Famous Tik Tok Tomato Feta Pasta Recipe for the Instant Pot
There are many TikTok videos going around by several people that show this recipe roasted in the oven. I decided to convert it to the Instant Pot for the pressure cooker crowd. Go ahead and give it a try.
Equipment
- Tall Trivet
- Stacker pans
Ingredients
- 12 oz box of pasta that cooks for 10-12 min on the box
- 1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes cut in half (or canned diced tomatoes 14 oz)
- 8 oz chunk feta or goat's milk cheese left whole
- 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
- ½ Tbsp dried basil or 2 oz fresh if you can find it
- 1 tsp salt divided in half
- ¼ tsp garlic powder or granulated garlic
- fresh ground pepper to taste
- parmesan cheese optional
Instructions
- Prepare your stacker pan (just one) with your cherry tomatoes and feta.
- Then add your olive oil, garlic, seasonings and only ½ teaspoon of salt.
- Cover with light foil. Heavy duty foil will block too much heat.
- Pour dry pasta into the bottom of the pot. Add water and the other ½ teaspoon of salt.
- Then add your tall trivet.
- Place tomato mixture covered in foil on top of the trivet and set your pot to cook for 6 minutes. When cooking is done, do a controlled release. (Letting the steam out in spurts until you can safely open the valve without foam or spewing)
- Carefully take out your pot in pot first and set aside. Remove the trivet and stir the pasta. lightly mash with a fork or potato masher. Add your drained pasta.
- Uncover your pot in pot dish and use a fork to slightly mash the tomatoes and mix together with the softened feta.
- Add mixture to your pasta and then mix together.
- Optional: Serve and drizzle with more olive oil, add fresh basil and parmesan cheese.
Notes
Tips: In my first attempt to make this, the tomatoes were soft but I would have liked them a bit softer. I think you can achieve this by cutting the small tomatoes in half and then proceeding with the recipe.
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I have recently been inundated with videos from various people trying the TikTok recipe for Baked Tomato Feta Pasta. Deciding to convert it to the Instant Pot for my fellow pressure cooker enthusiasts in the process. No matter how you decide to make this, it is a very simple recipe with bright tomatoes and creamy feta. Mediterranean flavor profile. Maybe even adding some black olives to round out the flavors would be nice. This is a simple recipe, easy enough for a weeknight meal.
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Famous Tik Tok Tomato Feta Pasta Recipe for the Instant Pot
There are many TikTok videos going around by several people that show this recipe roasted in the oven. I decided to convert it to the Instant Pot for the pressure cooker crowd. Go ahead and give it a try.
Servings: 4 servings
Equipment
- Tall Trivet
- Stacker pans
Ingredients
- 12 oz box of pasta that cooks for 10-12 min on the box
- 1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes cut in half (or canned diced tomatoes 14 oz)
- 8 oz chunk feta or goat's milk cheese left whole
- 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
- ½ Tbsp dried basil or 2 oz fresh if you can find it
- 1 tsp salt divided in half
- ¼ tsp garlic powder or granulated garlic
- fresh ground pepper to taste
- parmesan cheese optional
Instructions
- Prepare your stacker pan (just one) with your cherry tomatoes and feta.
- Then add your olive oil, garlic, seasonings and only ½ teaspoon of salt.
- Cover with light foil. Heavy duty foil will block too much heat.
- Pour dry pasta into the bottom of the pot. Add water and the other ½ teaspoon of salt.
- Then add your tall trivet.
- Place tomato mixture covered in foil on top of the trivet and set your pot to cook for 6 minutes. When cooking is done, do a controlled release. (Letting the steam out in spurts until you can safely open the valve without foam or spewing)
- Carefully take out your pot in pot first and set aside. Remove the trivet and stir the pasta. lightly mash with a fork or potato masher. Add your drained pasta.
- Uncover your pot in pot dish and use a fork to slightly mash the tomatoes and mix together with the softened feta.
- Add mixture to your pasta and then mix together.
- Optional: Serve and drizzle with more olive oil, add fresh basil and parmesan cheese.
Notes
Tips: In my first attempt to make this, the tomatoes were soft but I would have liked them a bit softer. I think you can achieve this by cutting the small tomatoes in half and then proceeding with the recipe.
