Best 8 Feta Tomato Pasta Recipes

FIRE ROASTED TOMATO AND FETA PASTA WITH SHRIMP

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• While the pasta is cooking, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the shrimp, and cook until opaque, about 3 to 5 minutes. Pour in the tomatoes and heat through. Season with basil, salt and pepper.
• Toss the cooked pasta in the sauce, and sprinkle with crumbled feta to serve.

EASY FETA TOMATO PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add tomatoes and salt to taste. Cook gently, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes are soft and have released their juices, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Drain the pasta and immediately add to the pan of tomatoes. Reduce heat to low and toss to coat. Add feta cheese, and basil and stir through. Season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

TOMATO AND SHRIMP PASTA WITH FETA

Steps:

• Set a large pot of salted water to boil. In a medium saucepan, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high. Add onion and garlic. Cook until soft, 5 minutes. Add tomato paste and oregano. Cook until fragrant, 30 seconds. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, olives, and capers, if using. Cook, breaking up tomatoes with a spoon, until sauce thickens, 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Reserve 2/3 cup tomato sauce for Baked Shrimp.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta until al dente; drain. Add 2 tablespoons oil to pot and heat over medium-high. Add 3/4 pound shrimp and cook until opaque throughout, 1 to 2 minutes. Return pasta to pot and add tomato sauce; stir to combine. Serve pasta topped with 4 ounces crumbled feta.

PASTA WITH CHICKEN, TOMATO, AND FETA

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until al dente, according to package directions. Drain; rinse well under cold water.
• Transfer to a large bowl; toss with oil, lemon juice, feta, tomatoes, chicken, and basil; season generously with salt and pepper. Serve at room temperature or chilled.

PASTA WITH TOMATO PESTO, FETA AND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cook orzo as directed on package; drain. Rinse with cold water to cool; drain well.
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, combine chicken, cheese, basil, pesto and salt; stir gently to mix. Add cooked orzo to chicken mixture; toss gently to coat. Sprinkle with lemon juice.
• To make tomato cups, cut off stem end of tomato and scoop out pulp; discard. Spoon salad mixture into tomato cups. If desired, serve on lettuce-lined plates.

GREEK FETA AND TOMATO PASTA

Steps:

• Bring 4 quarts water to a boil and lightly salt. Prepare spaghetti following package directions.
• Remove 1/4 cup of the cooking water and reserve; drain pasta.
• Meanwhile, heat olive oil in large skillet over medium heat.
• Add onion and cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add garlic and cook for 1 minute, stirring so garlic does not burn.
• Stir in tomatoes, oregano and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook for 2 minutes.
• Add wine and cook for 1 minute.
• Add feta cheese, spaghetti and reserved water and toss with pepper.
• Serve immediately.

PASTA WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATO PESTO AND FETA CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to the package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain through a sieve over a bowl, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid. Return pasta to pan. While pasta cooks, place tomatoes and next 6 ingredients (through black pepper) in a food processor; process until finely chopped. Combine tomato mixture and the reserved 1 cup cooking liquid, stirring with a whisk. Add to pasta; toss well to coat. Sprinkle with feta.

SHRIMP, TOMATO AND FETA WITH PASTA

Steps:

• Boil water for pasta in a covered pot. Clean scallions and cut into thirds. With food processor running, put fresh thyme and scallions through feed tube and chop. Add feta and cottage cheese to processor bowl, and process to make a creamy sauce. When pasta water boils, add shrimp and cook one to two minutes, depending on size of shrimp. Wash tomatoes and coarsely chop. Combine with sauce in serving bowl. Season with pepper. When shrimp are cooked, remove from water with a slotted spoon. Keep water at a simmer in the pot. Combine shrimp with cheese sauce. Return water to a hard boil and cook pasta one to two minutes. Drain and stir into sauce. Serve with a green salad or sliced cucumber and red bell peppers seasoned with cumin and olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Makes 3 servings.