownies
Before you say anything, no, it doesn’t contain any marijuana. From his cookbook ‘From Crook to Cook’, Snoop Dogg introduces his staple Bow Wow Brownies recipe. Here’s what you’ll need:
- 90g plain flour
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 100g granulated sugar
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 tbsp whole milk
- 450g milk chocolate morsels
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
First off, you’ll need to preheat the oven to 165°C, and butter a 20 x 20 cm baking pan. Mix the flour, baking soda, and salt together. Next, in a saucepan over medium heat, combine the sugar, butter, and milk until it boils. Remove the pan from the heat and add 270 grams of chocolate morsels, and stir until smooth. After you’ve added your eggs and vanilla to the chocolate, stir until well mixed and smooth. Then, gradually mix your flour mixture into the chocolate. After you’re done with your mixture, pour it into your pan and spread it evenly. You can also sprinkle the remaining chocolate on top. Lastly, bake for 25 to 30 minutes, while rotating the pan halfway through that timeframe until the brownies are set.
Billie Eilish’s Peanut Butter & Chocolate Chip Cookies
Grammy winner Billie Eilish showed off her cooking skills in a series of stories she posted on her Instagram. She shared her favourite chocolate chip cookie recipe that is both vegan and gluten-free! She also plugged her new vegan chocolate bar called “Happier Than Ever” bar, which was used in her cookies as well. Here’s the recipe:
- Chocolate chips
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup oat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup almond milk
Firstly, you’ll need to preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Next, mix the brown sugar and peanut butter in a mixing bowl for a minute before adding the vanilla extract. In a separate bowl, add your oat flour, baking soda, and salt. Then, combine the dry and wet ingredients and add 1/4 cup of almond milk and chocolate chips. Lastly, place dollops of cookie dough on a baking sheet and press them down with the back of the fork, and place in the oven for 10 to 12 minutes.
