Melissa Cole makes viral TikTok pasta recipe

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: goat cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Ricotta is often less expensive and has a similar creamy texture.

cherry tomatoes

🥗Healthier: grape tomatoes

💰Cheaper: canned diced tomatoes

Canned tomatoes are a budget-friendly option with a long shelf life.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is often less expensive and has a neutral flavor.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

Place the block of feta cheese in a baking dish.

Add enough grape tomatoes to fill the whole pan, pouring them in around the feta.

Add chopped or minced garlic, a little salt, a little pepper, and some Italian seasoning on top of the feta and tomatoes.

Drizzle a generous helping of olive oil over the top of the dish.

Bake in the oven for 35 minutes.

After baking, check that the feta cheese has a little brown crust and everything is bubbling.

Break up the tomatoes and smush the feta cheese in the baking dish.

Cook spaghetti according to package instructions and set aside.

Dump the cooked pasta into the baking dish with the feta and tomatoes and mix well using tongs to ensure the noodles soak up the sauce.

Add fresh basil and toss again before serving.

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