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Baked Feta Pasta with roasted feta cheese and cherry tomatoes in a baking dish.

Baked Feta Pasta (The Recipe That Broke the Internet!)

A cozy, low-effort pasta dish featuring creamy baked feta, cherry tomatoes, and garlic, perfect for a comforting meal.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Calories: 360
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients
  • 1 block block of feta (around 7 to 8 oz) Full fat tastes best
  • 2 pints cherry or grape tomatoes
  • 4 to 6 cloves garlic cloves Leave them whole or roughly smashed
  • 1/3 to 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning (or oregano)
  • 1 pinch chili flakes (optional) So good if using
  • 10 oz pasta (penne, fusilli, farfalle, etc.)
  • fresh basil Fresh basil (optional) Lovely addition

Method
 

Preparation
  1. Preheat your oven to 400°F.
  2. Add the tomatoes and garlic to a baking dish. Place the feta right in the middle.
  3. Drizzle olive oil all over. Add pepper, a little salt (feta is salty), Italian seasoning, and chili flakes if using.
Baking
  1. Bake for about 30 to 35 minutes until tomatoes burst and the feta looks soft.
Cooking Pasta
  1. Meanwhile, boil pasta in salty water. Save about 1 cup of pasta water before draining.
Combining
  1. Take the baking dish out and mash everything together until it becomes a saucy, creamy mess.
  2. Add pasta and toss. Splash in a little pasta water as needed to loosen the sauce.
  3. Finish with basil if you have it.

Notes

This recipe is very forgiving; if the sauce is too thick, add more pasta water. If too thin, it will thicken as it sits. Options to personalize include adding greens, proteins, or a squeeze of lemon for brightness.