Baked Feta Pasta

Looking for the baked feta pasta with tomatoes from TikTok? This incredibly bold pasta side dish with baby salad tomatoes, tangy feta cheese, and fresh herbs and spices blend so creamily with robust pasta. Truely one of the most “main dish” side dish meals you will make, this easily doubles as a no meat meal.

Many rumor’s say that feta cheese was completely obliterated in Finland because of how popular this recipe is. While I don’t necessarily buy all that marketing, the truth is that this dish is one of the better viral foods we have enjoyed and you should absolutely try it.

Where did the TikTok Baked Feta Pasta Recipe come from?

Before we get started, we must pay homage to the originator! This one may have been bouncing on the FYP for quite a few weeks (or maybe months before, you never know!) but made its way to TikTok to everyone’s delight. The original recipe is here (This blog is not in English) and has been altered quite a few times and no wonder -its an amazingly simple dish and quite beautiful. This recipe is the base recipe with a few of my own alterations (noted). I hope you love this recipe as much as we did!

TikTok Feta Pasta Grocery List

Below are the ingredients to make this viral recipe. Incredibly creamy and rich, there is no doubt that this side can be eaten alone or paired with a light chicken breast dish. Please scroll to the bottom of the post for a printer friendly version of this with full step by step instructions.

• 2 pints of salad tomatoes (grape or cherry) – grape tomatoes tend to be smaller than cherry tomatoes and work best, or for some beautiful extra flavor and color, try Wild Wonders Gourmet tomatoes
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• Garlic Clove
• Fresh basil bunch
• 8 oz. block of feta cheese
• kosher salt
• cracked pepper
• pasta – I recommend Cavatappi

Prep Tomatoes & Feta

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Using a casserole dish or coated cast iron pan (as shown) add 2 pints of grape tomatoes into dish.
• Place one block of feta cheese direction in the center of the tomatoes.
• Sprinkle entire dish with kosher or sea salt, black pepper and then drizzle with olive oil.

Bake those Tomatoes, Baby!

• Place dish in oven for 30 minutes.
• While tomatoes and feta cheese are being cooked, its time to make pasta. I like round curly cue pastas. Cavatappi really retains all the melted cheese super well and lets the tomatoes cling to it, so for that reason, this is my pasta of choice.
• Other pastas that give good surface for big flavors are rotini (another round pasta), bow ties (also used in this pesto pasta salad) and thick noodles like fettuccini.

Combine Pasta and Baked Feta

• Once timer goes off, remove tomatoes and cheese from oven. You will notice that the tomatoes are cooked and fragrant, if basil was added there will be bits of black basil (try one, salty!). At this point you really could stop and enjoy this tomato feta pasta without the pasta as just a dip…. scoop onto crustini…mmmmmmmmm. But for another time.
• Toss in chopped garlic and about another 1/4th to 1/3rd chopped fresh basil leaves.
• Stir in about half of the made pasta to start, making sure tomatoes and cheese get mixed in.

• Once the pasta is incorporated, add the rest of the pasta and stir.
• Optionally a bit more cracked pepper on top.
• Serve while hot!

There is no doubt that this is one tiktok viral recipe we are seriously enjoying!

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Yield: serves 6

Baked Feta Pasta with Tomatoes (TikTok Viral!)

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Baked Feta Pasta with Tomatoes, a viral tiktok recipe with fresh basil, warmed and baked feta cheese, delicious pasta of choice and baked soft tomatoes. Delicious, rich and flavorful BOLD tastes.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 pints Grape Tomatoes
• 1/3rd cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 2-3 chopped Garlic Cloves
• Fresh basil bunch (about 1/3rd cup), see notes
• 8 oz. block of feta cheese
• kosher salt
• cracked pepper
• 8 oz. box of pasta - I recommend Cavatappi

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Pour in 2 pints of cherry tomatoes into casserole dish.
3. Place feta cheese block in center of tomatoes.
4. Sprinkle tomatoes and cheese with sea salt, freshly cracked pepper.
5. Drizzle olive oil around dish, approximately 1/3rd cup, going over tomatoes and cheese. Its fine to use a little more or a little less.
6. OPTIONALLY add 1/3rd cup fresh basil leaves - please read article about adding basil leaves prior to baking.
7. Place in oven on 400 for 30 minutes.
8. Move on to boiling pasta al dente according to box. I recommend Cavatappi, however other pastas can be used.
9. Carefully remove dish after 30 minutes. Tomatoes should be popped and cooked, cheese should be hot.
10. Throw in chopped garlic. Add in freshly chopped basil leaves, about 1/4th-1/3rd cup, and mix.
11. Pour in half of the cooked pasta into dish and stir, combining cheese, tomatoes and pasta.
12. Stir in second portion of pasta and continue mixing.
13. Serve while warm.

Notes

If pasta is added BEFORE cooking it will get crispy and dark during the baking process. I enjoy what it tastes like to have some cooked AND freshly chopped basil after in the dish both, but its only necessary to add AFTER at the pasta step.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

6

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 664Total Fat: 59gSaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 44gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 490mgCarbohydrates: 25gFiber: 2gSugar: 6gProtein: 10g

Nutritional information is automatically calculated with ingredients and serving size and may not be accurate. Please always double check with your own nutritional apps as well.

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