Baked Feta Pasta
This is my version of TikTok’s viral Baked Feta Pasta. It is delicious, creamy and smells amazing! It is a one pan dish and also can be customized according to your preference. It’s a 10/10 for me.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 300 g ripe cherry tomatoes
- 200 g feta cheese big block
- 5 cloves of garlic (keep the skin on, I removed the bottom part of the garlic cloves)
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- Salt & pepper to taste
- A handful of baby spinach optional
- ½ cup kernel corn optional
- 3 tsp dried chili flakes optional
- 2 heaping tbsps. Spreadable cream cheese optional
- 200 g pasta cooked according to package instructions
For the chicken:
- 3 boneless and skinless chicken breasts thinly sliced (about ½ inch thick)
- Salt & pepper
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup breadcrumbs panko style
Instructions
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Preheat the oven at 400 F.
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In a baking dish, add cherry tomatoes and garlic gloves.
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Drizzle some of the olive oil, some dried oregano, salt & pepper. Massage with your clean hand.
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Place the block of feta in the middle of the baking dish. Drizzle olive oil on top of the feta cheese and also add some dried oregano.
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Bake at 400 F preheated oven for 25-35 minutes or until the cherry tomatoes are blistered.
While baking:
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Cook the pasta according to package instructions. You may need to reserve some of the pasta water in case you may need it later.
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Also, by this time, we can prepare our chicken breasts for frying. Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Coat each with all-purpose flour, then with egg and finally with breadcrumbs. Fry in a hot oil until golden brown. When done frying, put the fried chicken breasts on a stack of paper towels to drain excess oil or just place in a strainer.
When done baking:
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Remove the garlic skin when it is okay to be handled. Mash up everything until you get a sauce-like consistency.
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While it is still hot, add baby spinach (if using) and mix until a little wilted. Add kernel corn, chili flakes, and spreadable cream cheese (if also using). Mix well. If you think that your pasta needs more sauce, add little pasta water – a tbsp or two?
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Add the cooked pasta and mix well. Do a taste test and adjust as per your liking.
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Top with fried chicken breasts. Enjoy while it’s still warm.
Recipe Notes
- You can use the pasta of your choice.
- This is the spreadable cream cheese I used, but this is completely optional.
- The fried chicken breast is optional. I just like white sauce-based pasta with fried chicken breasts.
- You can also sprinkle parmesan cheese before enjoying.