12/03/2021

Feta Spaghetti

A quick as a flash pasta dish that uses marinated feta, oil and all, for flavour and creaminess.

Serves:

4 Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 20 minutes

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Ingredients

500g spaghetti
350g marinated feta in oil
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 punnet cherry tomatoes
1 bunch basil leaves
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Method

Boil spaghetti in a pot of salted water until al dente, drain, reserving 2 cups of pasta water. Heat the oil from the marinated feta in the pot and sauté garlic and tomatoes for 5 minutes, until tomatoes burst. Add feta, pasta water and spaghetti and cook, tossing for 5 minutes until a creamy sauce is formed. Stir in basil leaves, reserving some for garnish, and season to taste. Serve sprinkled with pepper and garnished with basil.

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