37 Feta Recipes for Roasting, Grilling, Salad-ing, and More
Show us an easy dinner idea, and we’ll show you an easy dinner that’s better with feta. But it’s worth seeking out dedicated feta cheese recipes—the ones that really help the tangy, salty cheese shine. Below, you’ll find a few of our favorites, including hearty salads, creamy pastas, and feta slabs encrusted with sesame seeds. (Don’t skip that one.) Scroll down for all of the best feta cheese recipes from the Epicurious archives, and head to the store to stock up on the good stuff.
Photo by Elizabeth Coetzee, Food styling by Rebecca Jurkevich1/37Baked Feta Pasta With Chickpeas
Baked feta pasta might be the most viral of all the feta cheese recipes on TikTok. And pasta e ceci is beloved by all. So what happens if they come together? Weeknight dinner magic. You’ll mix both feta and Parmesan into the sauce before topping with slabs of feta to bake.
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Sam’s Spring Fattoush Salad
Fresh and crunchy veggies team up with crunchy baked lavash in this spring salad, enriched with sheep’s-milk feta.
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Spicy Egg Sandwich With Sausage and Pickled Peppers
Meet our ultimate breakfast sandwich, layered with sweet or spicy Italian sausage, creamy feta, and tangy pickled peppers.
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3-Ingredient Grilled Watermelon, Feta, and Tomato Salad
This exceedingly simple sweet-and-tangy combo is one of the best BBQ side dishes of all time.
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Chopped Salad With Shallot Vinaigrette, Feta, and Dill
Crumbled feta teams up with bite-sized pieces of radish, Turkish cucumber, sugar snap peas, and crunchy romaine.
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Grilled Shrimp, Zucchini, and Tomatoes With Feta
Of course you’ll see lots of feta in Greek-inspired recipes, like this easy grilled shrimp with zucchini and cherry tomatoes. It’s worth getting a grill basket so you can make this one over and over.
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Instant Pot Chickpea Salad
The Instant Pot is a great way to cook budget-friendly dried chickpeas. Here, the cooked legumes get tossed with cucumber, fresh dill, and a lemony dressing.
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Baked Feta and Greens With Lemony Yogurt
Let warm feta be the star of your new favorite cast-iron skillet meal.
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Smoked Feta Dip
With about two minutes on the grill, you’ll have a golden brown block of feta that lends a touch of smoky flavor to your dip. Serve with wedges of pita and crudités.
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Air-Fryer Brussels Sprouts Salad With Spiced Maple Vinaigrette
You’ll perk up this grain browl with crumbled feta, plus a dressing made with maple syrup, apple cider vinegar, fennel seeds, and nigella.
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Grilled Summer Squash and Red Onion With Feta
For maximum flavor without compromising char or texture, marinate summer squash after grilling for up to one hour. We love the creamy, bright addition of feta here.
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New-and-Improved Greek Salad
A pro move for flavorful salad: Marinate your feta with charred lemon slices, oregano, black pepper, kosher salt, and extra-virgin olive oil.
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Navy Bean and Escarole Stew With Feta and Olives
This stick-to-your-ribs vegetarian stew gets a kick of savory flavor from Castelvetrano olives and feta.
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Sesame Feta With Broccolini
When you really want the feta to take center stage, this preparation is for you. Just make sure to use a nonstick skillet so the slabs of cheese don’t tear.
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Baked Minty Rice With Feta and Pomegranate Relish
Yotam Ottolenghi’s hands-off baked basmati rice boasts pomegranate seeds, fresh mint, olives, parsley, and lots of broiled feta on top.
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Saucy Beans and Artichoke Hearts With Feta
For a relaxed vegetarian meal, serve these big, creamy beans with hunks of bread for dipping in the sauce, plus a simple green salad.
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Shrimp Pasta With Kale
Curly kale, shrimp, and crumbly feta help this mostly veggies pasta recipe inspired by the flavors of Greece feel plenty hearty. “This was so good, and easy to make,” says one reviewer.
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Spinach and Feta Cooked Like Saag Paneer
Here’s a familiar Indian take-out staple—saag paneer—but with the ingenious substitution of large cubes of feta instead of the paneer. This feta recipe is so good we declared it one of our favorites of the year.
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Jammy Eggs and Feta Flatbreads With Fresh Herbs
Because older eggs are easier to peel, this is one of those times when grocery store eggs outperform the ones from the farmers market. You’ll mash the feta with lemon juice before folding in the eggs.
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Herbed Rice With Tomatoes and Feta
This side dish is great served at room temperature, so you can make it a couple hours before your guests arrive for a dinner party or cookout. Serve with these grilled meatballs or smoky whole eggplant.
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Tomatoes and Feta With Chickpeas
This sheet-pan recipe has it all: jammy roasted tomatoes, crispy spiced chickpeas, and lots of melty feta cheese. Drizzle some sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar and olive oil over the top before you dig in.
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Marinated Feta With Roasted Lemon
Appetizers have a way of monopolizing your prep time and creating loads of dishes. Instead, keep it simple with this make-ahead bite.
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Orzo With Beets, Olives, Feta, and Soft-Boiled Eggs
This pasta dish is bright, zingy, and extra salty thanks to the power-packed flavor of olives and feta.
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Spinach Shakshuka
This tomato-free version of shakshuka is a great way to devour tons of lemony spinach and feta.
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Spice-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin With Mediterranean Grain Salad
Three different options for spicing are built into this recipe—you can mix and match options for your ideal flavor. We like to include the cumin, feta, harissa, fresh lemon, and Kalamata olives.
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Herbed Feta Dip
Feta’s not just for sprinkling. It is the key to this creamy, refreshing dip for raw vegetables, pita, or chips.
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Broccoli and Cheese Quiche
Invite everyone over for brunch—quiche recipes like this one are great for baking the night before.
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Lemon-Roasted Salmon With Escarole, Asparagus, and Potatoes
We like to call this warm salad recipe “all the flavors of spring on one platter.” It’s one of the first things we make when asparagus season hits.
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A Vegetarian’s Dream Sweet Potato Dinner
Serve creamy roasted sweet potatoes, tender lentils, and crispy-edged mushrooms over a bed of herby feta-tahini sauce. “This dish is what sold my family on including more vegetarian meals into our weeknight rotation,” writes one commenter. It also happens to be gluten-free.
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Artichoke and Feta Tarts
Because it calls for frozen puff pastry, this tart requires basically no time to make. Set it out during cocktail hour at your next gathering, or serve it at lunch.
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Feta With Sumac and Black Sesame Seeds
Ground sumac adds a citrusy, tart kick to this easy feta cheese appetizer.
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Watermelon Gazpacho With Feta Crema
Whisking feta together with sour cream and milk creates the perfect topping for this chilled soup.
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Feta Snack with Spring Radishes
Buttermilk and goat’s milk feta come together in a smooth, tangy dip that’s great with raw vegetables or crostini.
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Feta, Spinach, and Basil Omelette Muffins
Make a whole load of these cheesy muffin-shaped omelets and store them in the fridge for lunches or breakfasts for the family to enjoy on the go.
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Charred Romaine Greek Salad With Quinoa-Crusted Feta
This somewhat deconstructed dish applies the “warm goat cheese salad” method to a Greek salad, coating fresh feta slices in egg wash and quinoa and then pan-frying.
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Sheet-Pan Roasted Squash and Feta Salad
While this combo of roasted bread, feta, and squash with honey-dressed radicchio could be served alongside a pork loin or roast turkey, we’d also happily eat it on its own for dinner.
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Feta-Stuffed Watermelon Blocks
When we think of all the feta cheese recipes we’ve loved from the past, we can’t help but mention these charming retro cubes of watermelon, stuffed with the creamy cheese and garnished with fresh basil.
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