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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 375°F.

Pour 1/4 to 1/2 cup of olive oil into a glass baking dish.

Place an 8 oz chunk of feta cheese in the center of the dish.

Add a 16 oz container of cherry tomatoes around the feta cheese.

Chop and add 2 cloves of garlic to the dish.

Sprinkle salt and pepper over the tomatoes.

Add fresh parsley around the dish.

Bake in the oven for 20 minutes.

Remove the dish from the oven and mash the tomatoes and feta together to create a sauce.

Add 16 oz of mini pasta to the dish.

Pour 2 cups of chicken broth into the dish and mix well to coat the pasta.

Cover the dish with foil and return it to the oven for 35 minutes at 375°F.

After baking, mix the pasta and sauce together again before serving.

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