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🇮🇹 Italian
A whole block of feta baked with cherry tomatoes, garlic and olive oil, then stirred into pasta for a creamy, tangy sauce. Ready in about 45 minutes.
Prep 10 min Cook 35 min Serves 4 Easy Ingredients
- 🧄Garlic4 cloves, smashed
- 🌿Fresh Basila handful
- 🫙Olive Oil1/4 cup
- 🧀Feta Cheese200 g block
- 🍅Cherry Tomatoes500 g
- 🌾Pasta Shells300 g
Optional extras
- 🌶️Red Pepper Flakes1/2 tsp
- 🌶️Black Pepperto taste
Instructions
- 1
Heat the oven to 200°C. Put the tomatoes and garlic in a baking dish, toss with olive oil and salt, and set the feta in the middle.
- 2
Bake 30–35 minutes until the tomatoes burst and the feta is soft.
- 3
Meanwhile cook the pasta until al dente; reserve a cup of pasta water.
- 4
Mash the feta and tomatoes together, then fold in the pasta with a splash of pasta water.
- 5
Finish with basil, pepper flakes and black pepper.
Chef's tip
Bake by visual cues as well as time: every oven runs a little differently.
Monsoon Baked Feta Pasta
- Time
- 45 min
- Serves
- 4
- Level
- Easy
- Prep / cook
- 10 / 35 min
Ingredients
- 🧄 Garlic4 cloves, smashed
- 🌿 Fresh Basila handful
- 🫙 Olive Oil1/4 cup
- 🧀 Feta Cheese200 g block
- 🍅 Cherry Tomatoes500 g
- 🌾 Pasta Shells300 g
Optional
- 🌶️ Red Pepper Flakes1/2 tsp
- 🌶️ Black Pepperto taste
Steps
- Heat the oven to 200°C. Put the tomatoes and garlic in a baking dish, toss with olive oil and salt, and set the feta in the middle.
- Bake 30–35 minutes until the tomatoes burst and the feta is soft.
- Meanwhile cook the pasta until al dente; reserve a cup of pasta water.
- Mash the feta and tomatoes together, then fold in the pasta with a splash of pasta water.
- Finish with basil, pepper flakes and black pepper.
