Feta Chicken Sausage Pasta Bake

Aug 3

Servings: 6 | Prep: 10 min | Cook Time: 35 min

INGREDIENTS

4 chicken sausage links sliced
12 oz pasta dry, shape of choice
½ cup reserved pasta water
8 oz feta cheese block
1 pint grape tomatoes
1 zucchini medium, sliced
2 bell peppers orange and yellow, diced
1 purple onion sliced
3 tbsp. olive oil
4-5 garlic cloves minced
2 tsp. oregano
¼ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. pepper

This Feta Pasta Bake an easy weeknight pasta dish that’s fuss free and flavorful. Makes great leftovers and is perfect for meal prep! Packed with ultra-creamy pasta and loaded with possible variations. It’s that recipe you’ll want to tape to the refrigerator to make on repeat!

This Feta Pasta Bake makes great leftovers and is perfect for meal prep!Swap out the protein.
- Shrimp – use 1 pound shrimp (thawed and tails removed). Heat a large pan with 1 tbsp. olive oil. Turn the heat to medium-high. Place shrimp in pan, cook for about 2 minutes then flip and cook for an additional 2 minutes. Add them to the baking dish with the cooked feta and veggies.
- Cubed chicken – cut chicken into even sized cubes. Spray a medium pan with cooking spray. Turn the heat to medium-high. Place cubed chicken in pan and cook until cooked through. Add the cooked cubed chicken after stirring in the pasta and spinach.
- Vegetarian – leave the meat out. if you’d like to increase the protein content you could always use a lentil pasta.

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 400° Fahrenheit.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil over medium high heat and cook the pasta according to directions. Make sure to reserve ½ cup of the pasta water before draining the pasta. Set to the side.
In a large baking dish add, sliced chicken sausage, block of feta cheese, tomatoes, zucchini, bell peppers, onion, 3 tbsp. olive oil, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper. Bake for 30-35 minutes.
Remove the feta and vegetable mixture from oven and break up tomatoes and feta with a fork. Be extremely careful when breaking up the tomatoes, they contain hot juices that may squirt out on you.
Add the cooked pasta. Stir until everything is well coated. Add some reserved pasta water if the pasta seems too dry (you might not need any additional fluid).
Serve with Parmesan cheese and enjoy!