TikTok Pasta/Squash

I had friends recommend the viral TikTok pasta recipe, so I gave it a try and mixed it up by making it healthier with spaghetti squash instead of pasta. Gotta watch those carbs! While it is good, and I've made it several times for a healthy meal full of veggies, I can honestly say that I am not sure why it went quite so viral. So, keep expectations in check. For sure, it is REALLY EASY!

TikTok Pasta/Squash

Ingredients:

• 2 pints cherry tomatoes
• 1 package fetta cheese
• olive oil
• seasonings
• 1 lb cooked pasta (or one cooked spaghetti squash, peel and seeds removed)

Directions: 

1. In an oven-safe baking dish, place your cheese in the center of the pan. You can use either the fetta brick or the crumbled fetta. 
2. Surrounding the fetta, dump your cherry tomatoes. 
3. Drizzle with olive oil and whatever seasonings you like (salt and pepper, Italian seasoning, basil, oregano, etc.). Stir the tomatoes (not the cheese) to coat. 
4. Bake in a hot oven (350-400 degrees) for about 30 minutes or until all the tomatoes have shriveled and burst. 
5. Remove from the oven and stir cheese and tomatoes together. 
6. Add one package cooked pasta (or in my case, one cooked and shredded spaghetti squash) and stir together. For a creamier sauce, it is recommended to add a little of the hot pasta water.

Here is a step by step image- before the oven... after the oven... stirred... pasta/squash added.