This Baked Feta and Cherry Tomato Pasta is a quick and easy dish coated in creamy feta and bursting with juicy tomato flavor! Sprinkled with herbs, this low-key, basically hands-off dish comes together in minutes.
Add ¼ cup olive oil, garlic Italian seasoning, salt and pepper over tomatoes and toss to coat well. (add red pepper flakes now if desired)
Place the feta block in middle of the tomatoes, pushing the tomatoes to the sides.
Drizzle the remaining olive oil over feta cheese.
Place in oven and bake for 30 minutes.
While the feta and tomatoes are baking, cook the pasta per the package directions.
After feta and tomatoes have cooked, remove from dish from oven.
Using a fork, mash the feta and tomatoes to create the creamy sauce.
Then, add the pasta back into to the cheese mixture and toss to combine thoroughly.
Garnish with fresh basil and/ or parmesan cheese if desired.
Notes
Use 2 pints of cherry tomatoes if you'd like the more tomatoey sauce.Substitute ½ teaspoon of dried basil and ½ teaspoon dried oregano if you don't have Italian seasoning on hand.Add other vegetables, like spinach, mushrooms, onions, red bell peppers, olives, etc. in when you toss the tomatoes in the olive oil.Toss is cooked chicken or ground beef for a heartier protein packed version.Nutritional information doesn't include optional parmesan cheese or added vegetables or meat.