Recipe: Delicious Baked Feta Pasta

Baked Feta Pasta.

You can have Baked Feta Pasta using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Baked Feta Pasta

1. It's 2 pints of cherry tomatoes.
2. Prepare 1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil.
3. You need 1/4 teaspoon of sea salt.
4. It's 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper.
5. It's 8 oz of block feta cheese.
6. Prepare 8 oz of dry pasta of your choice.
7. It's 2 of garlic cloves, minced.
8. You need 1/4 cup of chopped packed basil, plus more for serving.

Baked Feta Pasta step by step

1. Preheat the oven to 400° F. Place the cherry tomatoes in an oven-safe baking dish. Pour the olive oil on top, and season with salt and pepper. Toss until well combined..
2. Place the feta block in the middle of the baking dish surrounded by the cherry tomatoes, and flip it a couple of times to coat it with the olive oil and seasoning..
3. Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes, until the cherry tomatoes burst, and the feta cheese melts..
4. While the tomatoes and feta are baking, cook the pasta in a pot of salted water according to package instructions until al dente. Drain, reserving half a cup of the cooking liquid in case you would like to toss it in..
5. Immediately add the garlic and basil leaves to the cooked tomatoes and feta and mix everything to combine..
6. Transfer the cooked pasta to the baking dish and stir to combine. Garnish with more fresh basil and serve warm..
7. Enjoy!.