Baked Feta and Tomato Pasta
Rich, creamy feta cheese is baked to perfection with tomatoes and spices that's simply divine when mixed with penne pasta!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 8 ounces penne pasta ((precooked and rinsed))
- 8 oz. block full fat feta cheese
- 2 pints cherry tomatoes
- 8 small garlic cloves ((peeled))
- 1/4 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
- 1 dash garlic powder ((optional))
- 1 dash red pepper flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse black pepper
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup fresh basil (cut in slivers)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- 2
Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
- 3
Place the block of feta cheese in the middle of a 13 x 9 inch baking dish.
- 4
Arrange cherry tomatoes around block of cheese.
- 5
Insert several cloves of garlic around tomatoes.
- 6
Sprinkle block of feta cheese with Italian seasoning, garlic powder (optional), red pepper flakes and coarse black pepper.
- 7
Drizzle extra virgin olive oil over cheese and tomatoes.
- 8
Bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes until tomatoes are bursting and cheese is melting.
- 9
Burst open all of the tomatoes with a spoon, then stir with cheese until a creamy sauce forms.
- 10
Add basil slivers to the top.
- 11
Stir in precooked penne pasta and serve immediately.