Baked Feta Pasta Recipe – TikTok Original

How to Make Baked Feta Pasta

Bake in 400F (200C) oven in a medium dish - this should be deep enough to prevent everything from spreading too thin, which will result in a concentrated, saucy result.

Pour the olive oil over the bottom of the dish.

Place the block of feta cheese into the centre and add round. Cook the tomatoes around, plus chopped garlic. Garnish the tomatoes and garlic with a bit more olive oil and pepper. Add a pinch (and no more) of salt - feta cheese will be savoury enough. Add a bit of the sliced chili over the feta and pour all of the olive oil around.

Bake for 15 minutes, increasing oven to 440F (225C) and cook in top-most rack for more ten minutes (or until such time as they explode!), on Broil for 10 minutes. (Please use caution, they cook quickly!).

While the ingredients bake, bring a large pot of generously salted water to a boil and cook your pasta according to package instructions, until it’s just a hair more tender than al dente (tender, with a bite). Before you drain, reserve about 1 cup (240 ml) of that beautiful starchy cooking water to adjust the sauce consistency later.

Carefully remove the baking dish from the oven. Remove the small garlic cloves if you included them or the tomato stems if still present. Break the baked feta block up with your spoon or a potato masher, scraping it down to mix with all the delicious melted tomatoes and olive oil. It should be creamy, with small chunks of cheese and bursts of tomato juice! Be cautious, this step can splatter when the cheese is hot.

Immediately transfer the drained hot pasta directly into the baking dish with your homemade feta-tomato sauce. Toss everything together until every noodle is coated in the creamy goodness. Add more of the reserved pasta water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the sauce reaches your desired smooth, clinging consistency- not too thick, not too soupy. Add the torn fresh basil leaves, toss once more, and serve straight away!