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Baked Feta Pasta

This baked Feta Pasta recipe is made with budget-friendly roasted Roma tomatoes, onion, garlic, pasta, and a creamy block of feta! Easy and SO delicious!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Total Cost: $11.05 recipe / $2.76 serving
Servings: 4 servings (2 cups each)
Calories: 614kcal
Author: Jess Rice

Equipment

  • 9x13'' Casserole Dish
  • Sauce Pan

Ingredients

  • 5 Roma tomatoes diced into 1” pieces, (1 lb 5 oz, 4 cups) $1.20*
  • 3 garlic cloves minced, (1 Tbsp) $0.30
  • ½ yellow onion diced, (1/2 cup) $0.35
  • 1 Tbsp fresh parsley minced, $0.09
  • ½ tsp salt $0.01
  • ¼ tsp black pepper ground, $0.01
  • ⅛ tsp red pepper flakes $0.02
  • 7 oz. block feta $5.44**
  • ½ cup olive oil $1.50
  • 8 oz. rotini pasta half a box, (uncooked) $0.53
  • 1 cup fresh spinach packed, $0.46***
  • ½ Tbsp honey $0.25
  • ½ cup reserved pasta water $0.00
  • 0.25 oz. fresh basil torn, $0.89

Instructions

  • Gather ingredients. Preheat oven to 400℉.
  • Wash and dice tomatoes into 1” pieces
  • Mince garlic, parsley, and dice the halved onion.
  • Mix tomatoes, garlic, onion, parsley, salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes in a 9x13” casserole dish, making a space in the middle for the block of feta.
  • Add feta.
  • Pour olive oil over the feta and the tomato herb mixture. Transfer baking dish to oven for 40 minutes, uncovered.
  • Meanwhile, cook ½ box of rotini, reserving ½ cup of the pasta water.
  • Remove feta and tomatoes from the oven after 40 minutes.
  • Add fresh spinach.
  • Stir the fresh spinach, honey, and reserved ½ cup of pasta water to the hot baking dish, stirring the feta and tomatoes together and wilting the spinach with their residual heat.
  • Pour the rotini into the baking dish of sauce and mix it together.
  • Top with torn fresh basil.

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Notes

*Swapping Roma tomatoes for cherry or grape tomatoes saves about $7+ per recipe. If you want to use cherry or grape, you will need 4 cups for this recipe.
**The feta I used is from Walmart. If you buy your feta elsewhere, it might come in different amounts. Whatever size block you get will be fine, as long as it's around 7  ounces. If your block is larger, your sauce will be creamier. If it is smaller, it will be a little less creamy.
***Frozen spinach will also work in this recipe; I would use ¼ cup if using frozen.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 614kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 39g | Sodium: 874mg | Fiber: 3g