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By Mtina

Baked Feta Pasta

Name: Baked Feta Pasta
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean, Greek
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

10 steps

Prep:5minCook:25min

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

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:34:10 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories649.3 kcal (32%)

Total Fat25.7 g (37%)

Carbs83.7 g (32%)

Sugars6 g (7%)

Protein21 g (42%)

Sodium720.1 mg (36%)

Fiber5.1 g (18%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

500gcherry tomatoes

ripe

8garlic cloves

180gfeta cheese

400gshort pasta

i've used orecchiette

¼ cupextra virgin olive oil

with some extra

1 tspdried oregano

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F

OvenPreheat

Step 2

Add cherry tomatoes and garlic cloves whole in their skins to an oven dish

Step 3

Season 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

Step 4

Place 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.

Step 5

Bake for 25 - 30 minutes until the tomatoes have blistered and feta cheese has softened

OvenHeat

Step 6

When 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.

Step 7

Remove 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.

Step 8

Give it all a mix together breaking up the feta cheese. It will become a nice and creamy sauce-like consistency

Step 9

Add 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.

Step 10