Yes, this was a trend a few years ago from TikTok, but don’t discount the creamy, savory flavor of this dish. Easy to prepare it just takes time in the oven while you can prepare other dishes to go with it. This is not a sweet and creamy pasta dish like chicken alfredo, but rather a savory one since feta cheese itself is not very sweet. But the creaminess will be there and combined with tomatoes, it can become a family favorite dinner or even side dish.
The video shows the standard use of cherry tomatoes, but in a recent recreation of this dish, I substituted chopped fresh medium tomatoes and enjoyed the flavors much better. Besides, the medium sized tomatoes will be cheaper. Give this dish a go and see what you think.
Ingredients:
- 8 ounce block of feta cheese room temperature
- 4 cups diced tomatoes
- 8 oz sliced baby bella mushrooms
- ¼ sweet onion slivered
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic sliced
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- ⅛ teaspoon red chili flakes
- 8 ounces cooked pasta with reserved pasta water
- 5 oz fresh spinach
- salt & pepper
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Preparation (sous vide):
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Toss mushrooms, tomatoes and onions with olive oil, garlic, dried basil and red chili flakes in a 9×13 baking dish. Nestle the block of feta into the middle of the veggies.
- Roast for 15 minutes. Stir the vegetables and roast an additional 10-15 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Broil 2-3 minutes to lightly brown the cheese.
- While the tomatoes are baking, cook pasta al dente in salted water.
- Once the feta-veggie combination is done in the over, take them out and stir the vegetables and feta to break it all up.
- Add the 5 oz of spinach to the pasta water to parboil them for 2 minutes.
- Mix in pasta, spinach and add enough pasta water to make a creamy sauce.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
Kitchen Items used in this recipe
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| Meat Cleaver | SENZER Gravity Electric Salt and Pepper Grinder Set |
