For those of you who said you were going to try it with mozzarella- I did it and it was a mistake. I used a log of fresh mozzarella and it didn't melt and become creamy, it just became stringy and goopy. In retrospect, I should have predicted this- think pizza.

Stick with the feta, which I also did and it was awesome. I added eggplant and zucchini with the tomatoes to give some added veg and texture.

Anonymous wrote:I made it tonight. It was so so tart that I made faces while eating it. Kids didn’t like it. I ate it but won’t be making again. Maybe I need more tomatoes?

Did you use the ratio stated in the recipe? 2 pints tomatoes, 1 block feta. If so, this recipe probably isn’t for you.

It's so freaking good. We used the Washington Post version except we only had crumbled feta (which actually may have worked better). Our kids LOVED it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2021/02/11/baked-feta-pasta-recipe-tiktok/

I posted on the first page that I planned to try it next week. After reading the responses I think I will just pass. We do not really need more cheese and pasta on our life.

I made it tonight. It was so so tart that I made faces while eating it. Kids didn’t like it. I ate it but won’t be making again. Maybe I need more tomatoes?

Smitten kitchen has a version with chickpeas instead of pasta. We used as appetizer for Super Bowl. It was pretty good.

Anonymous wrote:Fat and sodium bomb for dumb masses.

Yawn

Fat and sodium bomb for dumb masses.

Anonymous wrote:We normally do something similar to this, but add spinach & lightly toasted pine nuts.

Oh yes. Perfection. You are a kitchen god/goddess.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For people who made it, is it odd that there isn't any real protein (other than the feta)? That is the only thing making me hesitant.

Seriously? You never eat a meal that is not meatcentric? And you do realize both cheese and pasta have some protein? A serving of this has about 20 g of protein.

Sigh. Sorry that triggered you. Yes, seriously, I am asking about adding meat. I think just pasta, sauce and cheese sounds like it is lacking. You don't need to respond. I understand how you feel. I'm hoping maybe someone else will chime in if you stay off of the attack.

I completely agree with you.

When I made it I added meat. I sauteed spicy pork sausage and added that at the end. I tasted a spoonful of just the pasta, tomatoes and cheese before I added the sausage, and I was glad I made the decision to add it. It was much better with the sausage.

And I see the nuts are out attacking you. They can't let it go so I am sure I'll get flamed, too. Bring it on!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For people who made it, is it odd that there isn't any real protein (other than the feta)? That is the only thing making me hesitant.

Seriously? You never eat a meal that is not meatcentric? And you do realize both cheese and pasta have some protein? A serving of this has about 20 g of protein.

Sigh. Sorry that triggered you. Yes, seriously, I am asking about adding meat. I think just pasta, sauce and cheese sounds like it is lacking. You don't need to respond. I understand how you feel. I'm hoping maybe someone else will chime in if you stay off of the attack.

Because feta is delicious, pasta is pretty good too and we all like to do like everyone else is doing, at least some of the time.

Also, as an avowed meat eater: not every dish needs meat. It’s really helpful to have some vegetarian meals in your repertoire.

Also, can everyone finish up and try this so I can go back to eating feta like I used to? It’s not in the stores anymore because you tik tokking monsters keeps buying it.

Anonymous wrote:That is really funny. We made it two days ago at the request of my 12 year old. It was good. Not great, but super easy and the kids loved it.

This. Kids loved it. I think it needs more tomatoes and less cheese

Oh and I had heartburn that night!

Sounds like it needs ketchup

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For people who made it, is it odd that there isn't any real protein (other than the feta)? That is the only thing making me hesitant.

Seriously? You never eat a meal that is not meatcentric? And you do realize both cheese and pasta have some protein? A serving of this has about 20 g of protein.

Sigh. Sorry that triggered you. Yes, seriously, I am asking about adding meat. I think just pasta, sauce and cheese sounds like it is lacking. You don't need to respond. I understand how you feel. I'm hoping maybe someone else will chime in if you stay off of the attack.

NP. If you find this “lacking” why do you even want to make it?

We normally do something similar to this, but add spinach & lightly toasted pine nuts.