Blackstone Betty Makes the Viral TikTok Feta Pasta

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat feta

💰Cheaper: ricotta

Ricotta offers a similar texture and taste at a lower cost.

cherry tomatoes

🥗Healthier: grape tomatoes

💰Cheaper: canned tomatoes

Canned tomatoes are often more affordable and have a long shelf life.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is a cost-effective alternative with a neutral flavor.

pasta

🥗Healthier: whole grain pasta

💰Cheaper: pasta made from alternative grains

Alternative grains can be less expensive and offer different flavors.

Turn on the Blackstone pizza oven to high heat.

Place a 9x13 deep baking dish on the counter.

Add all of the tomatoes to the baking dish and drizzle with extra virgin olive oil.

Add chopped garlic to the tomatoes.

Add garbanzo beans (chickpeas) to the baking dish.

Add sliced purple onion to the mixture.

Add the can of artichokes to the baking dish.

Add a generous amount of feta cheese to the mixture.

Drizzle a little more olive oil over the top.

Season with Tuscan Herb Seasoning and mix everything together.

Sprinkle Maldon salt over the top of the mixture.

Place the baking dish in the pizza oven and bake for about 5 minutes.

Rotate the baking dish and bake for another 5 minutes.

Add some fresh spinach to the baking dish and mix through, reserving some spinach for later.

Return the baking dish to the pizza oven for another 5 to 10 minutes until the tomatoes are cooked down.

Cook the DiCicco Metzi Riccotoni pasta according to package instructions until al dente.

Reserve a coffee cup full of starchy pasta water before draining the pasta.

Once the baking dish is done, add some reserved pasta water to the mixture and mix thoroughly, smashing down the tomatoes and feta to create a sauce.

Add the cooked pasta to the baking dish and toss to combine with the sauce.

Add extra feta cheese and fresh spinach to the pasta and mix well.

Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle with Tuscan Herb Seasoning before serving.

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