roasted tomato, herb and feta pasta

This roasted tomato, herb and feta pasta is so easy and has become a regular in so many of my students houses since I taught it for the first time in 2016 (way before it became one of the first viral tiktok recipes!). I love it because it is so simple, has very few ingredients and is packed full of flavour and goodness. It has a ton of variations so once you’ve got this recipe down, you’ll make it without even looking at the recipe.

And, although this goes against my beliefs, it works with out of season tomatoes as well as in-season ones. The roasting concentrates the flavour and sweetens up sub-par toms.

Use the recipe to make different dinners on another night:

• Use this baked tomato and cheese as a dip for crusty bread instead of pasta.
• If pasta isn’t your bag, use the tomato and feta sauce to serve alongside chicken
• Roast double the tomato and cheese and use it to spread on flatbread before baking it for an easy homemade pizza night.
• Top the pasta and sauce (in the pan you roasted the tomatoes in) with fresh breadcrumbs and grated cheese and bake until the crumbs are golden. If doing this, omit the rocket and serve it as a dressed salad on the side.

Choose the right pasta and cook it perfectly

Use whatever pasta you like. This gutsy sauce works well with a robust wholegrain pasta. Be sure to use a shape rather than spaghetti so that it holds onto the sauce.