Viral Baked Feta Pasta! My New Favorite Pasta Dish! Absolutely insane

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: goat cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Ricotta is less expensive and offers a creamy texture.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is a budget-friendly option.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast provides a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Preheat the oven to 400°F.

Prepare a baking dish for the recipe.

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

Surround the feta with 2 cups of rinsed cherry tomatoes.

Drizzle 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil over the feta and tomatoes.

Mince 4 cloves of garlic and sprinkle them over the feta and tomatoes.

Add 1/2 teaspoon of sea salt and 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper on top.

Optionally, add 1/2 teaspoon of red pepper flakes (not added in the video).

Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes until the tomatoes are bursting and the feta has a golden hue.

While the feta and tomatoes are baking, cook 10 oz of pasta according to package instructions, reserving 1/2 cup of pasta water before draining.

Prepare 1/2 cup of chopped basil (using pre-chopped if fresh is unavailable).

Zest and juice half a lemon, removing any seeds from the juice.

Once the feta and tomatoes are done baking, mash them together with a fork or spatula until it becomes a sauce.

Mix the drained pasta into the baking dish with the mashed feta and tomatoes.

Add the reserved pasta water to adjust the sauce consistency as needed.

Stir in the chopped basil and lemon zest and juice.

Serve warm.

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