Baked Feta Pasta

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

📝 Ingredients

• 500 g ripe cherry tomatoes
• 8 garlic cloves
• 180 g block of feta cheese
• 400 g short pasta (I've used orecchiette)
• ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil (with some extra)
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• Big handful of fresh basil leaves
• Salt and pepper to taste

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F
2. 2Add cherry tomatoes and garlic cloves whole in their skins to an oven dish
3. 3Season with salt and pepper along with oregano and pour over the olive oil. Give it a little massage with your hands so all the ingredients are nicely coated
4. 4Place the block of feta cheese in the middle of the dish and place all the tomatoes around it. Add a sprinkle more of oregano and a drizzle of olive oil to the feta before placing into the oven.
5. 5Bake for 25 - 30 minutes until the tomatoes have blistered and feta cheese has softened
6. 6When tomatoes have 10 minutes left on the cooking time, start to cook the pasta in heavily salted water. As always, don’t forget to save some pasta water on the side.
7. 7Remove oven dish and gently peel garlic cloves (be careful it may be hot) from their skin and using a fork, mash the garlic cloves in the same oven tray.
8. 8Give it all a mix together breaking up the feta cheese. It will become a nice and creamy sauce-like consistency
9. 9Add the cooked pasta straight from the pot into the dish along with the basil leaves. I like to leave mine whole but you can also break them up with your fingers.
10. 10Mix together, and if needed, add a splash of the pasta water to help it come together. Dig in and enjoy your creamy, salty & sweet pasta!