Baked Feta Cheese Pasta made with Bucatini

On the menu tonight – Baked Feta Pasta!

Going through the fridge, I was trying to figure out what to do a block of feta cheese. I stumbled upon this recipe and knew I had to make it – I’m glad that I did, it is SO good!

There aren’t that many ingredients, olive oil, feta cheese (of course), cherry tomatoes, pasta, basil and a few spices. That said, use good ingredients because there is nowhere to hide regarding flavor.

In addition to being delicious, it doesn’t take very long to make, 45 minutes. After seasoning the tomatoes with olive oil, salt, and pepper, put them in the oven for 30 minutes. After the time is up, I flipped the feta, added some red pepper flakes and put it back in the oven for another 15 minutes. Once the time is up, serve and garnish with basil.

I hope the next time you aren’t sure what to make, try this quick, inexpensive, delicious, and vegetarian meal. Let me know how your version turns out.

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Baked Feta Cheese Pasta made with Bucatini

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By Patrick Dulmage – Serves: 6-8

Cooking Time: 45 minutes

Baked Feta Cheese Pasta made with Bucatini

Ingredients

• 10 oz. Pasta - I used Bucatini, but you could use rigatoni, elbow macaroni... your choice
• 1 block Feta cheese, about 1 lb. (my package literally said random weight LOL)
• 2 pints cherry tomatoes
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup fresh basil, chiffonade or hand ripped
• 1-2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
• Kosher Salt
• Freshly ground pepper

Instructions

1

Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees

2

In a 3 quart baking dish, add the olive oil, tomatoes, salt and pepper, then toss to fully coat the tomatoes

3

Add the block of Feta

4

Put the baking dish with tomatoes in the oven and bake for 30 minutes

5

While the tomatoes are baking chiffonade the basil and start the water boiling

6

After 30 minutes, raise the temperature of the oven to 450 degrees, turn the block of feta over, and add the crushed red pepper

7

Bake for an additional 15 minutes and drop the pasta (cooked according to pkg instructions)

8

When you pull the dish from the oven, add the minced garlic, gently mash the tomatoes and feta cheese while mixing together

9

Add the cooked pasta and thoroughly coat the pasta

10

Garnish with the basil and serve

Notes

Take note of the cooking time for the pasta you choose as it will determine when you put it in the boiling water.