Baked Feta Pasta

Name: Baked Feta Pasta
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Family
Ingredients: 200 g block feta cheese; 500 g cherry tomatoes; 400 g pasta; 3 cloves garlic; 4 tbsp olive oil

This viral baked feta pasta could not be easier: a block of feta and cherry tomatoes roast together, then melt into a creamy, tangy sauce stirred through pasta. It is a true dump-and-bake dinner with almost no effort. The result tastes far more impressive than the work involved.

Mediterranean Vegetarian Oven Dinner Cheese Pasta

⏱ 40 min
📊 easy
🍽 Family

Ingredients

200 g block feta cheese
500 g cherry tomatoes
400 g pasta
3 cloves garlic
4 tbsp olive oil

Instructions

Heat the oven to 200C (400F).
Place the cherry tomatoes and whole garlic cloves in a baking dish and nestle the block of feta in the center.
Drizzle everything generously with olive oil and season.

Bake for 30 minutes until the tomatoes burst and the feta is soft and golden at the edges.
Meanwhile cook the pasta until al dente, reserving some cooking water.
Mash and stir the roasted feta and tomatoes into a creamy sauce.
Toss the pasta through with a little pasta water until coated, then finish with fresh basil.

💡 Chef's tip

Reserve some pasta water to loosen the sauce, since the roasted feta and tomato mixture thickens quickly once stirred through the pasta.

Roasting the tomatoes until they burst and caramelize concentrates their sweetness, which balances the salty feta into a naturally creamy sauce with no cream at all.