MealBudgetBaked Feta and Tomato Pasta
A block of feta roasted with cherry tomatoes until it melts into a sauce for pasta.
- Serves
- 4
- Total time
- 40 min
- Cost per serving (United States)
- $6.77
Ingredients
- 8 oz crumbled feta cheese
- 20 oz cherry tomatoes
- 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 5 clove garlic
- 12 oz penne pasta
- 1 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/2 oz fresh basil(optional)
Method
Heat the oven to 400F. Put the cherry tomatoes and whole garlic cloves in a baking dish with 3 tbsp olive oil, the oregano and pepper flakes.
Pile the feta in the middle and drizzle it with the remaining oil.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes, until the tomatoes burst and the feta is soft and browning.
Boil the penne, reserving a cup of the water.
Mash the feta, tomatoes and garlic together into a sauce.
Toss the pasta through, loosening with pasta water, and finish with basil.
What this costs, country by country
Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.
| Country | Whole recipe | Per serving | Priced from |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | £15.68 | £3.92 | 7 of 7 ingredients |
| Australia | $49.73 | $12.43 | 7 of 7 ingredients |
| Greece | 19,96 € | 4,99 € | 7 of 7 ingredients |
| Egypt | ٧٣٨٫٤٣ ج.م. | ١٨٤٫٦١ ج.م. | 7 of 7 ingredients |
| Spain | 14,24 € | 3,56 € | 7 of 7 ingredients |
| Germany | 25,54 € | 6,39 € | 7 of 7 ingredients |
| Austria | € 25,33 | € 6,33 | 7 of 7 ingredients |
| New Zealand | $62.73 | $15.68 | 6 of 7 ingredients |
| Canada | $47.92 | $11.98 | 6 of 7 ingredients |
| Mexico | $809.33 | $202.33 | 6 of 7 ingredients |
| United States | $27.07 | $6.77 | 5 of 7 ingredients |
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