baked feta pasta with spinach

[stellar_dust]

I made that baked feta pasta recipe that's been going around social media. I used the Washington Post version, but here's basically the same recipe without the paywall.

I used a can of diced tomatoes instead of fresh, and added spinach by taking the bake out of the oven about 10 minutes early, stirring everything up with pasta and spinach, and then baking for another 10 minutes. This method might not work so well with fresh tomatoes, since you don't want to stir it up till after they burst. I didn't end up needing to use the reserved pasta water.



It was pretty tasty, but I doubt it will become a go-to recipe for me, since it relies on having a block of feta on hand, which I don't usually. So that's too much advance planning, though I can see myself maybe picking up a block if I'm at the store already and the mood hits me to make this later in the week.

I guess I'll count this for my "made something hot" bingo square. Temperature-hot, that is -- it does have red pepper flakes, but they just seemed to add a little flavor, I would not call this a particularly spicy dish.

Comments

[siberian_skys]

This looks tasty. I might have to take a stab at it in the microwave. One of these days I'll replace the oven.

[stellar_dust]

It might work well in the microwave, especially with canned tomatoes! Crumbled feta would probably be good for a microwave version, too.

[siberian_skys]

That's what I'm hoping. It sounds so good. I love feta.

[shipperslist]

Ah, uunifetapasta has reached you!

*says a Finn who has been watching the hysteria since the day the blogger posted the recipe on insta*

[stellar_dust]

What can I say, it looked easy and delicious! XD

[shipperslist]

And it is both! Yay! :D