Feta Archives - Leslie Helen

This tomato feta sauce is made from cherry tomatoes so has a sweeter taste than other tomato varieties and gets its creamy texture from the added feta. The base of this recipe is vegetarian friendly as it is simply tomatoes and feta. Add onions for additional flavour. If vegetarian isn’t a concern for you go ahead and add some pancetta for even more flavour and protein. I’ve paired this sauce with zoodles, but you are free to use any regular pasta you love. Curious about Zoodles, read this post for all you need to know to make them.

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2 plates of tomato feta sauce over zoodles

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Ingredients for Tomato Feta Sauce

Base sauce:

2 cups Cherry Tomatoes, this recipe is a great way to use up less than perfect cherry tomatoes. If your tomatoes are starting to go a bit wrinkly, give them new life (and reduce your food waste) by using them up in this recipe.
1 1/2 cups feta cheese cubes
1 tbsp olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Add for additional flavour:

1 onion, chopped
125g pancetta cubes

Pasta:

Zoodles – check out this post on How-to Spiral Vegetables for all you need to know about making your own zoodles
Pasta of your choice. My family favourites are spaghetti and penne

Cooking Instructions for Tomato Feta Sauce

Heat olive oil to a large pan or work over medium to high heat (6-7 on an electric stove top)
Stir in chopped onion, sliced tomotos, and cubed pancetta.

Cook for roughly 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Once tomatoes are softened, use the spoon to mash them a bit.

mashing tomatoes in a work with onion and pancetta

Reduce heat to medium low. (4 or 5 on electric stovetop).
Add in the feta cubes, and stir lightly into sauce.

feta, tomato, onion and pancetta cooking in a wok

Allow the feta to melt down for 5 minutes then stir into the sauce.

Serve over zoodles or pasta of choice. Enjoy!

pasta sauce with zoodles swirled around a fork

A slice of garlic bread made from homemade sourdough bread is a great side to this dish. Here is the link to my Sourdough Bread recipe. Don’t have a Sourdough Starter yet? No worries, here is the link to my Step-by-Step Guide for starting one.

Tomato Feta Sauce with Zoodles

The base of this recipe was inspired by the viral Tic Tok Tomato Feta Bake recipe but designed to be a quick cook recipe vs the original. It's just as delicious and fun to eat.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Course Dinner, Main Course

Servings 2

Equipment

Large pan or wok

Ingredients

Sauce

1 tbsp olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cups cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
125 g panchetta, cubes
1 1/2 cups feta cubes
salt & pepper to taste

Zoodles or Pasta

2 medium zucchini or pasta of choice

Instructions

Sauce

Heat olive oil to a large pan or work over medium to high heat (6-7 on an electric stove top)
Stir in chopped onion, sliced tomotos, and cubed pancetta.
Cook for roughly 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Once tomatoes are softened, use the spoon to mash them a bit.
Reduce heat to medium low. (4 or 5 on electric stovetop).
Add in the feta cubes, and stir lightly into sauce.
Allow the feta to melt down for 5 minutes then stir intothe sauce.

Zoodles

Using a vegetable spiralizer, spiral the zucchinis.

Serving

Divide zoodles into two bowls.
Spoon sauce over zoodles.

Vegetarian Alternative

Omit pancetta

For the Carb Lovers

Substitute zoodles for traditional pasta of choice.
Pair with sourdough garlic bread.

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The viral Tik Tok Tomato Feta Pasta recipe

I’m sure you’ve heard about the Tomato Feta Recipe that is going viral on all the social media platforms. If you haven’t, you may have noticed while placing your online grocery order or walking through the cheese and fresh herb aisles at the grocery store, that some ingredients like feta and basil are hard to come by. It’s because of this recipe!

I was lucky enough to secure a container of feta in brine. I wasn’t so lucky with finding fresh basil so I opted for dried basil instead. We do grow basil in our garden in the summer so I will definitely try this recipe again when I have ample fresh basil on hand.

Step-by-step process for making Tomato Feta Pasta recipe

Prep the Ingredients:

2 pints cherry tomatoes, washed
1 cup asparagus, chopped (I used frozen because that is what I had on hand. I buy it in bulk and trim and freeze what I’m not using right away)
1/2 cup avocado or olive oil
2-4 garlic cloves, minced (I buy garlic already chopped in a jar)
1/2 tsp each salt and pepper
1 tsp dried basil (or 1/4 cup chopped fresh)
400 g feta block
8 oz pasta of choice (enough for 6 servings)

Steps:

Start by preheating the oven to 400°F.
Place the cherry tomatoes and asparagus in an oven-safe baking dish. Pour the avocado (or olive) oil on top, add the garlic and season with salt and pepper.
If using dried basil add and toss until well combined.
Cut the feta block in half and place in the middle of the baking dish surrounded by the cherry tomatoes and asparagus. Flip a couple times to coat it with the oil and seasoning.
Bake for 35 minutes, until the cherry tomatoes burst, and the feta cheese melts.
Broil for 5 additional minutes to brown the feta cheese slightly.

While the tomatoes, asparagus and feta are baking, cook the pasta in a pot of boiling water according to package instructions until al dente. (Tip: if you have a pasta spoon, the circle cutout is for measuring 1 serving of spaghetti type pasta. I used 6 servings.)

measuring pasta over pot of boiling water

Remove the tomatoes, asparagus and feta from oven. Break apart the feta and lightly mix in with tomatoes and asparagus.
Add the cooked pasta.
If you are using fresh basil, add it now and stir in.

Tomato asparagus feta pasta in baking dish — Try this version of the viral Tomato Feta Pasta made better by adding asparagus and finish the baking by broiling the ingredients before adding in the pasta. It’s simply delicious!

Bonus Tip: How to cater to different tastes without making a separate meal

three bowls of tomato, asparagus, feta pasta

My husband, daughter, and I for the most part aren’t picky eaters, but we have slightly different tastes. My husband loves his food saucy, me not as much (my sauce philosophy is a little goes a long way) and my daughter hasn’t acquired a taste for some veggies (like asparagus, but got to give it to her – she willingly tries it every time we make it). So with this meal, more sauce was scooped on my husband’s plate, mine had the right amount of sauce (:P) and none of the asparagus made it onto my daughter’s plate. Everyone was happy!

girl giving thumbs up in agreement of her dinner

Tomato Feta Pasta (with optional Asparagus)

This delicious baked pasta recipe combines Cherry Tomatoes, Asparagus and Feta cheese for a restaurant quality dish that will delight the most skeptic foodie.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Course Dinner

Cuisine American, Italian

Servings 6 people