Baked Feta Pasta

Baked Feta Pasta takes just minutes to prepare. Cherry tomatoes, olive oil, spices and feta are baked in the oven, then stirred together with cooked pasta for an easy, flavorful meal.

📝 Ingredients

• 2 pints cherry or grape tomatoes
• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon dry oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon dry basil
• 8-ounce block feta cheese
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 9-ounce dry pasta of choice, we used farfalle
• 2 large cloves fresh garlic, minced fine
• Pinch red pepper flakes
• Fresh basil, for garnish

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. 2In a 9X13 dish, add tomatoes, oil, dry oregano and dry basil and toss to coat.
3. 3Nestle the feta block in the center and turn to coat.
4. 4Place in the oven for 30 minutes.
5. 5While the tomatoes and cheese are roasting, place a large pot of salted water on to boil.
6. 6Five minutes prior to the end of the 30-minute cooking time, add the pasta to the water and cook according to the package directions.
7. 7After the tomatoes and cheese have been in the oven for 30 minutes, raise temperature to 450 degrees F. and cook for 10 minutes more.
8. 8Remove from the oven and add in the raw minced garlic and the red pepper flakes and stir the mixture, breaking up the tomatoes as you mix.
9. 9Once the pasta is cooked (which should be just as you remove the tomato cheese mixture from the oven), use a spider to remove the pasta and add to the tomato cheese mixture, then stir to combine. Add as much pasta water as needed to make a creamy sauce. (I added ¼ cup at first but added another cup of the pasta water after dinner to loosen up the leftovers).
10. 10Serve torn fresh basil over each portion.