Baked Feta Pasta
on Feb 23, 2021, Updated Mar 28, 2025
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This Baked Feta Pasta recipe has gone completely viral on Tiktok, and for good reason! This baked feta pasta is just SO delicious and easy with under 10 ingredients. I’ve been loving seeing everyone’s different variations, and their own spin. I’ve tried it the original way, with my own take, and then I recently also tried it with goat cheese and broccolini for some added greens. So much flavor in this pasta dish!
If you’re looking for more pasta recipes, be sure to check out our Spicy Sausage Cherry Tomato Pasta, or Pasta with White Wine and Mussels.
Recipe Ingredients
Pasta: Of choice, we choose to use orecchiette, but other kinds like rigatoni, penne, or fusilli will work too. Even gluten-free pasta.
Cherry Tomatoes: Or grape tomatoes! You can also use any of your favorite tomatoes like Roma tomatoes, or heirloom tomatoes.
Block of Feta Cheese: Yes, the whole block of feta cheese is cooked with the tomatoes! It’s as simple as that.
Fresh Herbs and Aromatics: Garlic, oil, basil, salt, and black pepper. I added oregano and lemon zest to my mixture as well!
Instructions to make Baked Feta Pasta
Preheat oven to 400°F: Put your cherry tomatoes in an oven safe-baking dish. Pour your olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Toss in your garlic, oregano and lemon zest.
Bake your Feta Pasta: Next, place your feta in the center, season again with a drizzle of oil and pepper. At this point, it doesn’t need anymore salt, you’ll get enough salt from the feta.
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until your tomatoes burst and the feta is soft and melty. While your sauce is cooking, make your pasta according to the package instructions. Boil water in a large pot and cook to al dente in salted water in a large pot. Drain and reserve 1/4 cup pasta water.
Toss your Pasta and Serve: When your sauce is ready, take out of the oven, and add chopped basil, toss and stir with your pasta and pasta water. Serve with more fresh basil to garnish!
Tips, Tricks, and Substitutions
Opt to add any seasonings like red pepper flakes, lemon juice, and more! You can add any protein like chicken, shrimp or steak as well.
You can really sub with anything you like as well for cheese like cream cheese, ricotta cheese, goat cheese, brie or anything that will be creamy and melt nicely.
More Pasta Recipes
- Pasta with White Wine and Mussels
- Pasta with Leeks and Green Peas
- Caramelized Leek and Cabbage Pasta with Lemon
- Sun-dried Tomato Pasta with Spinach & Mushrooms
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Recipe adapted from Feel Good Foodie and Liemessa.
10 Ingredient Baked Feta Pasta (Viral Tiktok Recipe)
Equipment
Ingredients
- 8 ounces orecchiette
- 2 pints cherry tomatoes
- 8 ounce block feta cheese
- 2 garlic cloves, (minced)
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- zest of 1/2 a lemon
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup packed chopped fresh basil, (and more for serving, chiffonade)
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup pasta water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Put your cherry tomatoes in an oven safe-baking dish. Pour your olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Toss in your garlic, oregano and lemon zest. Toss.
- Next, place your feta in the center, season again with oil and pepper. At this point, it doesn't need anymore salt, you'll get enough salt from the feta.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes until your tomatoes burst and the feta is soft and melty.
- While your sauce is cooking, make your pasta according to the package instructions. Drain and reserve 1/4 cup pasta water.
- When your sauce is ready, take out of the oven, and add chopped basil, toss with your pasta and pasta water. Serve with more fresh basil to garnish!
Video
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I used cream cheese (4oz) and used leftover spaghetti noodles. I don’t like feta, sorry.
This recipe tasted awesome and was so easy to make! Had all the ingredients fresh from the garden. My recommendation is to add extra cheese!
Hi Shane! Thanks for trying it out – enjoy!!
It was delicious! My boyfriend definitely approved as well. And it was super easy to make. Will be adding to my normal meals for sure!
Awesome, thanks for the review Mariah!
I love this recipe, I’ve made it 2 or 3 times.
Wondering for the future, do you think I have to use the block of feta, or can I buy the broken up kind? I have to go out of my way to buy the block at a different store to make this lol. I’m afraid to try the crumbles and have the recipe fail. Sorry if this is a dumb question!
Thank you!! It should be fine if you use the crumbled kind! I would maybe keep an eye on it though as it may need less time since we’re not warming through a whole block!
In the oven right now, looked amazing so far – I’m using spaghetti, this is so easy. I’m hoping my kids love it! So cheap and once again easy- I’ll give you an update when its done, and the kiddos thoughts!
So excited for you to try it out, thank you Ivy!!
Incredible!!!
So happy to hear it Jamie!