BAKED FETA PASTA
There's a reason this recipe went viral on TikTok! Baked Feta Pasta is about to become a new household favorite. It's simple to throw together and incredibly creamy and delicious. -Sarah Tramonte, Taste of Home Associate Culinary Producer
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 35m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°. In a 13x9-in. baking dish, combine tomatoes, garlic and 1/4 cup olive oil. Place the block of feta in the center, moving tomatoes so cheese is sitting on the pan bottom. Drizzle feta with remaining oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake until tomatoes skins start to split and the garlic has softened, 30-40 minutes. , Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions for al dente. Drain, reserving 1 cup pasta water. , Stir feta mixture, lightly pressing tomatoes, until combined. Add pasta and toss to combine. Stir in enough reserved pasta water to achieve desired consistency. Sprinkle with basil.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 373 calories, Fat 16g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 25mg cholesterol, Sodium 507mg sodium, Carbohydrate 46g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 12g protein.
HOW TO COOK PERFECT PASTA
This is very helpful if you tend to overcook your pasta. Pasta should be "al dente" or tender to the bite. Poor quality pasta often ends up sticky and soggy. So when you buy your pasta, make sure it says pasta di semola di grano duro - durum wheat semolina pasta.
Provided by quotFoodThe Way To
Categories Very Low Carbs
Time 15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Always use a very large cooking pot, making sure you have at least 4 pints (2.25 litres) of water to every 8 oz (225 g) of pasta, with 1 level tablespoon of salt added. Before the pasta goes in make sure the water is up to a good fierce boil.
- Add the pasta as quickly as possible and stir it around just once to separate it.
- If you're cooking long pasta like spaghetti, push it against the base of the pan and, as you feel it give, keep pushing until it all collapses down into the water.
- You don't need to put a lid on the pan: if it's really boiling briskly it will come back to the boil in seconds and, if you put a lid on, it will boil over.
- Put a timer on and give it 10-12 minutes for top-quality pasta, but because this timing varies according to the shape and quality of the pasta, the only real way to tell is to taste it. So do this after 8 minutes, then 9, and 10, and so on. This only applies when you cook a particular brand for the first time. After that you will always know how long it takes. Sometimes you can give it 1 minute's less boiling and then allow an extra minute's cooking while you combine it with the sauce.
- Have a colander ready in the sink then, as you are draining the water, swirl it around the colander, which will heat it ready for the hot pasta. Don't drain it too thoroughly: it's good to have a few drops of moisture still clinging as this prevents the pasta from becoming dry.
- Place the colander containing the pasta back over the saucepan to catch any drips.
- Always serve the pasta on deep warmed plates to keep it as hot as possible as it goes to the table.
- For spaghetti, the very best way to serve it is to use pasta tongs, and always lift it high to quickly separate each portion from the rest.
- Always work quickly, as pasta won't hang around - if it cools it goes sticky and gluey, so drain it quickly, serve it quickly and eat it quickly.
- You can drizzle a little olive oil in the drained pasta to prevent sticking.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 422.9, Fat 1.7, SaturatedFat 0.3, Sodium 605.9, Carbohydrate 85.1, Fiber 3.6, Sugar 2, Protein 14.9
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