I Made the Baked Feta Pasta From TikTok - Viral Foods

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 (200°C).

Gather a baking pan, 2 pints of cherry tomatoes, 1 small bulb of garlic, and an 8 ounce block of feta cheese.

Cut off the top of the garlic bulb.

Add the washed cherry tomatoes to the baking pan, creating a space in the center for the feta cheese.

Place the feta cheese block in the center of the tomatoes and add the garlic bulb.

Spray extra virgin olive oil over the tomatoes, garlic, and feta, and season with salt and black pepper.

Bake in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes.

While the feta and tomatoes are baking, fill a pot with water and bring it to a boil, adding a little salt.

Once boiling, add bow tie noodles and cook according to package instructions until done.

Drain the noodles, saving a little bit of the pasta water.

If using fresh basil, chop about a tablespoon; if using dried, measure to taste.

After 30 minutes, remove the baking dish from the oven and squeeze the roasted garlic out of its skin into the dish.

Mash the roasted garlic, feta, and tomatoes together using a potato masher or fork until well combined.

Add the cooked pasta to the mixture, stirring to combine.

If the mixture looks dry, add a little reserved pasta water, but only if needed.

Taste and adjust seasoning as desired.

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