Baked Goats Cheese Pasta

This Baked Goats Cheese Pasta recipe is simple to make and creates the perfect sauce combination that provides a sweet, salty creamy pasta

📝 Ingredients

• 400 g pasta (I’ve used spaghetti)
• 400 g cherry tomatoes (I’ve used mixed tomatoes)
• 150 g goats cheese
• 80 g pitted kalamata olives
• 1 bunch brocollini
• 8 garlic cloves
• 6 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• ½ teaspoon chilli flakes (more/less as preferred)
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Handful fresh basil leaves

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F
2. 2Place cherry tomatoes and garlic in an oven dish, slice in half if using larger tomatoes in the mix
3. 3Slice kalamata olives in half and add to the dish
4. 4Cut brocollini in half in width on an angle and if stalks are thick, slice in half lengthways before adding to the dish
5. 5Pour over olive oil, add thyme leaves, season with salt and pepper and give it all a mix with your hands to ensure all the veggies are nicely coated
6. 6Make space in the middle of the oven dish and place the goats cheese in the gap so that the vegetables are surrounding the cheese
7. 7Season the cheese with salt, chilli flakes, oregano and a drizzle of olive oil. Place in the oven for 20 minutes
8. 8When the veggies have 10 minutes remaining, start to cook the pasta in heavily salted water. As always, don’t forget to save some of the pasta water on the side.
9. 9Remove oven dish and gently peel the garlic cloves. Mash them with a fork in the same dish.
10. 10With a spoon, break up the goats cheese, it should be extremely creamy and just fall apart. Mix all the ingredients together to a lovely creamy and saucy mixture.
11. 11Add the cooked spaghetti straight into the oven dish and mix altogether. Add a splash of pasta water to help it all come together to a silky creamy pasta and enjoy!