Baked Feta Pasta is one Tiktok-viral food trend that is definitely worth the hype! This bold variation - Baked Feta Pasta with Chorizo - will quickly become a dinner favorite!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword baked feta pasta, baked feta pasta with chorizo
Fresh herbs like thyme or basil (optional, garnish)
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Add 18 ounces of cherry tomatoes and two sliced peppers to a baking dish (I used a 7 ½ by 11 baking dish). Add almost all of the olive oil and toss to coat the tomatoes and peppers. Add a few pinches of salt, if desired.
Nestle the feta in the center of the baking dish. Pour the rest of the olive oil directly over the top of the feta, making sure it’s completely covered.
Add the baking dish to the oven and bake for 40-45 minutes. You want the tomatoes to be burst and to see some browning on the feta before you remove it from the oven.
While the feta and tomatoes are baking, cook your chorizo over medium heat for 7-8 minutes, until fully cooked. Strain off excess grease and set aside.
You’ll also want to cook your pasta according to package directions. I used rigatoni and cooked until al dente. Save ½ cup of pasta water before straining.
After 40-45 minutes, remove the baking dish from the oven. Stir! It’s super satisfying mixing the feta into the roasted tomatoes.
Add the cooked chorizo and cooked pasta and stir until the pasta is well coated.
You may need to add a little bit of pasta water at this time; I added nearly the full ½ cup to get the desired level of sauciness.
Taste and adjust seasoning. Garnish with fresh herbs like thyme or basil.
Notes
The peppers I used in this recipe were purchased on a whim at the Farmer’s Market. I believe they are green cayenne chile peppers, but am not 100% on that. They looked evil and spicy so they came home with me. I purchased my chorizo at a local deli.