I Tried the VIRAL TIKTOK FETA PASTA vs. GIGI HADID'S FAMOUS SPICY VODKA PASTA!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
- I FINALLY tried the baked feta pasta, made viral by TikTok (go Finland!) and compared it to Gigi Hadid's insanely popular spicy vodka pasta... so what's ACTUALLY worth making??
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I love how Chris has been upgraded from guest star to one of the leads 😂
Ikr lol
Yes! They're so cute together 🥰
lowkey watching for their chemistry....im like craving more of this match made in heaven
Yes I love it
Omg yes!! So 👍
Chris' face when she says it needs basil before they can try it is my favorite😂
Anyone else see Chris slowly morphing into captain America? Or just me ?
We all see it
@@RachhLovesLife ya lol
Never thought that but your right lol
Well he is a “Chris” so....
Now that you said.. Yes i just did 😂
Years ago, I had the chance to meet Lidia Bastianich. I asked her about her pretty frequent usage of canned tomatoes, and she was FIRM in saying that, unless where you live is in the middle of tomato season, canned are almost always going to be a better option.
That is good to know!
Lidia is Queeeen!
Agreed! I made the feta pasta with canned whole cherry tomatoes that I carefully drained the extra puree from, and it was delicious. It even browned up in the oven just as nicely as fresh tomatoes would!
I don't know who she is but she is right.
Here in Greece we combine almost everything with feta, usually not cook them together but we keep it on the side. Everything is better with feta!
P. S. I think that a video testing international recipes would be very nice. You could start with recipes with similar ingredients. I could definitely provide you with any kind of info regarding Greek recipes! ❤️
Omg yes love that idea!!! :))
Γειάααα
Η φέτα κάνει την ζωή μας πιο όμορφη 😂😂
Ohhhh!!! Yes! I love that idea!
Feta is the best thing ever
Mousakkkkkkaaa!!! 😍😍😍
“I don’t know about your kids but my kids aren’t a big fan of spicy food.”
I don’t know about my kids either... they don’t exist.
Ah, but imaginary/fictitious kids are the best! They are always really well-behaved and the best at everything! At least mine are!
@@louisacoote2337 and they don’t exist so what could be better
@Jakob Keip HAHAHA
Chris: here to eat the food
Rachel: doesnt let him eat the food
Chris:👁👄👁
I crushed my tomatoes and added a ladle full of pasta water...perfect consistency
In the feta pasta, I added spinach, for more color, and nutrition for my little to eat and get his veggies! I also added some lemon zest, some red pepper flakes, and a half lemon squeeze of juice!
Chris just doing a drive-by with the Finnish... 100% Suomalainen. Good job
I literally wait every Saturday for when you upload these videos. They bring joy to my life
Try adding a splash of pasta water to the uunifetapasta as well :) makes it even better! (Yay, go Finland!)
I would recommend putting 1/4 cup of parm to make it more saucy and then topping it off with a Sprinkle of parm because you can never have too much parm!! That pasta goes well as a side with some seafood!!
“It needs more everything” literally every time I try to follow a recipe
Am I the only one who was SHOCKED when they found out that the vodka sauce is just tomato sauce with ONE TSP of vodka?? I would not even dare to call it vodka sauce :))))
I think it's one tablespoon
@@karolinapupi19977 Yes it is :)
Add more...it tastes better too 😅😅😅😅
Ohh.. It's because it tastes a bit like vodka... Like... Sweet liqueur . And I would definitely ignore a recipe that says just 1tbs....more like 1 shot.
@@karolinapupi19977 Yes, you are right, but I still think is too little:))))
Rachel you forgot to put Parmesan cheese in the vodka sauce and also you’re supposed to put the vodka before de heavy cream!!!!!!
I think I would add a little pasta water to the feta dish as well. Also some roasted or grilled shrimp would be good for some protein.
I agree
Hiii, I’m Italian and we actually use shrimp for the penne alla vodka, so i have to say that you are absolutely right
@@ceciliadinisio2408 Well, now I MUST make it tonight! Thanks for saying that. 😀
I'm Italian you need to salt 🧂 the water when your making Pasta or spaghetti 🍝 love your channel 😋
and you need to put the pasta in the water after the water has boiled otherwise it's just a gooey mess and not al dente at all.
@@babygirl9501 wait. I thought this is how it’s done all over the world?
@@tasha7640 pretty much every person in the US usually puts water and pasta at the same time 😅
No way! That’s crazy to my Italian brain 😂
We can point a lot of fingers at America but I don't know anyone here who throws their pasta in before the water boils
I made the feta pasta last week and added mushrooms and spinach to it, it was so good! For seasonings I did garlic, salt, pepper, oregano and onion powder. So good! I paired it with steak as well.
Finland : WE ARE OUT OF FETA
Greece : Hmmm.... Can't relate 😜
I’ve made the feta pasta a couple times and it takes it to the next level if you blend the cooked feta and tomatoes and add a tiny bit of pasta water!! Soooo good.
You should take Gigi's recipe and add the changes you and Chris suggested and call it "Chris and Rachel's Grown Up Hamburger Helper" to make it your own thing. Never know, it could go viral ;)
But then I think ppl would make a problem about it and cancel her because it's inspired form gigis recipe🙄people will cancel others for almost no reason at all nowadays
@@Chequeidk as long as she gives Gigi credit for giving her the inspiration no one will have reason to “cancel” her. I’m sure Gigi was inspired by someone to make her dish. She didn’t invent pasta with vodka sauce. There’s a ton of recipes online and a few that I found that has the same ingredients as Gigi’s. One specifically from Bon Appetit made by Claire Saffitz back in Feb 2018.
@@Brooksie603 yes that's true but ppl won't look into how it's not gigis recipe and ppl will cancel Rachel because they will think its gigis recipe anyways
@@Chequeidk but it was never Gigi's recipe, it's a very well known pasta that existed for a while, before she was even born
Pasta loving Finn here.
I highly recommend adding 2/3 cup (~160ml) of heavy cream to the oven pasta while mixing it after it comes out of the oven. Takes it to another level. 😙👌
Many years ago (I want to say at least 5) I started watching your channel RachhLoves for your humor and your stunning makeup. Since a think a little before COVID I started regularly watching this channel and it’s now my favorite thing to watch. You’re awesome!
Maybe Chris would like to try some pasta
"yes please"
Who's to say?
Chris nailed that Finnish pronunciation! Bonus points for 'torilla tavataan', haha. Made my day :)
Is he Finnish? I’m lost
I love how they're not eating just one piece of it or covering their mouths, they're just eating like the camera is their friend.
Made the famous Finnish pasta but added mushrooms and a few kalamata olives....OMG 🤤🤤🤤
And the technique you used to cut your basil is called a chiffonade (pron. shif-foh-nod). Mince is cutting into little even squares, chiffonade is a term used for thinly slicing leafy vegetables or herbs.
Torille!! As a Finn this was a thing in all social media like 2 years ago and now again on the same train. Loved this video
I wonder if pasta water would make the feta/tomato sauce more “glossy saucy” like BA used to say
My sister made the Finland pasta twice. She adds garlic with the tomatoe both times but once with feta and then yesterday with an herb and garlic boursin and a touch of feta. She preferred it with the boursin cheese. I have yet to try it but plan to this week.
I don’t understand the bland comments for the feta cheese dish. I’m guessing you haven’t tried real feta with it! Feta is a strong salty flavour, sort of like a string goats cheese in my country. So this dish was super yum!
The feta I got tasted good, but my pasta was just salty and bland
This!! Every video i see where people have a bad outcome is because theyre using some dry, strange, cheap feta. Or people just arent seasoning at all
In Canada we Greeks call it the Canadian feta which is the cheaper cows milk one (we bake with it more) and then the Greek feta from Greece you eat along with your meal. This also is not a finish dish, it’s Greek. We’ve been making it for as long as there was feta. She should of used the Greek feta made with sheep’s milk.
@@christina_papou what do you mean Canadian feta is cow feta? I've only seen cow feta once and it was not good
I’m assuming because feta (even the best kind) with all the pasta, oil, and the tomato will take some of that saltiness away or like distribute it so it feels less salty than just feta.
I've made the TikTok Feta Pasta....LOVE IT! However, I didn't use the Italian herbs,,,,I was much simpler with fresh garlic (I love garlic...so lots of garlic), salt, and pepper. It was delicious!
I can binge watch rachel’s videos and never get bored.
sameeee
The face she made when he hyped up her pasta shape choice, made her super ecstatic and it’s cute ☺️
Coincidence or not, I will actually be making that TikTok feta pasta for dinner tonight 😂 it’s my second time making it and I add a few more ingredients to make it extra yummy 🤌🏻
I’m thinking about making it tonight as well! What do you like to add?
Tell me more!! What are you adding?
Teresa! Don't leave us hanging!
@@RachhLovesLife I add bacon to a pan with 2 garlic cloves until crispy (like those bacon bits you would use to make carbonara pasta), and I add that to my oven dish with the cherry tomatoes and the feta cheese. Besides the garlic cloves I used to cook the bacon with, I add about 4 more to my oven dish. I also add fresh mozzarella and a spoon full of ricotta cheese, basil, salt, oregano and the olive oil
@@RachhLovesLife btw, I usually use the same pasta shape as you did 😂 we’re really vibing today
Long time ‘watcher..?’ First time commenter..?. You are so fantastic!! I started watching you on your makeup channel and find myself watching this one every week!! It’s been over a year since I started 😧 just want to say I love how you cook and appreciate your technique ... I don’t trust my oven either!! ‘Fake it until you make it’ that’s my motto! Just find what works for your family! Also Christopher is the best !!!! I love your chemistry. I have a fantastic vodka sauce recipe that I LOVE! I will send it over 😉
Made the feta dish for my anniversary last week. Used a bit of lemon zest and even a bit of the juice.. brightened up the flavor SO MUCH. We also added shrimp, it was delicious. We didn’t use cherry tomatoes as I hate tomatoes, but I used a kind called “sweet pops” and even I liked it.
My favourite pasta sauce is this:
140 grams of sliced bacon (cut across the strips to make fine thin strips)
1 can of chrushed tomatoes
2 deciliters of creme fraishe
1-2 garlic cloves (pressed or diced)
Put the bacon strips in a hot pan and heat them up until they start to crisp. You do not want them to be crispy, but not to sloppy either.
Add the garlic and stirr.
Put the tomatoes and creme fraishe in the pan and stirr till it is hot all the way trough.
Eat with pasta of your own choice
No extra spice is needed.
Add the Peri Peri flakes with the onions during the first step, if you want it spicier. The capsaicin is much more soluble in oil, especially in hot oil.
I’ve seen a lot of tiktoks where with the feta pasta they put the mixture in a blender after baking/broiling it! it makes it more of a combined sauce as opposed to just chunks!
I have seen the feta one with goat cheese . Love goat cheese, I would try that
I just made the feta pasta for dinner TONIGHT!!!! and that video came out 😳😳😳 Love this channel ❣️🍝
Ive tried the feta pasta, im not a huge fan of tomato so I didn't really like it that much but I'm 100% gonna try that second recipe cause it looks yummy
Sun-dried tomatoes work really well in the feta dish as well.
My mom uses harissa and adds it to the cream instead of red pepper flakes she says it gives it an earthier taste, I like to add some shrimp and fresh chilli peppers to the finnish pasta I felt like it needed something when I first made it!
Love the tiktok pasta. We add double the garlic, along with red pepper flakes and honey. I'll add ground beef if we want it to be a fuller meal. Turns out great! I think Chris would appreciate the meat, and the honey helps balance out the tang of the cheese and tomatoes. 👌🏻
I added more cream and tomato paste when making the sauce. Sometimes pasta water can water down the spices so I just added more of the cream and tomato paste and it worked out ❤️
Feta pasta I found to be too thick/heavy. Pasta water or even doing half the quantity of it and mixing it with some olive oil and tons of seasoning as you would a pasta salad was delicious and more enjoyable I found! Also, stirring in raw garlic after it comes out of the oven instead of putting it in at the start helps brighten it tremendously!
I have been waiting to see if you were going to do the tiktok feta pasta!!!! 😍
Greatings from the other side of the world from Buenos Aires Argentina 😊😊😊😊
That is still pretty close to where Rachel is. I wouldn't call it the other side of the world, you're just in South America
@@karolinapupi19977 well rachel is pretty far north and the original commentor is pretty far south. That being they are on "the other side of the world" if you look at it from north to south.
@@reneesampson6354 true
I made the first pasta dish. Very good! I added a little white wine to the sauce.... oh so good!!
You should try a spinach version of the feta pasta 😃 I'm Finnish and found the recipe in a magazine article where they were raving about the original. It's very similar: add feta, frozen spinach, minced garlic and white wine (I've used vegetable stock) and some black pepper in an oven dish and bake 😊 I think it's actually better and I'm not even a huge fan of spinach 😁
I made the feta pasta with Boursin cheese instead it was DIVINE. Ate leftovers cold for lunch the next day. So so so so good.
vodka pasta + pineapple sausage = ✨chefs kiss✨
I'm gluten and lactose intolerant and yet I watched the whole thing for Rachel and Chris ☺️💜
I add thyme, Italian seasoning, dried basil, more olive oil than you added, I add onion powder and garlic powder and fresh garlic, I reserve some pasta water to add to the sauce depending how liquidy it gets and then I top with fresh basil.
make sure you add pata water! and make sure to pop the yamato’s to make it saucy and the pasta water will make it creamy!
For the Vodka pasta, try adding in the pepper flakes with the shallots/garlic and double the amount. Then BEFORE you add in the cream, add the vodka and cook it down. Then add in the cream, and before you add the pasta, add a cup or two of parm, until the pasta is paste like, then add in the pasta water to loosen it and then finish the pasta in it. You may even be able to cut the cream out entirely if you keep enough pasta water and you add the parm in this way.
Adding meat you'd deglais with the vodka, but Chicken/beef before shallots/garlic.
I made the feta pasta but I blended it after taking out of the oven with a 1/4 cup of pasta water because I hate baked tomato skins and my hubby hates feta clumps in pasta. Blending it made a super smooth creamy sauce, I thought it was really yum, hubby did think it was a bit too salty and tangy though so next time might do less feta to tomato. Such an easy recipe though, it’s so good!
I saw a video where someone made this recipe but used dessert substitutions, like marshmallows instead of tomatoes, butter instead of olive oil, and chocolate bars instead of feta. So that would have to be my favorite one. 😂
Did they happen to use rice krispies instead of noodles. I could really get behind that.
@@valeriejack4483
Yup! And for the seasonings she used a bunch of different candies. It looked so good. I really want to make it.
I have made the feta pasta . I ended up blending it together to make a sauce I added a tiny bit of pasta water like 2-3 tablespoons of cream cheese and parmasean cheese. It was so goooood 🤤
You are supposed to mush everything together really well, I mash everything like I would when I make mash potatoes! I also throw my garlic gloves in hole and they get soft and mash up with everything and that’s what gives it a really good flavour!
I used cherry tomatoes, feta, olive oil, basil, parsley, Oregano, crushed red pepper, garlic gloves, salt and pepper and your choice of pasta :) bake on 420-450 for 25 minutes and then broil for 5 mins
Mash everything together really well then add your pasta and serve :)! I find the key is to not chop up your garlics!!! Make sure they are cooked until they are mushy and easily mashed up.
If you tried the tik tok pasta and didn’t like it, try it my way! And make sure to mash everything up as soon as it is taking out of the oven!
It’s interesting, I’ve seen a lot of ppl make the Unifetapasta and the majority did NOT like it. But the changes Rachel made in cooking the dish makes a huge difference. Using a cast iron, not mashing the tomatoes, broiling it(I haven’t seen anyone broil it just bake mash and add pasta). I’m tempted to try this….well lol I can’t eat feta. I’d be tempted to try, I love pasta. I’d use Roma tomatoes myself just because they’re the only tomatoes I can tolerate though.
I LOVE BASIL!!! But it looks like your basil plant could use a little more light. But now I am going to making the pasta!!!
I love both of these! Soooooo good. If you save about a cup of pasta water and add it when mixing the feta pasta it gets creamier and saucier (plus I slice the cherry tomatoes in half). Omg, now I'm hungry!
Love your videos so much! Your energy and enthusiasm for everything are so fun to watch. Also, I feel like your lil' basil plant needs a name ❤
my feta actually was a lot gooey-er and made the sauce really creamy i also added some pasta water to help it come together but just like you i was expecting everything to be saltier and well i had to add salt in the end :)) i did also add some other stuff that was just lying around the fridge like some cubes of zuchinni and kale and two or three sun dried tomatoes and it was really good. I did love the vodka pasta it was so so creamy and you just got full like i couldn't eat a fork more of that without exploding but really good as well :D
You should cut your basil stems just above where the bottom-most leaves are growing! It will grow even more leaves and help prevent it from getting too tall and leggy! :)
My 15 yr old loves tik tok recipes and made the feta one that is a favorite now at our house
The first pasta recipe is bangin if you add in spinach, mushrooms, chicken sausage, and some of the salted pasta water. 😋
We made the feta pasta last night, except we used Boursin instead of feta. I saw that variation on tiktok and had to try it. So delicious. 🤤
For the feta pasta add the pasta water as others have mentioned. Also, smash the tomatoes with a fork when finished. It helps it all meld together into a sauce and not tomatoes with cheese.
I tried the feta pasta today as well, I just added garlic and onion to it and at the end I blended it because I dont like the tomatoe skin and like this it was more saucy then like this..
Rachel you need to try the first pasta but with Boursin cheese instead. Literally SO much better
I saw kelsey kreppel do the penne alla vodka and i had to try it...
but i added more tomato paste and garlic and vodka (ooops) than the recipe suggested and what can i say
...it was PHENOMENAL
i love you and ur vids so much!!🥺❤️i love binging ur vids for HOURS at a time every day
Just me that is bothered by Chris choosing to eat the pasta shells with a spoon? lol never seen that before
Depending on the sauce I often eat pasta with a spoon :D not Spaghetti but like the small pasta
My fiances mom made the feta pasta and she added mozzarella, parm, and spinach to it and it was phenomenal
This tiktok pasta recipe looks so delicious! I have to try it! 😍😍
That is totally not Gigi’s recipe that is in one of my moms pioneer woman cookbooks from like 4 years ago I made it last week...
Like the exact same recipe
Yeah, she never said that it was her recipe tho. Gigi likes to cook recipes from different cookbook authors. She didn't claim that the recipe belongs to her but the internet called it that way to draw attention. It's a fairly common dish anyways so most recipes have the same exact ingredients
I did the feta one with herbed goat cheese, mushrooms, onions, chicken and garlic gloves that I mashed once roasted and liked it so much better than doing it with feta (though still good)
Rach, pinch your basil plant on top rather than getting the leaves from the side. Pinching the top wil encourage new growth and will produce 2 branches making your plant look bushy over time.
I knew this would be the vid! At least the feta pasta part 🤤
I was waiting for you to upload this!!!!!
Pinch basil from the top just above a leaf. Makes it grow bushier (word?)
I always add some bacon to the vodka pasta. It adds just a little bit of flavor and for me it's what makes the dish 10x better 😋🥓
You need to crush the tomatoes up it makes it more creamier. I also add a little heavy whipping cream. Just in case you care.. lol
Fresh spinach is also great in it
So idk if my way is correct , but I seen off another video Brent the feta and tomato’s . After you take it out the over . And it’ll be saucy .. instead of clumps . I actually did mine with vegan feta and taste just as good
Lol in my country minus the vodka, that's a basic pasta 😂
Here is the recipe :
TS of oil
Sliced Onion + garlic
Salt+ black pepper + red pepper
1.5-2TS of tomato paste ( fresh tomatoes are also optional if they are in season, usually not)
Meat ( any type, usually chicken)
Put all but tomato in a pot and let it on law heat until the onion and garlic are golden then add tomato with a cup of hot water and stear for about 5-7 min, add more hot water 5-6 cups and let the chicken cook, once it's done, add a bit more hot water to the sauce and put in the pasta ( we cook the pasta in the sauce we don't cook it separately that's so all the ingredients come together)
When it's half done and the sauce is thick put it in a casserole some shredded cheese on top put in the oven for like 5-10 min until it's done and bonne apetit .
Edit :
Extra ingredients : Basel on top, Rosemarie added to the sauce, bay leaves if you want, green peppers
Put them when you put the pasta
I love the fact that they actually think we ran out of feta cheese
Rachel : has children
Also Rachel :can’t keep plant alive
Love the vid. You should try some slow cooker recipes.
Noooo! Fresh garlic goes in after, not while cooking. Totally diff taste profile. Two cloves. Also more basil.
For me, garlic is never optional 😂 it is a requirement! These both look amazing and best of all, I now have 2 dinners planned yay us! Thanks Rach!
EDIT: Mine was a bit thick and I used some of the pasta water to thin it a bit, worked great! I love feta! Edit 2: My son’s girlfriend adds hot sauce to everything (literally uses it as a dipping sauce for steak, lol) and it made a huge difference in the vodka sauce pasta dish! My son has ALWAYS liked spicy food over anything else even as a toddler! He was about 2 and was in the “I want a bite of everything stage” and my husband let him have a bite of chili and my son said “It tickles my mouth” and just giggled! It was precious and we called spicy food mouth tickles forever (or at least until he became a teenager and made me swear to never ever say it again 😂)!
I made the Tik tok pasta but instead of feta I used cream cheese and added spinach and yellow bell peppers to the tomatoes as well. Turned out amazing!
Cooking while watching your videos just makes it so much more fun 😁😁
Finally someone who's opinion I actually trust is making this
Have you ever tried putting red wine into your tomato sauce? Its soo good