Is Baked Feta Pasta Actually That Good? | Viral Pasta Recipe

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: ricotta cheese

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Ricotta provides a similar creaminess with fewer calories.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is a dairy-free option that adds umami.

Preheat the oven to 400°F (204°C).

Chop half of a small yellow onion into 1/8 inch sections.

Crush and mince 6 garlic cloves.

Chop 1 1/2 cups of spinach into half-inch to inch-sized pieces.

Find a 13x9 baking dish (preferably glass or ceramic).

Add the chopped onion to the baking dish.

Add 2 pints of cherry tomatoes to the dish.

Pour in 1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil and mix everything together.

Season with coarse ground kosher salt and mix again.

Place 8 oz of Greek sheep's milk feta cheese in the center of the dish and coat it in the oil.

Bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, until the tomatoes burst and the cheese is golden brown.

Fill a medium-sized stock pot halfway with warm water and season heavily with coarse ground kosher salt.

Bring the pot of water to a boil over high heat, covering it with a lid to speed up the process.

Decide on using 10 oz of pen pasta and wait until the baking dish has about 11 to 12 minutes left to drop the pasta into the boiling water.

Once the water is boiling, add the pasta and stir immediately to prevent sticking.

Cook the pasta according to the package instructions until al dente, stirring occasionally.

Save 1 cup (230ml) of the pasta cooking water before draining the pasta.

When the timer for the baking dish goes off, remove it from the oven and mash the feta and tomatoes together immediately.

Mix in the minced garlic into the hot mixture, which will cook from the residual heat.

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