Then after the pasta was cooked and ready, I tossed it into the feta pan. I went through all of the instructions carefully and started working on the meal.Ĭreating the feta mixture was what I expected, easy. Being fully Italian, and coming from an Italian pasta loving family, I did not know what to expect from this dish.

I decided to make the trending dish for my boyfriend and I one night. Seems simple right? Almost too simple, and probably not worth all the attention it was getting. After the feta dish is done baking, you toss the pasta in the feta mixture and stir it all together, allowing the feta to cover the pasta. While that is baking, you then boil your pasta. After the pan is created, throw it in the oven at 400 degrees and let it bake for about 40 minutes. The dish consisted of using an ovenproof skillet or deep-dish pan then covering the bottom of the pan with cherry tomatoes, olive oil, garlic cloves, basil, salt, pepper, and putting a big block of feta cheese in the middle (with the cherry tomatoes surrounding it). The Washington Post, Food Network, Delish, The Rachael Ray Show, and more have posted recipe videos and articles about this pasta recipe. I mean, no hate to this pasta recipe, but I just did not get why there were so many posts, articles, stories, etc. This recipe seemed like the easiest type of pasta to make, and I was confused as to why this was a big trend on social media platforms. Häyrinen is a Finnish food blogger, and her recipe led to the #fetapasta hashtag trending on TikTok, which now has over 44 million views. The original recipe was posted by Jenni Häyrinen in 2019. The app is a video-sharing social media network, and the purpose is to create and upload short videos for entertainment.Īs I was scrolling on the app for hours one night, I stumbled upon a recipe for a baked feta pasta dish. I know I have taken advantage of social media, especially the app TikTok. Given the times of the world we are in, some can get a little consumed with the new trends on social media.

Delish feta pasta