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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.

Grab a large oven-safe bowl, about two quarts in size.

Add a block of feta cheese (7 to 8 oz) to the bowl.

Add in a pint of cherry tomatoes.

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

Add in 2 cloves of minced garlic.

Sprinkle in 1/2 teaspoon of dried oregano and 1/4 teaspoon of red pepper flakes, along with salt and black pepper.

Toss the tomatoes to coat them in the oil mixture, using hands or a large spoon.

Bake in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until the tomatoes burst and the feta is golden brown, checking every 20 minutes and tossing the tomatoes.

While baking, cook the pasta according to package directions and save about 1/4 cup of pasta water.

Once baked, turn off the oven and carefully remove the bowl (it will be hot).

Add the drained pasta to the bowl and toss to combine, adding reserved pasta water as needed to thin the sauce.

Serve with fresh basil on top.

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