Not every trend on TikTok contributes positively to our lives — in fact, perhaps not many at all. There are some viral food videos from the past that we simply can't unsee , from NyQuil chicken to the infamous pink sauce . But the sheet pan feta pasta that went viral in 2022? That one was a true gift to society — and with seasonal twists, it can continue to be an easy weeknight staple year-round.
Typically, the vegetarian dish is a sheet pan meal with cherry tomatoes, garlic, and a block of feta cheese baked together in the oven and then stirred into a creamy sauce to top a box of penne pasta. But there's no reason those cherry tomatoes can't be swapped for another ingredient — say, the pumpkin-adjacent, unsung hero of fall, butternut squash. As seen in this TikTok video , roasting cubed butternut squash over a long period of time allows it to soften enough to be crushed into a creamy sauce along with the cheese.
You can also add cozy seasonings like sage and oregano, use dairy-free feta cheese if you or people you're cooking for have a lactose intolerance, or add sausage or chicken for some extra protein. Have fun with it — you can even mix in cream cheese for an even more luxurious pasta . A cost breakdown of butternut squash feta pasta You've almost certainly saved a recipe to your Pinterest, opened it, and tallied the ingredients, only to find that a so-called simple recipe would somehow set you back $50.
But this dish is the real deal in terms of cost savings. Of.
