Baked Feta Pasta - this trending recipe is going viral on TikTok right now! The reason? The food is not only easy and quick to prepare with just a few ingredients, but also tastes incredibly creamy! We'll show you how to make it.
The recipe for Baked Feta Pasta was posted by a Finnish user on TikTok and has caused a real hype on the net. The secret of its success lies in the simplicity of the dish: you only need a few ingredients for the baked feta and within a good 30 minutes the creamy pasta is on the table. Perfect for a quick lunch!
Baked Feta Pasta: Ingredients for two servings
250 g cherry tomatoes
2 cloves of garlic
200 g feta
Olive oil
Salt, pepper (and other spices of your choice)
250 g pasta
Basil
Preparation of Baked Feta Pasta
First, wash the cherry tomatoes and place them in a baking dish. Peel and finely dice the garlic and sprinkle over the tomatoes.
Place the feta in the center of the dish and drizzle olive oil over both the cheese and the tomatoes. Salt, pepper and sprinkle with oregano, thyme or other herbs to taste.
Bake the tomatoes and the feta in the oven at 220 °C top/bottom heat (200 °C convection oven) for about 25 minutes.
In the meantime, cook the pasta in plenty of salted water and drain. Chop the basil leaves.
Remove the baking dish from the oven when the feta has browned a bit and the tomatoes have burst open.
Mix the cheese and tomatoes with a fork, then stir in the pasta. Sprinkle the Baked Feta Pasta with fresh basil and serve.
This is how you can modify the Baked Feta Pasta
There are already countless variations of the recipe on social media: You can replace some of the cherry tomatoes with mushrooms, for example, or add chopped olives to the casserole dish. If you like spicy food, mix in a few chili flakes. The dish also works with vegan feta or aromatic goat cheese, and if you want to prepare it low in carbohydrates, use vegetable pasta - here you can give free rein to your creativity.