Buffalo Chicken Baked Feta Pasta
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Cook Time
30 mins
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Servings
4
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Calories
502 kcal
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Course
Main Course, Dinner
Buffalo Chicken Baked Feta Pasta
Description
The recipe features baking intact feta cheese with cherry tomatoes until the tomatoes burst and the cheese softens and melts. This baked base is then combined with cooked pasta, diced cooked chicken, buffalo hot sauce, and a splash of pasta cooking water or stock to create a creamy, spicy sauce that coats the noodles. Italian seasoning and salt add aromatic depth to the cheese and tomato mixture.
The texture balances the creaminess of the blended feta and the tenderness of cooked pasta and chicken, alongside the roasted juices of the tomatoes. Buffalo sauce provides a characteristic tangy and mildly spicy flavor contrasting with the rich feta. Cooking options include the oven or air fryer for baking the feta and tomatoes, or the Instant Pot, which pressure-cooks all ingredients with stock to infuse flavor quickly.
This recipe results in a comforting pasta dish suitable for a flavorful weeknight meal. Serving as a single, cohesive dish, it brings together familiar ingredients in an easy baked method that yields a creamy sauce without separate sauces or steps after baking.
Ingredients
For Oven Baked Feta Pasta and Air Fryer Baked Feta Pasta
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 8 ounces feta cheese
- 1 pound cherry tomato
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- salt to taste
- 8 ounces pasta 225g
- 1 cup chicken cooked diced
- 3 tablespoons buffalo sauce I used Frank's Red Hot
For Instant Pot Baked Feta Pasta
- 2 ½ cups stock vegetable or chicken
- 8 ounces pasta 225g
- 8 oz feta cheese
- 1 ½ cups cherry tomato
- 1 ½ teaspoons Italian seasoning
- salt to taste
- 1 cup chicken cooked diced
- 3 tablespoons buffalo sauce I used Frank's Red Hot
Instructions
To Make Buffalo Chicken Baked Feta Pasta in the Oven
- Preheat the oven to 400F / 200C / Gas 6. dd the feta cheese and the cherry tomatoes to a baking dish, drizzle on the oil and sprinkle on the Italian seasoning. Bake for 25-27 minutes or until the tomatoes burst and the feta is soft and starts melting.
- While feta is baking, prepare the pasta, then drain and reserve 1 cup cooking water.
- Remove the baking dish from the oven. Add the cooking pasta water, chicken, and buffalo sauce. Stir to combine everything together (the sauce should be creamy).
- Add the cooked pasta, toss to coat, and serve.
To Make Buffalo Chicken Instant Pot Baked Feta Pasta
- Add stock followed by pasta (make sure the pasta is submerged), tomatoes, feta nestled into the pasta and Italian seasoning.
- Close the lid, turn the valve to sealing position, and set to high pressure / manual pressure for 4 minutes.
- Once done perform a quick pressure release, open the lid, add in the chicken and buffalo sauce. Mix everything together and let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
To Make Buffalo Chicken Air Fryer Baked Feta Pasta
- Preheat air fryer to 350F / 180C.
- Place feta cheese and the cherry tomatoes in a baking dish that fits inside the air fryer basket, drizzle on the oil, and sprinkle with Italian seasoning.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the tomatoes burst and the feta is soft and starts to melt.
- While the feta is baking, prepare the pasta. Drain and reserve 1 cup of the cooking water for the sauce.
- Remove the baking dish from the air fryer, add the cooking pasta water, chicken, and buffalo sauce. Stir to combine everything together (the sauce should be creamy).
- Transfer to a bigger dish, add the cooked pasta, toss to coat, and serve.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 502 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 502kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 48g | 16% |
| Protein | 17g | 34% |
| Fat | 27g | 42% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Cholesterol | 50mg | 17% |
| Sodium | 649mg | 27% |
| Potassium | 366mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 2186IU | 44% |
| Vitamin C | 33mg | 37% |
| Calcium | 323mg | 32% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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