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Baked feta pasta

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By Tom · Updated

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  • Serves 4
  • About 1 hour
  • Takes a bit of care

The viral baked feta pasta that took over the internet. Creamy feta, sweet roasted tomatoes and garlic all baked together in one dish. If you somehow missed the baked feta pasta craze, this is the recipe that took social media by storm.

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The recipe

Baked feta pasta

The viral baked feta pasta that took over the internet.

  • Serves 4
  • 20 min prep
  • 38 min cooking
  • Takes a bit of care

Times and difficulty are our estimates from the method, not stopwatch figures.

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Ingredients

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Method

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 200°C fan (220°C conventional).

  2. Step 2

    Add the tomatoes (500 g) and garlic to a baking dish. Sprinkle over the oregano (2 tsp), chilli flakes (½ tsp) and a generous amount of black pepper, then drizzle with the olive (60 ml) oil and toss together.

  3. Step 3

    Nestle the block of feta (250 g) into the middle and drizzle with a little more olive (60 ml) oil.

  4. Step 4

    Bake for 30-35 minutes, until the tomatoes (500 g) have burst and the feta (250 g) is golden around the edges.

  5. Step 5

    Meanwhile, toast the pine nuts (20 g) in a dry frying pan over a medium heat for 2-3 minutes until lightly golden. Set aside.

  6. Step 6

    Cook the pasta (100 ml) in well-salted water until al dente, reserving 150ml of the cooking water before draining.

  7. Step 7

    Mash the roasted tomatoes (500 g) and feta (250 g) together until smooth and creamy.

  8. Step 8

    Stir in the Parmesan (30 g) and 1 teaspoon of balsamic vinegar (1 tsp).

  9. Step 9

    Add the cooked pasta (100 ml) along with enough pasta water to create a silky sauce.

  10. Step 10

    Fold through most of the basil and half of the toasted pine nuts (20 g).

  11. Step 11

    Serve topped with the remaining basil, pine nuts (20 g), extra Parmesan (30 g), cracked black pepper and, if you like, a final drizzle of balsamic glaze.

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Questions people ask

How long does baked feta pasta take?

About 1 hour from start to finish, of which 20 min is prep and 38 min is cooking. That figure is worked out from the method rather than timed with a stopwatch, so give yourself a little more the first time.

How many does it serve, and can I change that?

As written it serves 4. Use the scale control on the recipe card to change it: every quantity in the ingredients and inside the method steps updates with it. Seasoning, and anything measured in pinches or splashes, is deliberately left alone.

Can I see the ingredients in ounces and pints?

Yes. The metric and imperial switch on the recipe card converts every quantity, rounded to amounts you can actually weigh or measure rather than to four decimal places. Your choice is remembered for every recipe on the site.

Is it vegetarian?

Yes, as written. If you are cooking for a strict vegetarian, the one to check is the cheese: several hard cheeses are made with animal rennet.