This baked pasta is inspired by spanakopita, the classic greek spinach and feta pie.
Recipe Summary Tomato Basil Pasta
This recipe is a simple, flavorful dish served at room temperature. Fantastic! This dish will refrigerate well and is just as yummy the next day for lunch as a cold pasta salad!Ingredients | Feta Pasta Bake
2 cups diced tomatoes
1 small onion, finely chopped
6 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves crushed garlic
6 leaves fresh basil, torn
10 ounces fusilli pasta
3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste
1 ½ cups crumbled feta cheese
salt and ground black pepper to taste
Directions
Stir tomatoes, onion, olive oil, garlic, and basil together in a bowl.
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook fusilli in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but firm to the bite, 12 minutes. Drain.
Toss warm pasta with feta cheese and Parmesan cheese in a large bowl. Stir tomato mixture into pasta and season with salt and pepper.
Info | Feta Pasta Bake
prep:
30 mins
cook:
10 mins
total:
40 mins
Servings:
6
Yield:
6 servings
Feta Pasta Bake : The og recipe calls for baking the feta with the tomatoes at 200ºc for 30 minutes then kicking up a scoop of pasta water will help stretch your sauce to coat your pasta more smoothly and generously.
