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Baked Feta Pasta with Vegetables
Baked Feta Pasta with Vegetables
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Prep Time:
20 minutes
Cook Time:
45 minutes
Total Time:
65 minutes
Delicious vegetarian baked feta pasta bursting with veggies like asparagus, zucchini, corn, and peppers.
Ingredients:
  • 1 pint grape tomatoes
  • 1 bunch asparagus, trimmed and chopped
  • 1 medium zucchini, halved lengthwise and cut in 1/4 inch slices
  • 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
  • 1 medium red bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 ear fresh sweet corn, kernels cut from the cob
  • 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, or as needed
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste
  • 1 (16 ounce) package block feta cheese
  • 4 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 1 (16 ounce) package rigatoni pasta
  • 0.5 medium lemon
  • 0.25 bunch fresh parsley, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon grated Pecorino Romano cheese, or more to taste
Instructions:
  • Preheat the oven to a toasty 400°F (200°C).
  • In a large baking dish, mix grape tomatoes, asparagus, zucchini, onion, bell pepper, and corn kernels. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with pepper flakes, sea salt, and pepper. Place feta blocks in the center well, drizzle with more olive oil, and season with sea salt, pepper, and a pinch of pepper flakes. Nestle thyme sprigs around the vegetables.
  • Roast in the oven until veggies are tender and feta is golden brown, approximately 40 minutes.
  • After 25 minutes of cooking the vegetables and feta, boil a large pot of lightly salted water. Cook rigatoni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until al dente, about 12 minutes. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water before draining and set aside.
  • Once the vegetables and feta are done cooking, preheat the broiler to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C and broil the vegetables for 1 minute to achieve a golden brown finish.
  • Drizzle lemon juice over vegetables and feta, then mix in parsley until well combined. Add rigatoni and reserved pasta water to evenly coat the pasta with feta. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and finish with a sprinkle of Pecorino Romano cheese.

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