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My Version of the Viral Feta Pasta

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If you have tiktok, and are on “food tiktok” you’ve definitely heard of the feta pasta recipe that left Finland with a shortage of feta cheese. It was originally developed by Feel Good Foodie, but of course, the creative people on the app have taken the recipe and ran off with it, creating their own variations and trying it out in different ways, etc.

OBVIOUSLY, as an avid fan of food tiktok and a creative chef myself, I HAD to put my own spin on the recipe and make it gluten free.

What I Changed:

  1. I’m not a huge fan of feta, so I swapped it out for possibly my FAVORITE cheese of all time, goat cheese! I just used around an 8 oz tube.
  2. I added LESS garlic than the original recipe (the original uses 5, but I didn’t want it to be too overpowering, so I used 4)
  3. I ALSO added some honey to the goat cheese when I baked it, to enhance the creaminess of the cheese as well as add some sweetness that complimented the tomatoes beautifully!
  4. I made this recipe gluten free and used gluten free pasta! You can choose whatever shape and brand you enjoy most.

The Ingredients-

the ingredientts to make the gluten free goat/feta cheese pasta

The ingredients for this recipe are REALLY simple (as they are with most of my recipes)

  1. Cherry tomatoes: you can use whatever type of cherry tomato you like, but I completely recommend choosing small ones so they blister more quickly in the oven. I just used classic red cherry tomatoes, but you can use heirloom if they are in season!
  2. Goat cheese: use fresh goat cheese. I used plain, but herbed would also work! I know they sell an amazing herbed chevre at Trader Joe’s.
  3. Pasta: I used my favorite gluten free pasta, which is barilla plus, but you can use whatever type of pasta you would like!
  4. Basil: Use fresh basil! It’s so easy to find (or even grow yourself!!)
  5. Olive oil: This is a dish that really showcases olive oil, and without using a good quality olive oil, the dish WILL taste different. You don’t need to use AMAZING olive oil, but don’t use lite olive oil or anything like that.
  6. Garlic: You can substitute the fresh garlic for granulated, but I would NOT recommend it. Use 4 cloves of fresh garlic for best results.
  7. Spices! You just need salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, and oregano.

Instructions:

  1. The first step of the recipe is to preheat your oven to 400 degrees and set a pot of water to boil.
  2. In a baking dish add your tomatoes, then add the oregano, salt, papper, red pepper flakes, and about 1/4 cup (half) of the olive oil. Toss until the tomatoes are coated.
  • adding the cherry tomatoes to a baking pan
  • adding the spices, herbs, and olive oil to the tomatoes
  • tossing the tomatoes in olive oil, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, and dried oregano

3. Add the log of goat cheese into the center of the baking dish, sprinkle with chopped fresh basil and drizzle with olive oil.

  • before baking, the goat cheese, olive oil and fresh basil and tomatoes going into the oven
  • the baked goat cheese and tomatoes

4. Bake for ten minutes, then smooth down the goat cheese, top with honey, olive oil, and minced garlic. Bake for another 10 minutes until tomatoes begin to blister.

  • adding more olive oil, honey, and garlic to the top of the baked and smoothed out goat cheese
  • the baked dish with goat cheese, honey, and garlic

5. After baking, use the back of your spoon and smash the tomatoes that have not burst while baking. Mix everything together until well combined.

  • smashing the goat cheese and the tomatoes in the baking dish after baking
  • stirring together the entire baked dish

6. Add the pasta and toss together until pasta is completely coated in the sauce.

the finished gluten free feta/goat cheese pasta dish

Notes + Extras!

I don’t have that may notes for this recipe, it is pretty straight forward!

If you want to find the original tiktok, I’ve linked it down below, and you can find Feel Good Foodie’s original recipe HERE.

@feelgoodfoodie

Baked feta pasta with cherry tomatoes!! Recipe on blog • Inspired by @grilledcheesesocial 😘 #tiktokpartner #LearnOnTikTok #fetapasta #recipes

♬ original sound – Feel Good Foodie

Here’s the recipe card to print out!

the finished gluten free feta/goat cheese pasta dish

Gluten Free Goat Cheese Pasta

Maizy Boosin
MY version of the viral feta cheese pasta from tiktok!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 9 minutes
Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine American, Italian
Servings 6 Servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups cherry tomatoes (see blog post for notes)
  • 1 box gluten free pasta
  • 8 oz. goat cheese
  • 3 tbsp finely chopped basil leaves (use fresh basil, not dry)
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 2 tsp dried oregano
  • a drizzle of honey (ne need to measure)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 400 degrees and set a pot to boil pasta.
  • In a large baking dish, add the tomatoes, oregnano, red pepper flakes, salt, pepper, and half of the olive oil, Toss around until the tomatoes are evenly coated, then add the log of goat cheese into the center of the dish.
  • Drizzle the goat cheese with some olive oil and sprinkle the chopped basil onto the tomatoes. Bake for 10 minutes.
  • After baking, smooth out the goat cheese with the back of your spoon and add the rest of the olive oil, the drizzle of honey, and the minced garlic to the top. Bake for another 10 minutes.
  • After baking, press gently onto the top of the tomatoes to ensure they are burst. Mix together the sauce until fully combined.
  • Add the cooked pasta to the dish with the goat cheese and tomato sauce, and stir.
  • Top with shredded parmesan (optional) and serve!
Keyword feta cheese, gluten free, gluten free pasta, goat cheese pasta, pasta