Roasted Tomato & Feta Pasta

 

• 2 pints (20 oz) grape tomatoes

• 5 medium garlic cloves

• 1/2 cup olive oil

• salt and pepper, to taste

• 7 - 8 oz. block feta cheese 

• 10 oz. dry pasta 

• 8 oz. spinace, roughly chopped

• 1/4 cup thinly sliced fresh basil

• 2 Tbsp minced fresh parsley

• 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes 

• 1/2 cup reserved pasta water

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Add grape tomatoes and garlic to a 3 quart baking dish. Toss with olive oil and a few pinches of salt and pepper. Place feta in the center of tomatoes, turn to coat with oil.
• Bake in center of preheated oven for 30 minutes.
• Remove the baking dish, raise oven rack up to upper 1/3 of the oven. Return baking dish to oven and increase oven to 450 degrees. Bake until tomatoes and cheese are starting to brown slightly, about 10 minutes longer.
• Meanwhile boil pasta to al dente in salted water, according to time listed on pasta package.
• Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water and right before draining pour and submerge spinach in with the pasta (it should wilt almost instantly). Drain pasta and spinach.
• Smash the tomatoes, garlic, oil and feta together with the back of a wooden spoon. Toss pasta in with mixture along with basil, parsley and red pepper flakes.
• Thin mixture with a few tablespoons of pasta water at a time to reach desired consistency. Season with salt and pepper as needed. Serve warm.

(Source: https://www.cookingclassy.com/baked-feta-pasta-tiktok/#jump-to-recipe)