Dinner · Mediterranean
Baked feta pasta with cherry tomatoes
A block of feta roasted with cherry tomatoes until creamy, tossed through pasta.
- Serves
- 3
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 30 min
- Total
- 40 min
- Vegetarian here means no meat, poultry, fish or shellfish.
Ingredients
For 3 servings- 500 g cherry tomatoes
- 200 g feta cheese, block
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 tsp chili flakes
- 240 g dried fusilli
- 10 g fresh basil, torn
Method
Preheat the oven to 200C (400F).
Place the cherry tomatoes and feta block in a baking dish, drizzle with olive oil, and scatter with garlic and chili flakes.
Bake for 25 minutes until the tomatoes have burst and the feta is soft.
Meanwhile, cook the fusilli in salted boiling water according to package directions, then drain, reserving 100 ml of pasta water.
Mash the baked feta and tomatoes together, then toss with the pasta and reserved pasta water.
Top with fresh basil before serving.