Baked Feta Pasta
This high protein baked feta pasta with bacon makes 5 portions and hits 43g protein per serving. The budget feta pasta recipe you need.
Servings: 5 servings
Calories: 651kcal
Ingredients
- 250 g cherry tomatoes sliced in half
- 500 g cooking bacon chopped into chunks
- 2 courgettes thinly sliced
- 1 red pepper thinly sliced
- 200 g feta or Greek-style cheese
- 400 g pasta
- fresh parsley torn, to serve
Cupboard Essentials
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp Italian mixed herbs
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 200°C FAN. Add the cherry tomatoes, courgette, bacon and red pepper into a large baking tray and coat with extra virgin olive oil, Italian mixed herbs and a pinch of salt and pepper.
- Place the Greek-style cheese/feta on top then cover the tray with foil. Pop in the oven for 20 minutes, then remove the foil and cook for a further 20 minutes.
- During this time, cook your pasta according to packet instructions in heavily salted boiling water, reserving a mugful of pasta water before draining.
- When your oven timer goes off, remove 1/3 of the veg/bacon from the tray. Add 200ml of pasta water and stir/mash the feta to form the sauce. Pour the pasta into the tray and stir everything to combine.
- Divide into meal prep containers, then top with the reserved bacon/veg. Finish with a sprinkle of parsley and a crack of black pepper. Enjoy!
Notes
- Don't skip the pasta water.
- Reserve a third of the veg and bacon before mixing.
- Use foil for the first 20 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 651kcal | Carbohydrates: 64g | Protein: 43g | Fat: 26g