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a large white bowl of baked goat cheese and tomato pasta
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Baked Goat Cheese and Roasted Tomato Pasta

Creamy goat cheese melts down with roasted garlic and tomatoes to make a delicious savory sauce in this easy prep dinner. Inspired by the famous TikTok baked feta pasta.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword easy, family dinner, homemade, pasta
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 171kcal
Author Lauren LeBlanc

Ingredients

  • 4 ounces goat cheese (plain or flavored, like garlic and herb)
  • 1 pound tomatoes, cherry, grape, Roma, or plum varieties sliced in half
  • 1 small onion finely diced
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • a few sprigs of fresh thyme
  • 1 head of garlic unpeeled
  • 2-3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • pasta of choice

Instructions

  • PREP: Preheat oven to 400°F. Cut the top ¼ off the head of garlic, exposing the individual cloves. Wrap in foil, and cover the cloves in olive oil. Seal top by pinching foil close. Arrange the goat cheese, tomatoes, onion, and garlic in a 13x9 baking dish. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning over and season with salt and pepper. Add in fresh thyme, and coat with 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil.
    a white baking dish with goat cheese, tomatoes, thyme and olive oil
  • BAKE and BOIL: Bake tomato and goat cheese mixture for 40 minutes, until tomatoes are caramelizing and goat cheese is hot and melting. Boil pasta while sauce is cooking. Reserve about ½ cup of pasta water.
    roasted tomatoes, roasted garlic, and goat cheese in a white baking dish
  • MIX: After removing baking dish from the oven, remove foil covered garlic. When it is cool enough to handle, remove foil and squeeze out the garlic cloves from the peel. Mix garlic together with other ingredients and mash tomatoes and garlic to get desired consistency. Stir in pasta and add pasta water to loosen up the sauce if necessary.
    mixing roasted tomatoes and goat cheese in a white baking dish
  • SERVE: Serve hot and enjoy!

Notes

  • If you want to substitute fresh thyme, use 1/2 teaspoon of dried thyme or 1/4 teaspoon of ground thyme. 

Nutrition

Calories: 171kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 111mg | Potassium: 326mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1247IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 1mg