Baked Feta Pasta
An easy pasta sauce made with tangy feta and juicy tomatoes makes a simple yet delicious weeknight meal. Serve this pasta with a big spinach salad to break up the richness!
Ingredients
- 4 cups cherry tomatoes
- ½ cup olive oil
- 7 ounces block-style feta cheese
- 1 ½ teaspoons crushed red chili flakes
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning blend
- 8 ounces dried tube shaped pasta like rigatoni or ziti
- ¼ cup fresh basil torn
Instructions
- Heat your oven to 400° F.
- Lightly coat the inside of a baking dish with a drizzle of oil. Place the block of feta in the center of the dish; arrange the tomatoes around the cheese. Sprinkle with red pepper flakes, Italian seasoning, and freshly ground black pepper. Drizzle with the remaining olive oil.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until the tomatoes collapse in on themselves and begin to char.
- While the sauce bakes, bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil and cook the pasta according to the package directions. Drain.
- Carefully remove the baking dish from the oven and give the sauce of a good stir. Everything should break down easily to form a thick, chunky sauce. Drain the pasta and add the the sauce.
- Mix in the fresh basil and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 608kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 16gFat: 39gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 22gCholesterol: 44mgSodium: 586mgPotassium: 487mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 1017IUVitamin C: 34mgCalcium: 276mgIron: 2mg
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