Talk Of The Town Baked Feta Pasta
Created by ForeverMama on February 13, 2021
- Servings: 3-4
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 35m
- Recipe #36457
Ingredients
- 8 ounces dried cavatappi pasta (or your pasta of choice)
- 2 pints cherry tomatoes
- 8 ounces feta cheese (Using an imported feta block of cheese is a must, not the feta that is crumbled)
- 1/2 cup olive oil (extra virgin)
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 to 6 garlic cloves, minced (more or less, depending how much you like garlic)
- 1/4 cup basil (packed chopped fresh, plus more for serving)
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat 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.
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Step 2: Place the feta block in the middle of the baking dish surrounded by the cherry tomatoes, and flip a couple times to coat it with the olive oil and seasoning.
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Step 3: Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes, until the cherry tomatoes burst and the feta cheese melts.Immediately add the garlic and basil leaves to the cooked tomatoes and feta and toss everything to combine.
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Step 4: Transfer the cooked pasta to the baking dish and toss to combine. Garnish with more fresh basil and serve warm.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (291.6 g)
- Calories 824.5
- Total Fat - 51.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 14 g
- Cholesterol - 42.3 mg
- Sodium - 750.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 66.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 9.7 g
- Sugars - 3.1 g
- Protein - 27.3 g
- Calcium - 705.6 mg
- Iron - 1.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 14.6 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg