Viral Baked Feta Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes
This is the viral Baked Feta Pasta that took the internet by storm! A block of feta cheese and cherry tomatoes are baked into an instant, creamy, and savory sauce that's then tossed with pasta. An incredibly easy and delicious weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400°F. In a large ovenproof skillet or baking dish, combine shallot, garlic, tomatoes, and all but 1 Tbsp. olive oil. Season with salt and red pepper flakes and toss.
Place the block of feta into the center of the tomato mixture. Drizzle with the reserved 1 Tbsp. oil. Scatter thyme sprigs over the tomatoes.
Bake until tomatoes are bursting and the feta is soft and golden on top, 40 to 45 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup of the pasta water before draining.
Remove the baking dish from the oven. Immediately use a spoon to mash the feta and burst tomatoes together, stirring vigorously to create a creamy sauce.
Add the cooked pasta, a splash of the reserved pasta water, and the lemon zest (if using). Stir until the pasta is well coated, adding more pasta water as needed to reach a creamy consistency.
Top with fresh basil and serve immediately.
Nutrition
- Serving Size
- 1 g
- Calories
- 758 kcal
- Fat Content
- 45 g
- Saturated Fat Content
- 15 g
- Cholesterol Content
- 60 mg
- Sodium Content
- 850 mg
- Carbohydrate Content
- 70 g
- Fiber Content
- 7 g
- Sugar Content
- 9 g
- Protein Content
- 20 g
