Baked Feta Pasta {Red Pepper or Tomato} | epicuricloud (Tina Verrelli)

Ingredients

• 1 8-ounce block feta cheese
• 2 pints (4 cups) red bell pepper pieces or cherry/grape tomatoes
• 2-3 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse kosher salt (less if using table salt)
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 10 ounces pasta (I loved with rotini!)
• 1 cup reserved pasta cooking water (may not use all)
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced fresh basil leaves