Ingredients:
1 lb pasta, of your choice
1 garlic cloves
1 (5 ounce) packages herbed feta cheese
1 (3 ounce) jars sun-dried tomatoes ( in a cello bag or oil-packed)
2 -3 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil ( or 2 tsp dried basil)
1/3 cup chopped toasted pine nuts (optional) or 1/3 cup pecans (optional) or 1/3 cup walnuts (optional)
Directions:
Boil pasta in salted water.
Drain, reserving the liquid.
Set aside.
Put oil in the bottom of a serving dish.
Crush garlic and place in oil.
In a separate bowl, break up feta cheese until it’s crumbly.
Add enough pasta water to make it into a lumpy mixture.
Place in serving dish.
Chop or cut sun-dried tomatoes into small pieces and add to the cheese.
Mix in toasted pine nuts, pecans or walnuts.
Wet pasta with some of the reserved water and add to the mixture.
Toss well.
Top with basil.
Servings: 4
Time preparation: 20 min.
Time total: 32 min.