Baked Feta Pasta | TikTok Recipe Ft. Kosmos Q

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.

Season the chicken thighs with beer can chicken rub on both sides.

Cook the chicken thighs on a Weber grill set up for indirect heat over hot coals.

Flip the chicken thighs after 1 minute and 40 seconds to achieve color.

Move the chicken thighs to indirect heat until they reach an internal temperature of 165°F.

Cut back the airflow on the grill to create a convection effect.

Once the chicken is done, remove it from the grill and set it aside.

Boil water and salt it generously for the pasta.

Add 10 ounces of penne pasta to the boiling water and cook according to package instructions.

Prepare the other ingredients: quarter the shallot and mince the garlic.

In a baking dish, combine the garlic, shallot, a little olive oil, and SPG seasoning with thyme sprigs.

Place a block of feta cheese in the center of the dish and surround it with cherry tomatoes.

Drizzle a little extra virgin olive oil over the feta cheese and sprinkle some beer can chicken rub on top.

Place the baking dish on the Weber grill and cook for 35 to 45 minutes at 350-450°F.

Reserve some pasta water before draining the pasta.

Drain the pasta and toss it with a little olive oil to prevent sticking.

After 35-40 minutes, remove the baking dish from the grill and mash the tomatoes and feta together.

Fold the cooked penne pasta into the mashed tomato and feta mixture.

Cut the smoked chicken into pieces and fold it into the pasta mixture.

Add a little reserved pasta water to create a creamy sauce.

Top the mixture with shredded Monterey Jack cheese and return it to the Weber to melt the cheese.

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