TikTok, Instagram and Pinterest has gone viral with the Baked Feta Pasta Recipe, I have made it too, here is all details, try and enjoy this fun-to-make recipe!
It is a pity that this recipe did not go viral when Tiiu Piret, Finnish blogger – who also has a beautiful Instagram page – first posted it way back in 2014. There has been quite a debate who made the recipe first and also who made it go viral, but I think it is better just to focus on this delicious recipe and be happy. Perfect timing for a Valentine celebration.
In case you do not like cheese or you do not have any in the fridge go for our Macaroni With Roasted Tomato Sauce, which I find amazing too.
So what is Baked Feta Tomato Pasta?
What is Baked Feta Pasta? Answer is no magic, as the name itself implies you just take block of feta and bake in the oven. Add cherry tomatoes, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with seasonings. You can play around the original recipe by adding onion slices and garlic cloves to perfect it. Bake until cheese becomes really soft. By that time the tomatoes will also be well roasted. Mash all together and combine with a pasta of your choice. You are ready to serve a very popular dish, just in minutes. How about making it for Valentine!
Pasta Sauce Ingredients 
Tomatoes to bake 
Tomato with Cheese
Why do I need to save the pasta water?
While boiling the pasta, you will obtain a salty, starchy water. This water is very useful to act as a thickener for the sauce. It is always a good idea to save a cup and gradually add this cooking water until you get a thick but fluid texture in the sauce.
This recipe is the viral Tiktok baked feta and tomato pasta recipe with a few additions. It was easy to prepare and fun to picture. Do not miss it. Enjoy!
Viral Tiktok Baked Feta Pasta Recipe
Ingredients
- 500 grams pasta
- 200 grams feta cheese
- 4 garlic cloves
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- ½ teaspoon salt to taste
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper to taste
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 2 sprigs thyme
- ½ teaspoon rosemary optional
- 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon
- 1 pinch nutmeg grated
- ½ teaspoon basil
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 200° Celsius (400° F).
- Grease your baking dish with olive oil.
- Place the feta block in the middle.
- Toss the rinsed cherry tomatoes all around the tray.
- Peel and cut garlic cloves vertically into half and add.
- Drizzle the remaining olive oil on the feta cheese and the tomatoes.
- Sprinkle the spices and herbs. Be caucious about the salt and consider the salt in the feta.
- Place the tray in the middle rack and bake until cheese is soft and tomatoes are roasted. This will take about 30 minutes.
- While baking the sauce cook the pasta in a boiling salty water until al-dente. Drain but reserve a half cup of the starchy water.
- For the next 5 minutes move the tray to the top rack and use grilling mode.
- Take the tray out of the oven and mix contents but do not mash completely. Mix with pasta. Use some of the reserved pasta water if necessary.
- Garnish with fresh tyme or basil leaves. Enjoy and take pictures!
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