![]() ![]() We call this white cheese “Brynza” in Ukrainian. Different types of milk can be used for the production, however, goat’s milk contains lipase enzyme, which will impart a stronger flavor. It is usually made from sheep’s milk or goat’s milk and sometimes sold crumbled or in smaller pieces for salads. I can gladly report it was a success and kid-approved by our family! What Is Feta Cheese?įeta is a compact and heavily salted cheese that originated in Greece. It’s like creamy alfredo pasta but with a subtle feta cheese concoction thanks to the other cheeses that come to play.ĭid I mention how easy this pasta recipe was? It’s one of the most-easy pasta recipes to try yet! So after trying the popular variation, I tested it out with more cheese, more pasta, and more tomatoes to accommodate a pound of pasta. So, I made this tomato feta pasta with cream cheese, heavy cream, and parmesan cheese and boy has the Tik Tok feta pasta game gone up a notch! It’s incredibly flavorful and super creamy and you won’t taste any harsh feta cheese or strong spiciness from the pepper flakes. It wasn’t as creamy as I had thought and certainly didn’t need any additional salt as feta cheese is already very salty here in the United States. However, after making the feta cheese pasta the first time around I thought it needed tweaking. It’s true, TikTok pasta is a thing and the feta pasta idea was created by Jenni Häyrinen who created the dish back in 2019, calling it “ Uunifetapasta,” (Finnish word for oven-baked feta pasta.) After all, it is a simple dish to make as you’d place a block of feta cheese into the center of plump cherry tomatoes drizzled with olive oil and pepper flakes then bake. Good feta recipes can be hard to come by but we have a collection of our best tasting Feta Cheese Recipes, for you to make! Try this feta tomato pasta bake, Feta salad with Shrimp and Couscous, or this Moldovian Feta Cheese Pie that has been a family favorite for years! Now it’s a rich and super creamy feta tomato pasta dish that the pasta recipes with feta were missing! I made the original baked feta pasta with feta cheese and tomato pasta but ended up adding cream cheese after trying the TikTok pasta recipe. Other good vegetable additions would be arugula, spinach or kale.Feta pasta is the TikTok feta pasta recipe that went viral. You could throw in some roasted red peppers, eggplant, pickled jalapeños or even chicken if you want to add more protein to this easy meal. So many things will go well with this pasta. Now if you’re using the cooked pasta, I recommend adding less water and at the step when you add the garlic – you don’t even need to cover with a lid and cook for long – just make sure to use a juicy tomato. Then stir in the parsley and basil and turn the heat off.Stir in the minced garlic and cook for about 2 more minutes.Cover with a lid and let cook for about 2 minutes. Add the tomato paste and about half a cup of water, then add in the pasta and feta cheese. Saute the tomato with the chili powder and olive oil for 2 minutes.Chop the tomato, basil, parsley and mince the garlic.Using quick cooking pasta helps, because you can add it directly to the pan, but if you don’t have it, you could start cooking penne, fusilli or shells right when you start chopping your vegetables, add them to your sauce in the end and the recipe will take you around 15 minutes. How To Make Spicy Feta Pasta in 12 MinutesĪ great thing about this recipe is that you can make it within seriously no more than 12 minutes. You could also try different variations and add arugula, spinach, cilantro or dill. Also for the sauce, but deserved its special place on the list. Olive oil, chili powder, a juicy tomato and tomato paste.If you don’t have quick cooking pasta, you could also use whole grain pasta (or any type) and cook it before in some salted water. Quick cooking macaroni (the ones I used cook in 3 minutes).Seriously, whatever you have in your fridge. If you’re not in the mood for salad, you seriously can make this instead – similar ingredients are used! And no, this is not the “viral” tiktok pasta, it’s a no-bake, different version of a feta cheese pasta. It is so good and so simple, yet perfect for an easy dinner when you’re left with a block of feta cheese, macaroni, garlic and the other vegetables you promised yourself to eat this week. Okay, so…I may, or may not have made this easy creamy pasta with crumbled feta cheese and tomato every day for an entire week. It’s creamy, it’s full of flavour and it’s a good way to use up some vegetables. This delicious spicy feta pasta recipe is ready in 12 minutes on the stove top and is the perfect quick dinner idea for busy weeknights! That is right, 12 minutes! This is a pasta recipe for one, so make sure to double the recipe if there’s someone else you want to share this healthier meal with. ![]()
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