Recipes
Feta Pasta
Category
Mains
Serving Size
6
Ingredients
- 8 oz short pasta of your choice
- 2 pints cherry tomatoes
- 8 oz block of feta cheese
- 1/2 cup roughly chopped Castelvetrano Olives, Pitted
- 1 large shallot, quartered
- 4 cloves garlic, whole
- 1/4 cup Renieris Estate Extra Virgin Olive Oil (500ml)
- 1/4 cup basil, chopped
- Salt and Pepper
- 1/2 tsp. olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400.
- In a 9x13 baking dish, place the block of feta in the middle. In a medium bowl, mix together the tomatoes, olives, shallots and garlic with the ¼ cup of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Scatter that around the feta. Drizzle ½ tablespoon of oil over the feta and season that with salt and pepper as well.
- Bake for 35 minutes.
- While the dish bakes, prepare your pasta according to package directions, then drain and set aside. Reserve ½ cup of the cooking liquid.
- Remove the feta dish from the oven. Add the chopped basil and stir everything together to combine. Add the pasta and stir again until everything is mixed together.
- Garnish with extra basil, and fresh parmesan if desired.
