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 12 people, you will need:
- 1
6 1⁄3 cups cherry tomatoes - 2
fine (or table) salt - 3
olive oil - 4
2 2⁄3 cups feta - 5
herbes de Provence - 6
2⁄3 cup black olives - 7
6 1⁄3 cups 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 6 1⁄3 cups 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 2 2⁄3 cups feta in the center (no need to cut it).
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Pour the cherry tomatoes around...
Stage 5 - 1 min.
Add 2⁄3 cup 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 |
| 7,193 Kcal or 30,116 Kj | 308 gr | 1,085 gr | 180 gr |
| 266 % | 88 % | 76 % | 20 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 192 Kcal or 804 Kj | 8 gr | 29 gr | 5 gr |
| 7 % | 2 % | 2 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 599 Kcal or 2,508 Kj | 26 gr | 90 gr | 15 gr |
| 22 % | 7 % | 6 % | 2 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 people : 14.78 £
- Per person : 1.23 £
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)
 | Cherry tomatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Bruschetta and mozzarella, Cherry tomato and green bean salad, Cherry tomato and two cabbage salad, Panzanella, Firied fillet of sea bream with polenta, ... All |
 | Pasta: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Tuna pasta, Pasta with mushrooms, Ham pasta bake, How to cook pasta properly, Sunday night pasta, ... All |
 | Feta: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach brik parcels, Greek Pesto, Mediterranean toast, Cretan salad, Cretan-style salmon , ... All |
 | Black olives: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Two-olive ciabatta, Greek salad, Salade Niçoise, Tapenade, Souda salad, ... All |
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