TikTok's Viral Baked Feta (but not).

To make this dish a bit more kid-friendly, or well-liked by those picky eaters, I switched up the cheese and added a few more ingredients.

Still fast, still easy, still delish! 

Ingredients:

• 2, 16.5 ounce containers of grape tomatoes--about 3 cups (I used multicolored.)
• 1.5-2, Garlic + Fine Herbs Boursin puck cheese, depending on how "garlicky" you're feeling
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• fresh, cracked pepper (or 1/4-1/2 teaspoon pepper)
• fresh basil
• 14.5 oz. box pasta of choice (I used Barilla's Protein+ bowtie pasta.  I'm sure you can use an entire box of regular pasta (16 oz.), just know that the more pasta you add, the less sauce you'll have.
• grilled chicken, chicken sausage, shrimp, crumbled Italian sausage (optional for added protein)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. In a 9 x 13 baking dish, add the tomatoes and coat with olive oil.  Season with salt and pepper.  Stir to coat all tomatoes.
3. Place cheese on top.
4. Drizzle top of cheese pucks with a bit more olive oil + pepper.
5. Bake for 30-35 minutes.
6. With 15 minutes remaining on cook time, boil pasta until fully cooked.
7. Remove from oven and combine tomatoes and cheese.  Add garlic.  Stir.  Pop tomatoes with back of mixing spoon. (If you don't like the tomato skins in your sauce, add an additional step by putting mixture into blender or using an immersion blender and pureeing until smooth.  Pour back into baking dish.)
8. Add cooked pasta to baking dish and combine all ingredients.  Top with basil and serve!

Peanut Butter S'mores Bars (Crowd Pleaser!!)

Ingredients:

• 1 roll (16.5 oz) peanut butter cookie dough (See photo below for visual.  I haven't seen Pillsbury packaging in original pic.  Newer packaging is orange and says Reese's.  Still Pillsbury.) 
• 3 cups miniature marshmallows
• 1 cup m&m's (I use mini-sized. See photo below.)
• 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon oil (like canola or vegetable oil)
• Optional: Grab a 9 x 13 disposable, foil cake pan...especially if bringing to someone's house.  That way, no dish to clean, no mess, and no need to ask for your dish back.

Directions:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9x13 baking dish (cake pan) with cooking spray.
• Cut the peanut butter cookie dough roll into thin slices and then lay slices on the bottom of the sprayed baking dish. Using your fingers, smoosh together the dough and spread out evenly in the pan. If needed, you may spray your fingers with cooking spray or dip your fingers in flour.
• Cook for 14-16 minutes or until cooked and lightly browned. Do NOT overbake.
• Immediately spread the marshmallows on top of the cookie dough and bake for 3 more minutes, or until puffy and soft.
• Turn oven to high broil and broil the pan for about 1 minute, just to get the marshmallows toasty brown.  DO NOT FORGET ABOUT THEM! (You'll say you won't forget, but you will.  Set a timer.)
• Sprinkle m&m's over the marshmallows.
• In small microwaveable bowl, heat chocolate chips and oil until melted and smooth, in 30 second increments (half power), stirring after each. Using a table knife or fork, drizzle the chocolate over the bars.
• Let cool for 1 hour and cut into squares.
  
  
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