Description
This Baked Feta Pasta, popularized on TikTok, is a flavorful and easy-to-make pasta dish that features roasted grape tomatoes, garlic, creamy feta cheese, and fresh herbs. The ingredients come together to create a rich and delicious sauce that perfectly coats the pasta.
Ingredients
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Grape Tomato Mixture:
- 2 pints (20 oz) grape tomatoes
- 5 medium garlic cloves, peeled and halved
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Remaining Ingredients:
- 7 – 8 oz. block feta cheese (sheep’s milk variety)
- 10 oz. dry pasta (such as campanelle, rigatoni, etc.)
- 8 oz. spinach, roughly chopped
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced fresh basil
- 2 Tbsp minced fresh parsley
- 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes, or more to taste
- 1/2 cup reserved pasta water
Instructions
- Preheat oven: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Prepare tomato mixture: In a baking dish, combine grape tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Place the feta cheese in the center and coat with oil. Bake for 30 minutes.
- Roast: Remove the dish, move the rack up, and increase the oven temperature to 450 degrees. Bake for an additional 10 minutes until slightly browned.
- Cook pasta: Cook the pasta in salted water until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup of pasta water.
- Combine ingredients: Mix the roasted tomatoes, garlic, feta, spinach, basil, parsley, and red pepper flakes. Toss with drained pasta and thin out with pasta water as needed.
- Serve: Season with salt and pepper, then serve warm.
Notes
- You can customize this dish by adding your favorite vegetables or protein.
- Feel free to adjust the amount of red pepper flakes to suit your spice preference.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 540mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 14g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
