Lazy Baked Feta-Tomato Sauce

(a.k.a., Tik Tok Pasta with spinach over chickpea pasta)

Ingredients

• 8 oz. feta cheese block (creamy if possible)
• 2 pints grape tomatoes
• 1-2 cups fresh spinach, chopped
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1-2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tsp dried oregano
• 1 box chickpea or bean pasta
• Grated Romano or Parmesan cheese
• 1 cup basil, chopped
• cracked pepper & red pepper flakes

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400F.
2. In a rectangular baking dish, stir together tomatoes, olive oil & garlic until coated.
3. Move vegetables aside and place feta cheese in center.
4. Drizzle olive oil over feta and tomatoes.
5. Sprinkle oregano and black pepper over everything.
6. Bake in oven for 30 minutes, then top broil until golden.
7. While feta mixture bakes, cook pasta according to package instruction. Drain into a bowl reserving a cup of pasta liquid.
8. After feta-tomato bake is done, remove from oven and let sit 10 minutes.
9. Smoosh tomatoes and feta together blending into a creamy/chunky sauce.
10. Add cooked pasta, spinach & basil into feta-tomato bake. Mix well. Add some of the reserved pasta water if too dry.
11. Top with grated cheese, cracked pepper & red pepper flakes.

Enjoy!