Feta Pasta Recipe
This Feta Pasta Recipe is creamy, tangy and full of bursting cherry tomatoes. The roasted tomatoes and rich feta cheese bake together to create a silky sauce that coats tender pasta noodles for a simple, delicious dish.
Perfect for weeknights or entertaining, this dish comes together with minimal ingredients but delivers maximum flavor. It's especially tasty during tomato season, and even better if you're pulling cherry tomatoes straight from your garden.
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"We made this pasta recipe three times. Easy to make, delicious. Amazing."
-Joanne
Ingredients
Here's what you'll need to make this easy baked feta pasta recipe.
See the recipe card below for the exact quantities of each ingredient.
- Fresh Cherry Tomatoes or Grape Tomatoes: Roasted to create a sweet and tangy sauce base.
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil: Helps the tomatoes roast and adds richness to the dish.
- Feta Cheese: The creamy, salty centrepiece that transforms into a luscious sauce.
- Fusilli Pasta: Twists hold the sauce perfectly in every bite.
For this easy recipe, you'll want to have on hand measuring cups, 9x13 baking dish, strainer and large pot.
Variations
- Different Pasta: Try shells, rigatoni or penne pasta for a similar result.
- Pesto: If you don't have fresh basil, you can add a couple of tablespoons of pesto for a similar flavor.
- Gluten-Free: Use your favorite gluten-free pasta as the recipe itself is naturally gluten free.
- Cheese Swap: Use goat cheese for extra tang, ricotta for a milder profile, or Boursin for an extra creamy sauce.
How to Make Baked Feta Pasta
This dish couldn't be easier with just a handful of ingredients, just bake, stir and enjoy.
Preheat the oven to 400F.
In a 9x13 baking dish, add the tomatoes and olive oil. Mix to evenly coat the tomatoes with the oil.
Slide the tomatoes to the side while putting the whole block of feta cheese in the middle of the baking dish, then brush with some of the olive oil.
Place in oven and bake for about 30 minutes until tomatoes begin to open. While tomatoes are baking, cook pasta according to package instructions for al dente pasta.
Once finished, before you drain pasta, keep a cup pasta water for use if desired.
Remove tomatoes from the oven, add garlic and stir to combine. Add in the cooked pasta and stir until well coated.
To make a creamier sauce, add small amounts of the pasta water and garnish with fresh herbs like basil.
Hint: Use cherry or grape tomatoes that are uniform in size, so they roast evenly.
Recipe Tips
- Salt Balance: Since feta is salty, taste before adding extra salt at the end.
- Pasta Water: Reserve more pasta than you think you need, it's the key to a silky sauce.
- Garlic Timing: Adding garlic after baking keeps it from burning and adds fresh flavor.
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Storage Instructions
- Refrigerator: Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
- Freezer: Not recommended, as the tomatoes and feta lose their texture.
- Reheating: Warm gently on the stovetop with a splash of water or olive oil to loosen the sauce.
Serving Suggestions
- More Easy Dinners: Stove Top Chili, Meatballs and Mashed Potatoes, Slow Cooker Brisket, Slow Cooker Velveeta Mac and Cheese or our Homemade Taco Hamburger Helper.
Baked Feta Pasta Recipe FAQs
We have found that for the freshest flavor, this dish is best served immediately. You can prep the roasted tomato and feta base earlier in the day, and reheat gently before adding the pasta. Reserving pasta water to add to the finished dish also helps keep the sauce creamy.
A block of feta cheese works better than crumbled, since it melts creamier and holds up well during baking.
In our experience, yes! The creamy sauce is mild and balanced, though you can always leave out garlic and basil for picky eaters.
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Feta Pasta Recipe
Equipment
- 9x13 Baking Dish
- Measuring Cups
- Large Pot
- Strainer
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lb cherry tomatoes
- ⅔ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 9-12 ounces feta cheese drained
- 16 ounces fusilli pasta dry measurement
- 2-3 cloves garlic minced
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400F.
- In a 9x13 baking dish, add the tomatoes and olive oil. Mix to evenly coat the tomatoes with the oil.
- Slide the tomatoes to the side while putting the whole block of feta cheese in the middle of the baking dish, then brush with some of the olive oil.
- Place in oven and bake for about 30 minutes until tomatoes begin to open. While tomatoes are baking, cook pasta according to package instructions for al dente pasta.
- Once finished, before you drain pasta, keep a cup pasta water for use if desired.
- Remove tomatoes from the oven, add garlic and stir to combine. Add in the cooked pasta and stir until well coated.
- To make a creamier sauce, add small amounts of the pasta water and garnish with fresh herbs like basil.
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Notes
- Cherry or Grape Tomatoes: Small tomatoes that are uniform in size work best, so they roast evenly.
- Salt Balance: Since feta is salty, taste before adding extra salt at the end.
- Pasta Water: Reserve more pasta than you think you need, it's the key to a silky sauce.
- Garlic Timing: Adding garlic after baking keeps it from burning and adds fresh flavor.
- Refrigerator: Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
- Freezer: Not recommended, as the tomatoes and feta lose their texture.
- Reheating: Warm gently on the stovetop with a splash of water or olive oil to loosen the sauce.
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We made this pasta recipe, three times. Easy to make delicious. Amazing.
I love that you keep coming back to it! Thanks for the review.
Tried this recipe. It was amazing and simple to make.
So glad you liked it, we love making it here too!
Throwing everything into the casserole dish and baking made this the simplest pasta recipe ever. It’ll be in our regular rotation for sure!
It is definitely it ours too. Happy to hear you enjoyed it.
LOVE how easy this was! Perfect way to use up cherry tomatoes and get a cozy meal out of it.
Right?! We love using up our extra tomatoes too. Such a simple meal with so much flavor.
Tried this Feta Pasta recipe and it turned out amazing! The creamy, tangy sauce with roasted tomatoes was so delicious and coated the pasta perfectly.
So thrilled to hear you enjoyed it. It is a go-to over here, it is so simple and delicious. Thanks for the review.
This was a great use of our extra cherry tomatoes that are going wild in our garden right now. Loved the flavors and how easy it was to make.
We do the same thing. So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the review, Stephanie.
This recipe is such an incredible staple in our house. It is so simple to make and with only a few ingredients, it is wonderful to have in our back pocket; especially when our garden has too many tomatoes!