My versions of the pasta dish made popular on TikTok. You can make with tomatoes or red peppers! I love the red pepper version with rotini pasta! Easy & Delicious!
Keyword: feta cheese, pasta, red bell pepper, tomato
Prep Time: 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 45 minutesminutes
Servings: 4servings
Ingredients
18-ounceblock feta cheese
2pints (4 cups)red bell pepper pieces or cherry/grape tomatoes
2-3clovesgarlic, roughly chopped
1/2teaspooncoarse kosher saltless if using table salt
1/4teaspoonpepper
1/2teaspoonItalian seasoning
1/3cupolive oil
10ouncespasta I loved with rotini!
1cup reserved pasta cooking watermay not use all
1/4cupthinly sliced fresh basil leaves
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
In 2-quart or larger baking dish*, place feta block in the center, then arrange peppers or tomatoes (or combo) around the feta.
Sprinkle garlic, salt, pepper and Italian seasoning over the peppers/tomatoes. Drizzle all with olive oil.
Bake for about 40-45 minutes at 400 degrees or until the vegetables are roasted (starting to char a little in places) and the feta is soft and browning on top.
During the bake time, bring pot of salted water to boil (I use 4-6 qt water and 2 generous teaspoons salt.) Cook the pasta when the bake time has about 8-10 minutes left.
Reserve 1 cup of the pasta cooking water and drain pasta.
Stir together baked feta and peppers/tomatoes. I like to smush the tomatoes to release their juices. Add pasta and 1/4 cup pasta water and stir together. The starchy pasta water will help bind it all together. Add more pasta water as needed - a little at a time. It will thicknen up as you stir and as it sits. (FYI - the peppers aren't as juicy as the tomatoes - so you may need a little more of the pasta water.)
Sprinkle with fresh basil and serve!
Notes
Baking Dish - If your baking dish is large enough, you can stir the finished dish together right in your baking dish.
Nutrition (approx. data estimated via online nutritional calculator.)