This recipe is the easiest thing I have ever made and probably the tastiest. I love feta cheese. I saw this on Pinterest and have been making it almost weekly ever since. There are several renditions out there but the recipe that follows is what I typically do. I don’t really measure I just took the concept and winged it. Turns out awesome every time.
One thing to remember when meal planning is to make the recipes work for you. So you start out the week thinking you are going to have this tomato bake as a side dish to accompany your grilled chicken or chicken parm but you had un unexpected trip to the doctors office or vet or you name it! I would flatten out that chicken breast I was previously going to put on the charcoal grill or crust with egg wash and bread crumbs and parmesan cheese with extra cheese and sauce….
Flatten out that chicken so it cooks quick. Hit it with some cooking spray salt and pepper and let it cook for 25 min while your tomato bake is cooking. (tomato bake on the bottom.) Or you can put it in the instant pot or ninja foodi on pressure for 10 min. Chop up the chicken and mix it in last. Be creative and think with your taste buds!
Here’s the recipe! Enjoy!
Tomato Feta Bake
Equipment
- 13×9 baking dish
- 400 degree oven
Ingredients
- 2 pints grape tomatoes
- 2 tbsp minced garlic
- a drizzle olive oil
- 1 block feta cheese
- 1 box pasta ziti or penne works best
- sprinkle Italian seasoning
- dash salt and pepper
Instructions
- This recipe is the easiest thing I have ever made and probably the tastiest. I love feta cheese though. I saw this like most people on Pinterest and have been making it weekly almost ever since. I don't really measure I just took the concept and winged it. Turns out awesome every time.Instructions You will need a 13×9 baking dish. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees. place washed grape tomatoes into the bottom of the baking pan. Add all of the ingredients except oil and feta cheese. Drizzle liberally with the olive oil and toss to coat the tomatoes with all of the seasoning. Place feta cheese block in the center and flip to coat with the oil. bake for 20 minutes or until the cheese is soft and tomatoes are busting and getting wrinkled.Prepare pasta and if you are making it a main dish, cook the chicken. Once the tomatoes and cheese are ready remove from the oven. Take a large spoon or spatula and smear cheese all around coating all of the tomatoes. once you have a nice sauce add in your pasta. You may add chicken at this point if you like. Serve immediately!