25 Popular Feta Cheese Recipes That Are Easy to Make

Feta cheese is a firm, creamy, and crumbly Greek cheese with a salty flavor. It’s a versatile ingredient that can be used in many types of recipes, from simple salads to pies and pizza.

We love feta because it adds a lovely briny taste to dishes, instantly enhancing the flavors of other ingredients. 

Learn from the Greeks and make this cheese a regular addition to your cooking with these popular feta cheese recipes that are easy to make. 

Tiktok Feta Pasta Recipe

This tasty recipe took the internet by storm – now you get to see what all the fuss is about! It’s an irresistible combination of pasta, roasted tomatoes, creamy feta, and fresh herbs and believe us, it’s totally worth the hype. 

Spinach Pie Recipe

This traditional Greek dish is known as ‘Spanakopita’. It’s made with several layers of flaky, crispy phyllo dough and filled with a mixture of soft and creamy feta cheese, spinach, fresh herbs, onion, and garlic. If you haven’t tried it before, you’re about to fall in love. 

Greek Pita Pizza

Try this Greek pita pizza the next time you’re craving take-out. It’s ready in less than 20 minutes and it’s much healthier than any pizza you could order. Serve it as a main dish or cut the pitas into slices for a tasty appetizer when you’re entertaining. 

Whipped Feta Dip

This dip is a cinch to make. Simply process all of the ingredients in a blender until smooth, and you’re ready to go. We highly recommend serving it with toasted pita wedges – it’s an addictive combination. 

Baked Feta

This simple but tasty meze is a must-try for your next gathering. Bake a block of feta cheese to warm and creamy perfection with bell peppers, red onions, and cherry tomatoes. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and give it a good pinch of oregano and fresh thyme. Finally, add crusty bread or homemade pita chips to serve, and enjoy. If you dress it up, it will work perfectly as an appetizer for Christmas or Thanksgiving. 

Greek Fries

You’ll never eat regular fries again after you’ve tried these. Homemade Greek fries are thinly sliced Yukon gold taters baked with a seasoning blend of oregano, garlic and dill. Once they’re out of the oven, the fries are showered with crumbled feta cheese, fresh parsley and red onion. Serve with a homemade dill sauce for an explosion of flavor. 

Spanakopita

These Greek parcels are a crowd-pleasing appetizer for parties. Fresh spinach is cooked until it wilts and then combined with sauteed onions, garlic, herbs and feta cheese. It all gets wrapped in phyllo pastry and then baked to golden, crispy perfection. 

Cucumber Feta Salad

This light and refreshing salad is ideal for summer meals featuring beef, chicken or seafood. It’s ready in just 10 minutes and absolutely loaded with flavor from cucumber, feta, red onion, avocado, and dill. 

Watermelon Feta Salad

Watermelon and feta cheese are a flavor combination that you need to know about. The only way to improve them is to toss in some mint, lime, red onion, and avocado – hence this salad. 

Green Bean Salad With Toasted Almonds & Feta

Even if you’re not the biggest fan of green beans, you’ll change your mind after you try this dish. Perfectly cooked green beans are tossed in a tangy, lemony sauce with toasted almonds, salty feta, and fresh basil. It’s utterly sublime. 

Roasted Sweet Potato With Feta Cheese

An easy and tasty side dish that packs a flavor punch! Oven roasted sweet potatoes are tossed with salty feta and toasted pumpkin seeds to create this light and flavorful summer salad. It never disappoints. 

Fried Feta Honey And Sesame Seeds

Ready in only 10 minutes, this delicious meze features feta covered in sesame seeds, shallow-fried in oil and drizzled with sweet honey. The result is a juicy, crispy, nutty, salty and sweet dish that will soon become your secret weapon at gatherings. 

Beetroot And Feta Cheese Salad

This beautiful salad is a feast for the senses. It’s colorful, nourishing, healthy, and perfectly balanced with sweet beetroot and salty feta.  

Honey Roasted Butternut Squash With Cranberries And Feta

Perfect for holiday celebrations, this colorful salad is sweet, savory, and totally delicious. It’s simple to make and will look right at home on your Thanksgiving table. 

Melon And Feta Tetris Salad

This salad has a major wow-factor. Between the flavors and the presentation, guests will love this tasty side dish or appetizer. Melon, feta, red onions, olives, mint and cucumber are the stars of the show, while an easy honey lemon vinaigrette and sumac finish it off with pizazz.  

Baked Feta Rice

A lower-carb alternative to the famous TikTok baked feta pasta is this baked feta rice. This version cuts the carbs and swaps out the pasta for RightRice to boost the protein and fiber content. It’s quick, nourishing, and so delicious. 

Roasted Red Pepper And Feta Frittata

The next time you have leftover vegetables in the fridge, make a frittata! It’s perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner, and is so simple to make. This recipe combines red peppers, spinach and feta – a tasty and colourful mix. 

Mediterranean Chickpea Salad

Feta cheese is a tasty addition to this colorful Mediterranean chickpea salad. Simply toss chickpeas, tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, red onion, feta, and parsley together for a filling salad that you can easily use for meal prep on busy weekdays. 

One-Pan Greek Orzo With Tomatoes And Feta

Not sure what to serve with chicken or fish? This one-pan lemony orzo with tomatoes and feta is a lovely summery Greek side dish that will complement grilled meat. Thanks to the addition of feta, the orzo is creamy, fresh and flavorful, with a delightful citrusy kick. 

Kale And Feta Fritters

These fritters are a great way to use up leftover vegetables and they make a fabulous lunch, snack or appetizer. They are soft, fluffy, and perfectly seasoned with salt, pepper and herbs. 

Feta And Caramelized Onion Tarts

This elegant appetizer needs a spot on the table at your next cocktail party. Creamy and salty feta is perfectly balanced by sweet caramelized onions, and it all comes together in a buttery pastry crust. Perfection. 

Spinach And Feta Scones

Feta and spinach are a winning duo, which is why these savory scones are such a success. Loaded with herbs and veggies, these whole wheat scones will easily make a complete meal when served with a salad or nourishing soup. 

Tomato, Basil And Feta Salad With A Balsamic Dressing

This restaurant-quality dish couldn’t be easier to put together, yet it will make your taste buds sing! It takes about 5 to 10 minutes to prepare, so you can easily enjoy it for lunch on a busy weekday. It will feel like an absolute treat.

Macaroni And Feta Cheese

If you thought it was impossible to improve traditional macaroni and cheese, think again! This oven-baked pasta dish is made with a mixture of eggs, milk, spices, seasonings, and feta cheese before getting a crispy breadcrumb topping. You’ll never make it the old way again. 

Greek Stuffed Peppers

This vibrant and colorful dish tastes as good as it looks. Orange, green, and red bell peppers are stuffed with rice, seasoned ground meat, feta, and chickpeas, making this a delicious Mediterranean dish that covers every food group in each bite.