How to Make That Baked Feta Pasta From TikTok

Ingredients:

- 1 block feta cheese (8 ounces)

- 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved

- 1/4 cup olive oil

- 1 teaspoon dried oregano

- 1/4 teaspoon salt

- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper

- 1 pound pasta (penne, rigatoni, or fusilli)

- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).

2. Line a 9x13 baking dish with parchment paper.

3. Place feta cheese in center of prepared dish.

4. Scatter cherry tomatoes around feta cheese.

5. Drizzle olive oil over feta cheese and tomatoes.

6. Sprinkle oregano, salt, and pepper over feta cheese and tomatoes.

7. Bake in preheated oven until feta cheese is softened, about 15-20 minutes.

8. Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions.

9. Drain pasta and add to baking dish with feta cheese and tomatoes.

10. Stir until pasta is well combined with feta cheese, tomatoes, and oil.

11. Sprinkle basil over pasta and serve.

Tips:

- For best results, use a good quality feta cheese that is firm and crumbly.

- If you don't have cherry tomatoes, you can use other small tomatoes, such as grape tomatoes or Roma tomatoes.

- If you don't have fresh basil, you can use dried basil instead.

- You can also add other vegetables to the pasta, such as zucchini, mushrooms, or spinach.

- Baked feta pasta can be made ahead of time and reheated in the oven or microwave.