Preheat oven to 400. Add olive oil to a baking dish and toss with whole cherry tomatoes, garlic cloves, oregano, salt and pepper until everything is coated.
Add the feta in the middle and top with a splash more of olive oil plus a few pinches of fresh ground pepper. Bake for 25 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare pasta according to directions then strain. Reserving a cup or so on the pasta water.
After the 25 minutes has past, turn the heat up to 450 and bake for another 5-10 minutes or until the feta tomatoes and garlic have browned.
Remove the baking dish from the oven, add red pepper flakes and stir so the residual heat releases the flavors from the red pepper flakes.
Toss in the pasta and stir one more time. If mixture is too dry, loosen with 1/4 cup pasta water. Add 1/4 cup at a time, until you achieved the consistency you want. Finish with fresh basil, another splash of olive oil and salt and pepper to taste.
Note: a few chopped kalamata olives would taste great tossed in, right before serving.
Also, if you can’t find block Feta, crumbled feta works just fine.
Can’t wait to try this with a creamy goat cheese or Brie. Mmmm!
Ingredients
Directions
Preheat oven to 400. Add olive oil to a baking dish and toss with whole cherry tomatoes, garlic cloves, oregano, salt and pepper until everything is coated.
Add the feta in the middle and top with a splash more of olive oil plus a few pinches of fresh ground pepper. Bake for 25 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare pasta according to directions then strain. Reserving a cup or so on the pasta water.
After the 25 minutes has past, turn the heat up to 450 and bake for another 5-10 minutes or until the feta tomatoes and garlic have browned.
Remove the baking dish from the oven, add red pepper flakes and stir so the residual heat releases the flavors from the red pepper flakes.
Toss in the pasta and stir one more time. If mixture is too dry, loosen with 1/4 cup pasta water. Add 1/4 cup at a time, until you achieved the consistency you want. Finish with fresh basil, another splash of olive oil and salt and pepper to taste.
Note: a few chopped kalamata olives would taste great tossed in, right before serving.
Also, if you can’t find block Feta, crumbled feta works just fine.
Can’t wait to try this with a creamy goat cheese or Brie. Mmmm!
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