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High Protein Baked Feta Pasta with Hidden Veggies (Creamy, Easy & Healthy)

This High Protein Baked Feta Pasta is a healthy twist on the viral TikTok recipe! Packed with hidden veggies, creamy feta, cottage cheese and pasta, it’s the ultimate easy weeknight meal that’s delicious, balanced, and secretly nutritious.
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Prep Time 8 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 470
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 block Feta Cheese Around 200g, see notes for the high protein brand I use
  • 500 g cherry tomatoes
  • 1 large red capsicum
  • 1 head garlic
  • 1/2 tbsp olive oil
  • salt to taste
  • pepper to taste
  • mixed italian herbs to taste
  • chilli flakes to taste
  • 150 g cottage cheese preferably high protein & lower fat
  • 300 g dried pasta Can use normal or high protein, I used Rigatoni
  • semi dried or fresh parsley or basil to serve
  • Parmesan Cheese to serve

Method
 

  1. Preheat your oven to 200°C (fan-forced). In a large baking dish, add cherry tomatoes, feta, chopped capsicum and a head of garlic (make sure the root is chopped off). Drizzle with olive oil, then season with salt, pepper, mixed italian herbs and chili flakes.
  2. Bake for 40–45 minutes, or until the tomatoes have burst, the veggies are tender, and the feta is golden and slightly melty.
  3. During the last 15-20 minutes of baking, cook your pasta per packet instructions and reserve about 1/4 cup of pasta water.
  4. Once baked, transfer everything (including all the juices and melted feta) into a high-speed blender. Make sure to squeeze the roasted garlic to remove the cloves from the skin. Add the cottage cheese and pasta water and blend until smooth and creamy.
  5. Add your creamy baked feta sauce to the cooked pasta and toss well, adding a splash of pasta water until perfectly creamy and glossy. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt, pepper, or chili flakes.
  6. Serve with parsley or basil and parmesan cheese and enjoy.

Nutrition

Calories: 470kcalCarbohydrates: 64gProtein: 28gFat: 12g

Notes

Feta Block Used: Riverina Dairy Co High Protein Fetta 200g
Cottage Cheese Used: Bulla
Pasta Used: Rigatoni
Protein Pasta options: Vetta San remo
 

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