Pink Sauce Pasta (Tiktok Pasta) (2024)

The pink sauce pasta trend has been taking over everyone’spages. You’d never think beetroot pasta was a thing, until you’ve tried it. It’s loaded with nutrients and provides a subtle contrast against the cheese that is sooo delicious.

Why you should try out this viral trend

The pink sauce pasta trend has been taking over everyone’spages. You’d never think beetroot pasta was a thing, until you’ve tried it. It’s loaded with nutrients and provides a subtle contrast against the cheese that is sooo delicious.

My recipe has ended up being a fusion of two tiktok trends. The first being baked feta pasta and the second being the pink pasta sauce trend.

I decided roasting the beetroot, shallots and garlic would provide the richest flavour. Then I realised I could also bake the cheese – enter baked feta pasta 2.0.

I love the end result – you can have it for meal prep or serve at a party to impress.

After you’ve tried this recipe, you should check out my other TikTok recipes …Viral Salmon Rice Bowl, Weetabix Cheesecake with Nutella and Gigi Hadid Pasta

Ingredients

Raw Beetroot
As we are roasting the beetroots, you want to buy them raw. No need to peel them, just remove the stalks and scrub the skin under water until clean.

Feta
My cheese of choice for this beetroot pasta is feta. It’s such a flavour powerhouse, that compliments the other ingredients so well.

Lemon
To cut through all of the creaminess of the pink sauce.

Garlic
Don’t be scared by the amount of garlic I use in this recipe. As we are roasting the ingredients for the sauce, the flavour of the garlic mellows into a sweeter, less intense flavour.

Rigatoni
Use your favourite pasta shape here. Mine is rigatoni 90% of the time.

Mint
Mint compliments this pink pasta sauce really nicely, but you could also use basil or parsley.

Shallots
Roasted shallots are so sweet and delicious. You can also use white or red onion here. As they’re stronger in flavour – just use one onion to substitute the shallots in the pasta mix.

How to make pink sauce pasta

Preheat oven to 180°C FAN

1. Start by washing the beetroot, gently rinsing the root under warm water and removing any dirt (Image 1).
2. Then peel the shallots ready to bake (Image 2).

3. And then add the peeled garlic, shallots and beet root to a baking dish (Image 3).

4. Cover the tray with foil and pop in the oven for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, add the feta into the tray and pop the foil back on top. Cook for a further 15 – 20 minutes (Image 4).

5. Meanwhile, cook the rigatoni for the packet time minus 1 minute. Drain when your timer goes off, reserving a generous amount of pasta water.Add the contents of the baking tray to a blender with two ladles of pasta water and the lemon juice.

Blend until smooth and pour into the pan with the drained pasta and continue to cook on a low heat until the sauce thickens to the desired consistency (Image 5).

6. Serve with a side of greens, a sprinkle of fresh mint, a wedge of lemon and any reserved feta if you have some laying around (Image 6).

Other pasta recipes which you should try … Pasta al Lemon, Baked Ziti Inspired Pasta Bake and Pasta with Peas

What should I serve this recipe with?

I’d serve this pink sauce pasta with a side of greens or salad. Any of the following would go really well:

• Steamed/boiled broccoli
• Steamed/boiled green beans
• Baked kale or cavolo nero
• Roasted courgette
• Mixed green salad

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