Description
Creamy baked feta pasta with roasted cherry tomatoes, garlic, and fresh basil. A simple Mediterranean-inspired dish where feta melts into a rich sauce that coats tender pasta.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 ounces dry pasta
- 7 ounces feta cheese block
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes
- 3 garlic cloves, peeled
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat Your Equipment: Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Combine Ingredients: Add the cherry tomatoes and garlic cloves to a baking dish. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and black pepper.
- Prepare Your Cooking Vessel: Place the block of feta cheese in the center of the tomatoes so it can soften while baking.
- Assemble the Dish: Bake the dish for 30 minutes until the tomatoes burst and the feta becomes soft.
- Cook to Perfection: Meanwhile cook the pasta in salted boiling water until tender. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water before draining.
- Finishing Touches: Remove the baking dish from the oven and stir the feta and tomatoes together into a creamy sauce. Add the cooked pasta and a splash of reserved pasta water to loosen the sauce.
- Serve and Enjoy: Toss everything until evenly coated, sprinkle with chopped fresh basil, and serve warm.
Notes
- Use a block of feta instead of crumbled for the creamiest sauce.
- Reserve pasta water to help emulsify the sauce.
- Add a pinch of red pepper flakes if you like gentle heat.
- Fresh basil should be added right before serving for best flavor.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 620mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
Keywords: feta pasta, baked feta pasta, tomato feta pasta, creamy feta pasta, Mediterranean pasta