Pasta with cherry tomatoes, olives and feta cheese
Here's a super-simple, but simply delicious recipe, where pasta, cooked separately, is mixed with a kind of cream made from cherry tomatoes, black olives and feta cheese, baked in the oven.
You'll find that the taste, and the creamy texture of pasta prepared in this way is simply amazing.
You'll find that the taste, and the creamy texture of pasta prepared in this way is simply amazing.
10K 4 4.3
Last modified on: August 27th 2023
Keywords for this recipe:For 2 people, you will need:
- 1
8.8 oz cherry tomatoes - 2
fine (or table) salt - 3
olive oil - 4
3.5 oz feta - 5
herbes de Provence - 6
0.9 oz black olives - 7
8.8 oz pasta
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Start to finish |
|---|---|
| 19 min. | 19 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 3 min.
Wash and dry 8.8 oz cherry tomatoes.
Stage 2 - 10 min.
Cut them in 2, place the cut part on top, then sprinkle with fine salt and leave to stand for 15 minutes.
Preheat your oven to 200°C (390°F).
Preheat your oven to 200°C (390°F).
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Meanwhile, pour a little olive oil into a gratin dish, then place 3.5 oz feta in the center (no need to cut it).
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Pour the cherry tomatoes around...
Stage 5 - 1 min.
Add 0.9 oz black olives cut in 2, sprinkle with herbes de Provence then lightly salt tomatoes and olives, drizzle with olive oil, and bake for 15-20 minutes.
Stage 6
Meanwhile, cook the pasta of your choice, then drain.
Stage 7
After baking, the tomatoes are candied and the feta seems to have remained the same...
Stage 8 - 1 min.
...but that's where the magic happens: stir the entire contents of the dish with a spoon, and the cream forms.
Stage 9 - 2 min.
Pour the still-warm pasta into the dish, toss, serve immediately and enjoy.
Remarks
You can use any kind of pasta you like: penne, spaghetti, fusilli, etc.
You'll notice that, strangely enough, the pasta takes on a surprising "pizza" taste (tomatoes-cheese-herbs-olive), which makes us call this recipe "pazzas" in the family.
You'll notice that, strangely enough, the pasta takes on a surprising "pizza" taste (tomatoes-cheese-herbs-olive), which makes us call this recipe "pazzas" in the family.
Keeping
To be enjoyed as soon as possible, but can be kept for 1 or 2 days, and reheated.
Source
From a recipe by Luana Belmondo.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,199 Kcal or 5,020 Kj | 51 gr | 181 gr | 30 gr |
| 60 % | 20 % | 17 % | 5 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 192 Kcal or 804 Kj | 8 gr | 29 gr | 5 gr |
| 10 % | 3 % | 3 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 599 Kcal or 2,508 Kj | 26 gr | 90 gr | 15 gr |
| 30 % | 10 % | 9 % | 2 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 people : 2.88 €
- Per person : 1.44 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Pasta: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Ham pasta bake, Sunday night pasta, Pasta with green asparagus, Butterfly pasta with smoked trout, Spaghetti with mushrooms, ... All |
 | Cherry tomatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Green beans with tomato cream sauce, Cherry tomato and two cabbage salad, Thin cherry tomato and pesto tart, Firied fillet of sea bream with polenta, Spaghetti with tomatoes and pesto, ... All |
 | Feta: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Courgette tart with mint, Tomato and courgette tart, Feta and spinach brik pie, Rice à la grecque, Moussaka, ... All |
 | Black olives: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Souda salad, Salade Niçoise, Greek salad, Tapenade, Tomato ladybirds, ... All |
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