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Super Quick Baked Feta Pasta
Super Quick Baked Feta Pasta
"This baked feta pasta is a super quick and so easy to make pasta dish that any student, or anyone that does not like to cook but still needs to eat, doesn’t have the time or it’s a complete novice to the cooking this is the best dish to start with. It apparently went viral on Tik Tok recently. I am not surprised. It is a great dish to make and it’s pretty healthy too especially if you add a wholemeal pasta. "
NotesYou may also add other veggies to this baked feta pasta dish such as asparagus, red onion or shallots, wilted spinach. Simply delicious.
We always add new veggies to it and it’s delicious every time.
Serves4
Preparation Time5 min
Cooking Time30 min
Cooking MethodOven
Ingredients
- 250 g feta cheese
- 450 g tomatoes cherry tomatoes
- 1 tbsp Italian dried herbs
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ½ tsp black pepper freshly ground
- ½ tsp chilli flakes
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- 300 g pasta uncooked weight
- 5 tbsp Parmesan cheese grated
- 1 handful olives (chopped) optional
- 10 tbsp fresh basil and parsley any fresh herbs you like
- 2 cloves garlic
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 200°C (180ºC fan)/375/400F.
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In a larger oven-proof pan or medium baking dish, add the feta cheese block in the middle surrounded by the tomatoes, garlic, and the olive oil. Season with dried herbs, chilli flakes.
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Place in the preheated oven and bake for 20 minutes or until the tomatoes are baked or bursting and the feta is golden on top.
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Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling water, cook pasta according to package instructions. Reserve approximately 100ml pasta water while draining.
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Mix the tomatoes and the feta together until uniformly spread/homogenised.
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Add the aldente cooked pasta alongside the reserved pasta water into the oven-proof dish that contains the mixed tomatoes and feta. Stir in the pasta until completely combined. Mix in the fresh chopped basil and parsley and top with the grated parmesan that has been mixed with some of the fresh herbs. Place back in the oven for a further 10 min or so until the parmesan turns nice and golden.
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When ready, serve and enjoy!
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