sizzleBaked Feta Pasta
54 minutesServes 4
A simple yet delicious combination of cherry tomatoes and feta cheese baked together to create a creamy sauce.
- Ingredients
- Steps
Ingredients
500 g
cherry tomatoes
1
shallot, peeled and quartered
3 cloves
garlic, crushed
120 ml
extra-virgin olive oil
1 pinch
salt
1 pinch
crushed red pepper flakes
250 g
feta cheese
3 sprigs
fresh thyme
300 g
pasta of your choice
1 handful
fresh basil leaves
Steps
1
Preheat the oven to 200°C before starting.
2
Mix together cherry tomatoes, shallot, garlic, and all but 1 tbsp of the oil in a large baking dish; season with salt and red pepper flakes and mix well.
3
Add feta to the middle of the tomato mixture and then pour the reserved 1 teaspoon of oil over it. Finally, top the tomatoes with thyme sprigs.
4
Cook until the tomatoes have popped and the feta is golden and bubbly.
5
Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water. Save half a cup of pasta water before draining.
6
Add the cooked pasta and reserved water to the baking dish and stir until mixed. Garnish with basil.