

Saute the tomato with the chili powder and olive oil for 2 minutes.Chop the tomato, basil, parsley and mince the garlic.Using quick cooking pasta helps, because you can add it directly to the pan, but if you don’t have it, you could start cooking penne, fusilli or shells right when you start chopping your vegetables, add them to your sauce in the end and the recipe will take you around 15 minutes. How To Make Spicy Feta Pasta in 12 MinutesĪ great thing about this recipe is that you can make it within seriously no more than 12 minutes. You could also try different variations and add arugula, spinach, cilantro or dill. Also for the sauce, but deserved its special place on the list. Olive oil, chili powder, a juicy tomato and tomato paste.If you don’t have quick cooking pasta, you could also use whole grain pasta (or any type) and cook it before in some salted water. Quick cooking macaroni (the ones I used cook in 3 minutes).Seriously, whatever you have in your fridge. If you’re not in the mood for salad, you seriously can make this instead – similar ingredients are used! And no, this is not the “viral” tiktok pasta, it’s a no-bake, different version of a feta cheese pasta. It is so good and so simple, yet perfect for an easy dinner when you’re left with a block of feta cheese, macaroni, garlic and the other vegetables you promised yourself to eat this week. Okay, so…I may, or may not have made this easy creamy pasta with crumbled feta cheese and tomato every day for an entire week. It’s creamy, it’s full of flavour and it’s a good way to use up some vegetables. This dish isn’t recommended for freezing, but it’s so delish that the leftovers will get eaten up too quickly anyway.This delicious spicy feta pasta recipe is ready in 12 minutes on the stove top and is the perfect quick dinner idea for busy weeknights! That is right, 12 minutes! This is a pasta recipe for one, so make sure to double the recipe if there’s someone else you want to share this healthier meal with. It also makes the water boil faster.įeta pasta will keep in an airtight container for 3-4 days. Adding salt to the pasta water will give the noodles more flavor.

Remember to cook the noodles al dente so they aren’t too soft!.Pasta water will help the feta sauce bind to the pasta and make the sauce the right consistency. Don’t forget to save one cup of pasta water.Mix in the pasta & some of the pasta water.Place in a baking dish & nestle a block of feta in the middle of the vegetables and bake (per recipe below).Toss sliced veggies with oil & seasonings.Or add a squeeze of lemon juice with the basil. THE VEGETABLES This recipe calls for all those great summer vegetables but use whatever you have or love.īASIL Instead of adding only the basil, try our homemade pesto sauce and toss this in after all the other steps have been completed.ĪDD-INS Chicken and shrimp are also great additions to this recipe. Don’t be concerned that the feta doesn’t seem to melt like other types of cheeses when it is heated. PASTA Use any medium pasta such as rotini to penne or even farfalle.įETA Feta is a salty and tangy Greek cheese that is usually stored in a brine. There’s good reason this dish has graced the kitchens of millions of people. This recipe was originally created by Jenni at Liemessa in Finnland. If you’ve ever been on TikTok I’m sure you have seen a version of the basic Baked Feta Pasta. This is a version of the dish I created after making the original several times. Everything can be prepared well ahead of time and baked just before eating.Any veggies you have on hand can be added to this dish (just don’t skip the tomatoes!).The fresh tomato and veggies add freshness next to the salty flavor of feta.It’s super simple to prep yet tastes like a gourmet meal.It’s jam-packed with fresh veggies (and flavor).Once roasted it’s all stirred together with pasta for a quick and creamy feta sauce!Īs much as we enjoy it during the summer months, this feta pasta recipe is also a warm comforting meal for those chilly winter nights. Roasted Vegetable Feta Pasta is a colorful take on the world-famous Feta Pasta recipe.Ī block of feta is baked with fresh summer veggies.
