Gluten Free Baked Feta Pasta

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.

Put up hair and wash hands.

Add 20 ounces of cherry tomatoes to a large baking dish.

Pour half of a cup of extra virgin olive oil over the tomatoes, reserving some for later.

Add a dash of salt and thoroughly mix the tomatoes.

Place an 8 ounce block of feta cheese in the center of the dish, spreading the tomatoes around it evenly.

Pour the remaining extra virgin olive oil over the feta block.

Add a dash of fresh cracked black pepper and 1/2 teaspoon of red pepper flakes on top of the feta.

Bake in the oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes.

While baking, cook the Taste Republic fusilli noodles according to package directions.

Mince 2 cloves of garlic.

After 30 minutes, increase the oven temperature to 450 degrees Fahrenheit and bake for an additional 5 to 10 minutes.

Pull out Italian parsley for garnish while the dish is baking.

Once out of the oven, lightly smash the tomatoes and mix the feta in thoroughly.

Add the minced garlic to the mixture.

Stir in the cooked pasta and add the parsley garnish before serving.

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