Baked Feta Pasta
It's hearty, healthy, delicious, and viral. The platform Tik Tok has presented a recipe that is so famous, stores across our great nation quickly became out of stock of feta cheese! So while we may be late on the trend, prepare for another shortage, because we will be making this again, and again. (and again.)
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Ingredients:
10 oz. Pasta (we used cavatappi)
1- 8-oz Block feta
2 pt Cherry or grape tomatoes
3 Cloves garlic, smashed
1 Shallot, quartered
3 Sprigs thyme
½ c Extra virgin olive oil, divided
Zest of 1 lemon (optional)
Crushed red pepper flakes
Kosher salt
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400°
In a large ovenproof skillet or medium baking dish, combine tomatoes, shallot, garlic, and most of the olive oil
Season with salt and red pepper flakes and toss to combine
Place feta into the center of the tomato mixture and drizzle top with remaining olive oil
Scatter thyme over tomatoes
Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until tomatoes are bursting and feta is golden on top
Meanwhile, in a large pot of salted boiling water, cook pasta according to package instructions
Reserve ½ cup pasta water before draining
To skillet with tomatoes and feta, add cooked pasta, reserved pasta water, and lemon zest (if using) to skillet and stir until thoroughly combined
Garnish with basil before serving
