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Baked Feta Pasta

Prep Time:

15 Minutes

Cook Time:

40 Minutes

Serves:

5 Servings

About the Recipe

The ever so popular TikTok Baked Feta Pasta! It’s a hearty dish made with roasted tomatoes, creamy and lightly tangy baked feta, al dente pasta, and fresh herbs. One of the easiest and tastiest recipes!

It’s amazing how something so simple can taste so supremely delicious. After just one taste you’ll be hooked!

Ingredients

  • 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

  • 7 - 8 oz. block feta cheese (sheep's milk variety), drained

  • 10 oz. dry pasta such as campanelle, rigatoni, rotini, penne, bow tie, or cavatappi

  • 8 oz. spinach, roughly chopped (8 packed cups)

  • 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

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

  2. Add grape tomatoes and garlic to a 3 quart baking dish. Toss with olive oil and a few pinches of salt and pepper. Place feta in the center of tomatoes, turn to coat with oil.

  3. Bake in center of preheated oven for 30 minutes.

  4. Then remove the baking dish, raise oven rack up to upper 1/3 of the oven. Return baking dish to oven and increase oven to 450 degrees. Bake until tomatoes and cheese are starting to brown slightly, about 10 minutes longer.

  5. Meanwhile boil pasta to al dente in salted water (I use 1 Tbsp salt and about 3 or 4 quarts of water), according to time listed on pasta package.

  6. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water and right before draining pour and submerge spinach in with the pasta (it should wilt almost instantly). Drain pasta and spinach.

  7. Smash the tomatoes, garlic, oil and feta together with the back of a wooden spoon. Toss pasta in with mixture along with basil, parsley and red pepper flakes.

  8. Thin mixture with a few tablespoons of pasta water at a time to reach desired consistency. Season with salt and pepper as needed. Serve warm.

Prepared via: Jaclyn Bell

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