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baked feta pasta with tomatoes

TIKTOK Pasta Recipe - ORIGINAL with Feta and Tomatoes

There’s a reason this baked feta pasta is going viral overseas! Salty baked feta, sweet cherry tomatoes, fresh garlic, and basil are tossed with al dente pasta to create this easy yet delicious dish!
4.77 from 622 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Course pasta
Cuisine American, finnish
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb bowtie pasta
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • 2 boxes cherry tomatoes (around 20-25 oz)
  • 1 block feta about 8 oz
  • 4 cloves garlic finely chopped
  • 2 pinches red pepper flakes
  • 1 handful fresh basil leaves
  • salt and pepper

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400. Add tomatoes, olive oil, and salt to a baking dish and toss.
  • Place the block of feta in the middle and top with a splash more of olive oil plus a few pinches red pepper flakes. Bake for 30 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, prepare bowtie pasta al dente according to directions then strain -- being sure to save some pasta water for later on.
  • After the 30 minutes has past, crank the heat up to 450 and bake for another 5-10 minutes or until the feta and tomatoes have browned.
  • Remove the baking dish from the oven and IMMEDIATELY add the garlic and basil and stir. The residual heat from the tomatoes and olive oil will take the raw edge off the garlic.
  • Now add in the strained al dente pasta and stir one more time. Season with salt and pepper to taste!
    (And if the sauce is dry, you can add ¼ cup pasta water and stir to loosen the sauce!)

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Notes

It works best if you use a small baking dish so the tomatoes are touching.
If it's dry after cooking, add ½ cup pasta water and stir. 
Find more notes above in the Tips and Tricks Section!
Keyword baked, basil, bowties, easy, feta, garlic, pasta, recipe, tomatoes
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