Baked Feta Pasta

Ingredients

• 300 g pasta - penne or fusilli
• 200 g feta cheese - block
• 400 g cherry tomatoes
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic - minced
• 0.25 cup fresh basil - chopped
• 0.5 tsp salt - to taste
• 0.25 tsp black pepper - to taste

Steps

1. Heat oven to 200°C.
2. Place feta in the center of a baking dish. Surround with cherry tomatoes. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle garlic, salt, and pepper over everything.
3. Bake 25–30 minutes, until tomatoes burst and feta is soft and lightly golden.
4. Meanwhile, cook pasta in salted water until al dente. Reserve 1/4 cup pasta water, then drain.
5. Mash baked feta and tomatoes into a creamy sauce. Add pasta and a splash of reserved pasta water if needed. Toss to combine.
6. Top with fresh basil and serve.