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Baked Feta Pasta

Easy Baked Feta Pasta Recipe with Spinach and Cherry Tomatoes

This easy Baked Feta Pasta combines creamy feta, cherry tomatoes, and spinach for a delightful meal everyone will love.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 5 servings
Course: Dinner Recipes
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Calories: 554

Ingredients
  

  • 20 oz grape tomatoes
  • 5 medium garlic cloves, peeled and halved
  • 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 7-8 oz block feta cheese, drained
  • 10 oz dry pasta such as campanelle, rigatoni, rotini, penne, bow tie, or cavatappi
  • 8 oz spinach, roughly chopped
  • 1/4 cup thinly sliced fresh basil
  • 2 Tbsp minced fresh parsley
  • 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes or more to taste
  • 1/2 cup reserved pasta water

Equipment

  • 3 quart baking dish
  • pot for boiling pasta

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Add grape tomatoes and garlic to a 3 quart baking dish. Toss with olive oil and a few pinches of salt and pepper. Place feta in the center of tomatoes, turn to coat with oil.
  3. Bake in center of preheated oven for 30 minutes.
  4. Then remove the baking dish, raise oven rack up to upper 1/3 of the oven. Return baking dish to oven and increase oven to 450 degrees. Bake until tomatoes and cheese are starting to brown slightly, about 10 minutes longer.
  5. Meanwhile, boil pasta to al dente in salted water, according to time listed on pasta package.
  6. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water and right before draining pour and submerge spinach in with the pasta. Drain pasta and spinach.
  7. Smash the tomatoes, garlic, oil and feta together with the back of a wooden spoon. Toss pasta in with mixture along with basil, parsley and red pepper flakes.
  8. Thin mixture with a few tablespoons of pasta water at a time to reach desired consistency. Season with salt and pepper as needed. Serve warm.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 554kcalCarbohydrates: 52gProtein: 16gFat: 31gSodium: 495mgFiber: 5gSugar: 6g

Notes

Feel free to customize with your favorite herbs or vegetables for a personal touch.

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