Feta & tomato pasta

Name: Feta & tomato pasta
Cook time: 22 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 400g ripe mixed-colour cherry tomatoes; 2 cloves of garlic; 1 fresh red chilli; 6 black olives, stone in; ½ a bunch of basil (15g); olive oil; red wine vinegar; 125g feta cheese; 300g dried orecchiette or your favourite dried pasta; optional: extra virgin olive oil

Pasta sauce done in the air fryer!

Vegetarian

22 mins

Not Too Tricky

serves 4

nutrition per serving

Calories

21%

Fat

21%

Saturates

28%

Sugars

Salt

23%

Protein

30%

Carbs

24%

Fibre

of an adult’s reference intake

Recipe From

Easy Air Fryer

By Jamie Oliver

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Ingredients

400g ripe mixed-colour cherry tomatoes

2 cloves of garlic

1 fresh red chilli

6 black olives, stone in

½ a bunch of basil (15g)

olive oil

red wine vinegar

125g feta cheese

300g dried orecchiette or your favourite dried pasta

optional: extra virgin olive oil

Method

Halve the tomatoes, peel and finely slice the garlic, halve and slice the chilli (deseed if you like), squash, destone and tear up the olives, then place it all in the air-fryer drawer. Finely chop the basil stalks, reserving the leaves, and sprinkle into the drawer. Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil, ½ a tablespoon of red wine vinegar and a pinch of sea salt and black pepper, and toss to coat.
Break the feta into the drawer in three pieces, stacking them on top of one another, and cook it all for 15 minutes at 200°C, or until the tomatoes are jammy and the feta is golden and soft.
Meanwhile, cook the pasta in a pan of boiling salted water according to the packet instructions. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the pasta straight into the drawer of tomatoes, tear in most of the basil leaves and toss together, then season to perfection, loosening with a splash of cooking water, if needed.
Divide between bowls, scatter over the remaining basil leaves, and finish with a little extra virgin olive oil, if you like.

This recipe is for a 1-drawer air fryer.

All recipes from Easy Air Fryer were tested at least twice in a Tefal single (4.2 litres) or dual (8.3 litres) air fryer, as well as in a range of air fryers by my team of office testers at home. All air fryers are different, so results may vary – please follow the recipe instructions for guidance, and use your instincts to adjust times accordingly if your machine runs a little hotter or colder than average.

Tags

Pasta Feta Tomato Air-fryer Budget-friendly Italian-style Family favourites Vegetarian

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