Simple Baked Feta Pasta
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This simple baked feta pasta can be cooked and served in the same dish. Perfect for even a beginner cook!
I came across a video of this Simple Baked Feta Pasta while scrolling through Tik Tok. Maybe you’ve seen it, too. It looked so unbelievably easy, that I had to give it a try. I’m happy to report that it IS as simple as it looked! Just in case you can’t find the recipe, I made my own version.
You’ll love how effortlessly this dinner comes together. It’s sure to become one of your go-to weeknight dinners!
Ingredients for Simple Baked Feta Pasta
How to Make Simple Baked Feta Pasta
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Spray 9×9 baking dish (or a 3 qt baking dish) with non stick cooking spray.
- Place washed cherry tomatoes in baking dish.
- Add diced shallot, garlic, olive oil, salt, red pepper flakes, and thyme. Toss until combined.
- Place feta block in the middle of the baking dish on top of the tomatoes.
- Bake for 35 minutes until the feta is melted and tomatoes burst.
- While the tomatoes and feta are baking, cook pasta in salted water according to package directions until al dente. Then drain and set aside.
- Remove tomatoes and feta from the oven and stir until combined well. Be careful, the dish is hot!
- Add cooked pasta, and stir to combine.
- Garnish with fresh parsley.
That is it! You won’t believe how tasty this super simple pasta is!
Tips & Tricks
- Add some protein by using up leftover chicken or rotisserie chicken to this dish.
- Change up the taste by using different herbs such as thyme, basil, oregano, or chives.
- Keto-friendly or Gluten-free: Use spaghetti squash or Palmini “noodles” to make a low-carb version of this recipe.
- Use different kinds of cheese for all new flavors such as goat cheese, Halloumi, Ricotta, or Queso Fresco.
- You can use all kinds of pasta to make this Simple Baked Feta Pasta. I used elbow pasta, but you could also use penne, macaroni, orecchiette, Cavatappi, or any other short pasta.
- Sneak in some extra veggies by stirring in some spinach leaves, roasted red peppers, canned artichokes or mushrooms.
- Garnish with freshly grated parmesan cheese and fresh parsley or basil.
Simple Baked Feta Pasta
This simple baked feta pasta can be cooked and served in the same dish. Perfect for even a beginner cook!
Ingredients
- 2 pints Cherry Tomatoes
- 1 Shallot (or small onion) diced
- 3 cloves Garlic chopped
- 3-4 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 1/4 tsp Sea Salt
- 2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
- 2 tsp Thyme dried
- 8 oz Feta Cheese Block
- 2 cups Elbow Pasta
- 1 bunch Parsley or Basil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Spray 9×9 baking dish (or a 3 qt baking dish) with non stick cooking spray.
- Place washed cherry tomatoes in baking dish.
- Add diced shallot, garlic, olive oil, salt, red pepper flakes, and thyme. Toss until combined.
- Place feta block in the middle of the baking dish on top of the tomatoes.
- Bake for 35 minutes until the feta is melted and tomatoes burst.
- While the tomatoes and feta are baking, cook pasta in salted water according to package directions until al dente. Then drain and set aside.
- Remove tomatoes and feta from the oven and stir until combined well. Be careful, the dish is hot!
- Add cooked pasta, and stir to combine.
Notes
- Add some protein by using up leftover chicken or rotisserie chicken to this dish.
- Change up the taste by using different herbs such as thyme, basil, oregano, or chives.
- Keto-friendly or Gluten-free: Use spaghetti squash or Palmini “noodles” to make a low-carb version of this recipe.
- Use different kinds of cheese for all new flavors such as goat cheese, Halloumi, Ricotta, or Queso Fresco.
- You can use all kinds of pasta to make this Simple Baked Feta Pasta. I used elbow pasta, but you could also use penne, macaroni, orecchiette, Cavatappi, or any other short pasta.
- Sneak in some extra veggies by stirring in some spinach leaves, roasted red peppers, canned artichokes or mushrooms.
- Garnish with freshly grated parmesan cheese and fresh parsley or basil.
Nutrition
Calories: 476kcalCarbohydrates: 50.5gProtein: 16.8gFat: 23.7gSaturated Fat: 10.2gCholesterol: 50mgSodium: 646mgPotassium: 613mgFiber: 3.9gSugar: 8.5gCalcium: 315mgIron: 3mg
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