Feta pasta

I’ll admit that I was skeptical when I first saw all the people raving about TikTok’s new feta pasta recipe. In my defense, the way that the pasta “sauce” cooks—a large block of cheese surrounded by cherry tomatoes— doesn’t look all that appetizing.

I Googled a recipe for the famous TikTok feta pasta and there were a TON of different ways to make it. After seeing so many different takes on the dish, I decided to improvise a little. I took out the lemon juice but kept the garlic, red pepper flakes and thyme. Meanwhile, I boiled my favorite pasta. Slowly, my fear of the feta subsided.

My kitchen smelled like heaven and I was excited to try the pasta. I took the cheese and tomatoes out of the oven and mixed in the pasta.

It was creamy and rich, the perfect mix of sweet and savory. Overall, it only took about 45 minutes from start to finish and the flavor was top notch. I would definitely recommend this pasta to anyone, even if you don’t love feta.

Recipe:

1 box pasta of your choice (I used bowtie)

½ cup olive oil

1 block of feta cheese (any type–sheep feta melts best)

2 containers of cherry tomatoes

3 cloves of garlic, pressed

2 tsp basil (fresh is always best)

2 tsp Italian seasoning (optional)

½ tsp crushed red pepper (or to taste)

Place the block of feta in the middle of a baking dish and surround with tomatoes. Press garlic and sprinkle salt, red pepper and Italian seasoning over the top.

Bake for 30-40 minutes or until the tomatoes are mostly popped, then add basil to the top.

Boil your noodles to al dente and save ½ cup of pasta water

Mix it up and enjoy!