Healthy baked feta pasta is my lighter version of the popular Tiktok recipe sensation. It's easy to make with step-by-step pictures and tastes amazing!
This healthy baked feta pasta is so tasty and perfect to make for a quick weeknight family dinner!
Now folks it was my other half who pointed out this amazing recipe to me about a year ago on Tiktok.
She's a lover of Tiktok but I'm afraid I'm not as I just don't have the time to keep up with every social media network!
I do however LOVE the original recipe which was created by Finnish blogger Jenni Häyrinen.
This is my own version where I've made a few changes and substitutions to make it healthier.
There's lots of other versions of this recipe on the internet that you can search for. As usual I'm a bit late to the party!
Saying that I always like to take my time and try out different versions of those recipes and add my own tweaks and choice of ingredients and of course at the end of the day, I think (in my humble opinion) this is MY best version of that baked feta pasta recipe.
The taste is just so amazing. The sweetness of the burst cherry and sundried tomatoes goes so well with the feta.
Anyway, it's so easy to make and doesn't need many ingredients or that much effort either.
There's really only three things you need to do.
First you get the pasta on to cook.
Second whilst the pasta is cooking, you put all the ingredients into a baking dish to make the feta sauce part and bake it the oven. This is so much easier than making a sauce on your stove.
Third you combine the cooked pasta with the delicious feta sauce. Then...serve!
You can also substitute many of the ingredients I've used and make this your own.
For example other cheeses like goats cheese would work well.
I use whole wheat penne pasta but you can also make this gluten free with gluten free pasta or use another pasta of your choice.
My version uses cherry tomatoes and sliced sundried tomatoes to give it extra sweetness but grape tomatoes will also do.
How To Make Healthy Baked Feta Pasta
Cook pasta in boiling salted water according to the packet instructions until al-dente. Then drain and set aside.
Whilst pasta is cooking, place the feta cheese block in the centre of the stoneware baking dish.
Arrange onion, garlic, cherry, and sundried tomatoes around the cheese. Sprinkle over 2 tablespoon of the fresh basil.
Drizzle the olive oil and red wine vinegar over.
Ensure all your baking dish ingredients are well coated.
Bake in the top part of your oven for approximately 20 minutes.
Bake until the cheese has lightly browned slightly and the vegetables are roasted.
Mix together the feta cheese with the tomatoes until melted and creamy.
Season to taste.
Stir in the drained pasta.
Serve garnished with the remaining chopped fresh basil and a green salad.
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Healthy Baked Feta Pasta Recipe
To freeze any leftovers, allow your healthy baked feta pasta to cool completely then portion into individual containers. To re-heat allow to defrost thoroughly then gently reheat in a saucepan on your stove.
This recipe goes perfectly with a simple green salad as in the recipe pictures above. Enjoy!
I’d love to hear what you think of my recipe in the comments below and please do rate my recipe 5* if you like it! 🙂
Healthy Baked Feta Pasta Recipe
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 250 g whole wheat penne pasta
- 200 g feta cheese block
- 1 small onion peeled and sliced
- 2 cloves garlic peeled and crushed
- 400 g cherry tomatoes
- 5 sundried tomatoes from a jar, sliced
- 3 tablespoon basil leaves freshly chopped
- 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- Freshly ground salt and pepper
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 180C Fan
- Cook pasta in boiling salted water according to the packet instructions until al-dente. Then drain and set aside.
- Whilst pasta is cooking, place the feta cheese block in the centre of the stoneware baking dish. Arrange onion, garlic, cherry, and sundried tomatoes around the cheese. Sprinkle over 2 tablespoon of the fresh basil.
- Drizzle the olive oil and red wine vinegar over, ensuring all stoneware baking dish ingredients are well coated.
- Bake in the top of the oven for approximately 20 minutes until the cheese has lightly browned slightly and the vegetables are roasted.
- Mix together the feta cheese with the tomatoes until melted and creamy. Season to taste then stir in the drained pasta.
- Serve garnished with the remaining chopped fresh basil.
Chef Mimi
I love this! A perfect example of how Parmesan isn’t the only cheese for pasta dishes! Thanks!
Neil
You'll love how the feta just melts into a delicious creamy sauce in the oven with this one Mimi, thanks!
Charlie DeSando
Feta is definitely underutilized in pasta. Nice one!!
Neil
I'll confess Charlie it wasn't something I considered with pasta (except sometimes chucking in some cold chunks with warm pasta and stirring them around) but it does taste amazing!
Raymund
Same as me I was late with this TikTok trends but better late than never. I was surprised when I tried this for the first time, it was surprisingly good, your changes to the original recipe looks delish too, I love the fact that you add a touch of red wine vinegar, giving it a nice tang.
Neil
Thanks Raymund. Yes I love adding that red wine vinegar to give the whole dish a "tang" as you say. It's quite amazing! I'm never up to date with trends. But as you say, better late than never! 🙂
David @ Spiced
Ah, I do love feta cheese, and the thought of using it baked into a pasta dish sounds fantastic! It looks creamy and delicious in the best way possible. And I hear ya on TikTok - I haven't gone down that road as I simply can't keep up with everything. Good thing we have our better halves to help us out! Haha - have a good weekend my friend!
Neil
Agreed David. It's great that our other halves can keep us updated with TikTok because I think I would just disappear down a rabbit hole if I started to look at it! Thanks and you have a great weekend too!
Laura
Neil! So glad you're on the TikTok train! There are some good recipes there for sure! I've made this pasta and I loved it, too! But I have to say the addition of the sundried tomatoes is genius! A big boost of extra flavor! Nice adaptation!
Neil
Thanks Laura. Yes I'm really glad that Lynne introduced me to this wonderful recipe. Glad you like my personal adaption too. I'm looking forward to seeing what other TikTok recipes Lynne recommends seeing as she was right about how good this one was!
Ben | Havocinthekitchen
I don't care for TikTok and trendy recipes, but this baked feta pasta was probably the only one viral recipe I've ever tried. Utterly delicious, right? Loving the addition of sun-dried tomatoes in here. I need to make it soon again.
Neil
I agree with you there Ben. I'm not one for trends at all. I'm always way behind the crowd when it comes to the latest things. But as you say this baked feta pasta was amazing!
Michelle
Love this healthier version of baked feta pasta you've got here! The addition of cherry tomatoes is a must!
Neil
Thanks Michelle. I can't wait to make another batch of this baked feta pasta, it really is such an amazing combination of flavours!
EASYFOODSMITH
I have yet to make this tiktok favourite but we do love feta and I am sure my family will love this pasta.
Neil
It's a great way to use feta. I would have never thought it would have tasted so good in a pasta bake. Hope you get a chance to make it and enjoy it!
Bea
Very nice, second day warmed up with a little spoon of pesto added to it makes it even more delicious. Just put it in the oven to do it all over again - this time with a few more sundried tomatoes (because I did not have enough fresh), and half a spoon of greek pesto in the oven, will add another half spoon of pesto at the end. Also did not have basil today, so have added some parsley from the garden hoping that will work too.
Neil
Thanks so much for taking the time to comment Bea! Glad you enjoyed the recipe and love the suggestions for how to enjoy it on it's second day. I haven't tried it with parsley. Will have to try it with that and see if it works in the future!