Sheet-Pan Feta With Chickpeas and Tomatoes

Updated Feb. 16, 2024

Sheet-Pan Feta With Chickpeas and Tomatoes
Ryan Liebe for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews.
Total Time
40 minutes
Rating
5(4,306)
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In a spread of Greek appetizers, or meze, there’s often a warm feta dish like bouyiourdi (baked feta with tomato and hot peppers) or a saganaki (fried cheese). This recipe combines elements of these two classic appetizers into a sheet-pan meal. Softened feta provides a salty, creamy counterpoint to sweet, juicy tomatoes and chickpeas that are sticky from honey and spicy from dried chile. Try this version, then riff wildly: Switch out tomatoes for mini peppers, olives, dates or cauliflower. Swap the hot honey for anchovies, harissa, smoked paprika or turmeric. Eat with pita, grains, salad greens, hummus or yogurt.

Learn: How to Make a Sheet-Pan Dinner

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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings
  • 3cups cooked chickpeas (homemade or two 15-ounce cans), drained, rinsed and shaken dry
  • 2pints (16 to 20 ounces) cherry or Sungold tomatoes
  • 1shallot, thinly sliced
  • ¼cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2tablespoons honey
  • 1teaspoon mild chile flakes (like gochugaru) or ½ teaspoon red-pepper flakes
  • Salt
  • 2(6- to 8-ounce) blocks of feta (see Tip), sliced 1-inch-thick
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Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)

650 calories; 38 grams fat; 15 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 15 grams monounsaturated fat; 4 grams polyunsaturated fat; 54 grams carbohydrates; 11 grams dietary fiber; 19 grams sugars; 27 grams protein; 1439 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat the oven to 400 degrees. On a sheet pan, stir together the chickpeas, tomatoes, shallot, olive oil, honey and chile flakes. Season with salt, then spread in an even layer. Arrange the feta among the chickpeas.

  2. Step 2

    Roast until the feta and tomatoes are soft and the chickpeas are golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes (no need to stir). Eat right away. (The feta will harden as it cools; reheat leftovers.)

Tip
  • Avoid feta made with cow’s milk, which does not have enough fat to withstand roasting.

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Enjoyed it. You only need one block of feta. I will cook mine a little longer next time, so more tomatoes burst. A good recipe to play around with. No need for honey. Maybe red onions instead of shallots. Some lemon. Pine nuts might be a nice add for next time. Fresh basil on top at the end.

Really tasty! I used a nice sheeps milk feta, which was delicious, and added 8oz of merguez lamb sausage links and calabrian chiles in lieu of chile flakes (plus some of the chile oil for extra heat). So delicious. The honey blended very well and balanced the tomatoes' tanginess. I used 25 oz. of garden tomatoes because they are so plentiful right now. Would definitely make this again.

beans and cheese have protein. Save a cow or a chicken!

Added several kinds of olives & artichoke hearts 20 minutes in.

My favorite NYT Cooking recipe of the summer! Everything worked beautifully (I used Sheep's milk feta instead of Cow's milk)and the combination is amazing. The best addition I made was to generously sprinkle smoked paprika on everything before putting in the oven. It added this smoky depth that was absolutely delicious!

I am going to halve this recipe and make it but I know I am going to make it on top of the stove, too hot to put the oven on. Wish me luck

Great dish! We chose it as we wanted something quick and easy for dinner, and we had all the ingredients. At least we thought we did. ... Ended up substituting onion for shallots and using cow's milk feta (8-ounce block from Trader Joe's). Cut the feta into smaller than 1-inch slices as the accompanying photo looked like feta chunks were not that large. And the cow's milk feta withstood the roasting just fine with some extra olive oil on top. Colorful and tasty. This one's definitely a keeper!

Sooooo….this should be a great dish. I’ve made a similar sheet pan dinner with feta and roasted vegetables served on orzo and it’s fantastic. This was made exactly as written and it was way too dry. Just not as luscious as the other recipe. If I made again, I would add some other vegetable such as red or yellow bell pepper, use red onion rather than shallot, and add some liquid, whether broth, fermented red pepper sauce, or white wine used to deglaze the sheet pan. Needs something…

In a nod to Eric Kim's sheet pan kimchi fried rice, we cracked eggs onto the sheet pan after it had been in the oven for 5-10 minutes and served it with grilled bread. It was a great way to make this a more substantial meal. Even my toddler scarfed it down.

Could you sub paneer for the feta?

Excellent. I followed the recipe exactly, Bulgarian sheep feta from the deli, and a big pinch of Zaatar. Mixture is pretty wet because the tomatoes are so juicy. Line the baking dish. Served with garlicky sautéed greens and garlic toast. Will definitely make this again.

Halves beautifully, as written. Yumm-o.

Added cauliflower and used cows milk feta, but added half way through cooking

I have a sensitivity to chickpeas and so I did this with lentils. It was fantastic! I’ve made it multiple times now.

I missed the tip to use something other than cow's milk feta (not sure why this was buried in a tip). Also the tomatoes burst which resulted in a lot of liquid and the prescribed roast time did not accommodate cooking off the liquid. So the end result was not very roasty. Will probably try again with the proper feta that can withstand a longer roast time. Might also use a bigger baking sheet to cook off the tomato liquid.

And why did I not line the pan?? With honey, I should’ve known it would be a tough clean up. Hubby liked it and will make again.

Very simple, and very delicious. The ideal meal for a lazy summer's day, well deserving of the 5 star rating. Even my wife liked it and she is often rather skeptical about the NY Times recipes I cook (for example, about preparation times and how messy the kitchen gets).

Really tasty and easy

I only used one block of feta and 1 pint of tomatoes. I kept everything else the same and added 10 oz frozen cut green beans. It was delicious!

Instead of the honey and the chili flakes I drizzled "hot honey" over the top. I also add artichoke hearts as someone else suggested. Delicious!

Added oregano and basil at the end.

used a tablespoon of harissa instead of the chile flakes and added zest from half a lemon — everything else is as-is, delicious!

I roasted chicken thighs for 10 minutes and then added the remainder of the ingredients to the sheet pan. Next time will include halved baby Yukons for an easy, complete dinner.

I used halloumi instead of feta & it was delicious.

I’ve made this half a dozen times and it’s a dish that’s so easy to vary. I use more onion than the recipe requires and cut the feta a little smaller. I also add other veggies in. A keeper!

For level of effort, this is an excellent recipe. Didn’t have a shallot (which I love) so used a red onion. Used Aleppo pepper. Sheep’s milk feta is what I had in the fridge. The garbanzo beans by themselves were meh. All together, sublime. Served on a wheat pita that I had on hand from leftovers from the cauliflower shawarma recipe. That meal’s leftovers pair wonderfully with this. Ala Tamar Adler, an everlasting meal.

This was delicious and easy. I would've given this 5 stars, but several of the chickpeas exploded in my oven, which resulted in me having to clean the oven. Not what I wanted to do with my evening, hah. I would make it again (even if I have to clean the oven).

This was truly delicious! The honey really ties it together. I used cow's milk feta and it turned out fine. Next time I might add a little fresh chili.

This was pretty good. Added some chopped parsley at the end and served on a bed of brown rice to make this a meal. Simply dressed cabbage and spring mix salad on the side. Lovely bright and fresh spring meal!

Super easy and filling. One 8oz block of feta is plenty, I like it roughly crumbled. Sometimes I use hot honey, sometimes chili crisp - either method is delicious. I serve it with a simple lemon & oil dressed arugula salad.

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