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25 of Our Favorite Feta Recipes

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By now, you’ve probably heard about TikTok’s famous baked feta pasta . The simple yet luscious recipe has taken over the internet in the last couple months — and it may already have graced your dinner table. The star of the recipe? Feta cheese, of course. It’s salty, briny, and creamy all at once, and melts into a seriously luxe sauce in this popular pasta.

We’re thrilled feta is having a moment because we’ve been fans of the cheese for a very long time. It holds endless possibilities: It can be crumbled into salads , blended into dips , and even baked into savory muffins . The TikTok feta pasta is really just the beginning, and these 25 recipes prove just how versatile this cheese can be.

A word to the wise, though : Always opt for whole blocks of feta rather than the containers of pre-crumbled cheese. While convenient, the crumbles usually contain an anti-caking agent, which gives the cheese a dry, hard texture that’s far from the creamy crumbles you really crave. If the blocks are in brine, even better, as the brine keeps the feta extra fresh and moist.

Read more: Here’s What You Need to Know When Buying Feta at the Grocery Store

Feta-Filled Pastas

If you already love what feta does for the TikTok pasta, you’re going to be a big fan of these pasta recipes, too, whether you crumble the cheese into a one-pot orzo or blend it into a pesto-like sauce with broccoli.

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Orzo Skillet with Shrimp and Feta

Tomato-y orzo meets sweet shrimp, crumbled feta, and fresh mint in this Greek-inspired skillet dinner.

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Pasta with Hummus, Olives, Feta, and Red Pepper

A few generous spoonfuls of store-bought hummus make for a creamy sauce in this surprising recipe.

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One-Pot Greek Orzo with Tomatoes, White Beans, and Feta

This Greek-inspired orzo dinner is made extra hearty thanks to creamy canned cannellini beans.

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Pasta with Feta, Broccoli, and Sausage

Salty feta is the perfect complement to smoked sausage in this easy recipe.

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Israeli Couscous Salad with Feta, Chickpeas, and Herbs

This vegetarian recipe for Israeli couscous salad filled with chickpeas, tomatoes, herbs, and feta makes for a perfect lunch or light dinner.

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Feta & Eggplant Pasta Salad

Orecchiette is the perfect shape for this easy pasta salad because it helps catch every feta crumble.

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Broccoli & Feta Pasta Sauce

Blending cooked broccoli and feta together makes for a creamy pesto-like sauce that's perfect tossed with hot pasta.

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Greek Chicken Pasta with Olives and Feta

Reach for rotisserie chicken to make this simple pasta come together even faster.

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Broccoli and Feta Pasta Salad

The best part about this pasta salad filled with broccoli, feta, and Kalamata olives is it can be made ahead.

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Salads with Feta

The fastest way to get feta cheese onto your plate is to crumble a block onto just about any salad. Its salty flavor pairs especially well with naturally sweet veggies like beets, tomatoes, and fennel.

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Marinated Feta-Beet Salad

Sweet roasted beets are loaded with fresh herbs and feta cheese in this versatile salad.

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Tomato Salad with Red Onion, Dill and Feta

This is the full-on maximalist tomato salad: tossed gloriously with red pepper, feta, dill, cucumber, and olives.

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Shaved Cucumber and Fennel Salad with Olives and Feta

A Mediterranean-style salsa is layered with lemony fennel and cucumbers for a simple salad that's bright, fresh, salty, rich, briny, and crunchy.

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Roasted Cauliflower Salad with Chickpeas, Feta, and Herbs

This cauliflower salad tastes like a restaurant salad because the recipe happens to hail from one of the best restaurants in Portland, Maine.

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Easy Spinach Salad with Apples, Walnuts, and Feta

This simple baby spinach salad filled with fruit, nuts, and cheese is a perfect quick side dish any day of the week.

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Tomato and Feta White Bean Salad

Make a double batch of this tomato and white bean salad so your lunch is taken care of all week long.

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Marinated Chickpea and Feta Salad with Spring Veggies

This star of this crunchy, veggie-packed salad is a tangy Greek-inspired dressing, which doubles as a marinade for the feta and chickpeas.

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Other Great Feta Recipes We Love

Pastas and salads are just the start when it comes to feta’s potential. Whip feta with Greek yogurt and you have a dip that’s decadent enough to eat straight with a spoon. Tuck crumbles into frittatas and hand pies, or use the cheese in a flavor-packed chicken marinade.

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Feta-Brined Chicken Breast with Rosemary

For moist and tender boneless, skinless breasts, turn to this staple Greek ingredient.

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Tomato and Feta Galette

Pair sweet tomatoes with thyme and feta, then wrap it up with a buttery crust for a free-form pie that's easy enough to make on busy weeknights.

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Lemon-Garlic Whipped Feta with Pesto

An extra-creamy dip that's ideal served with pita chips, crostini, or vegetable crudité and a bottle of your favorite rosé.

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Spinach and Feta Frittata

This classic spinach and feta frittata is made with fresh greens, cheese, and dill, and is just as delicious straight from the oven as it is chilled.

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Broiled Steak & Asparagus with Feta Cream Sauce

The feta cream sauce for this steak is perfect on chicken and roasted veggies, too, so maybe make a little extra.

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Feta and Tomato Braised Chickpeas

Here, tender chickpeas are swimming in an oregano- and garlic-spiked tomato sauce and topped with plenty of melty feta cheese.

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Feta Salsa

Pile this salsa on toast for lunch, toss it with cooked grains or pasta for a simple supper, and scoop it up with pita chips for those in-between moments.

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Cornmeal Muffins with Roasted Red Peppers and Feta

These high protein muffins are the perfect choice for a savory breakfast or a satisfying snack.

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Spinach and Feta Hand Pies

Meal prep these hand pies over the weekend and you can warm them in the oven as you need, for lunch or dinner.

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Sheela Prakash

Senior Contributing Food Editor

Sheela is the Senior Contributing Food Editor at Kitchn and the author of Mediterranean Every Day: Simple, Inspired Recipes for Feel-Good Food . She received her master's degree from the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Italy and is also a Registered Dietitian.

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