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I tried TikTok’s pizza pasta dish that requires a small mountain of cheese to make.
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The ingredients for the dish cost $30 all up and it contains well over 2,000 calories.
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This recipe may have put me off eating cheese for the rest of my life.
A video on The Shaba Kitchen account on TikTok showing viewers how to make a cheese-laden pizza pasta dish caught my attention.
I was amazed by the huge amount of cheese that was included in the dish. Looking at the comments, I certainly was not the only one thinking something was very wrong with the recipe.
I am French, which of course means I grew up eating nothing but refined and sophisticated dishes.
And yet curiosity still got the better of me, so I decided to make this horrific recipe. Now read on to find out what I really thought about it.
I started by adding the two blocks of feta cheese to an oven dish. I started doubting myself because it sure was too much cheese already.
I added about 500g of pasta around the feta cheese. I realized my dish was definitely too small.
I decided to use another dish to make sure there was enough room to add the rest of the ingredients. While not my best work, it looked okay.
At this point, I had the pasta, the feta cheese, mozzarella, Parmesan, and garlic mash – bearing in mind there were two blocks of feta, a whole pack of shredded Mozzarella, and half a pack of grated Parmesan. It was time to add the liquid.
I decided to buy dairy-free milk as I thought it wouldn’t hurt to have less dairy in this dish. I soon realized this was a big mistake. I mixed everything together around the blocks of feta.
I added the tomato and basil sauce – you can never really go wrong with pasta sauce. It added a bit of color and taste. I figured the sourness of the tomatoes would help balance out all that cheese.
Came the time to put the dishes into the oven. I followed the instructions and put the oven at 350 F for 50 minutes.
In the meantime, I counted the amount of calories in this dish – 2.3210 – then I reminded myself of all the comments I had seen of people reacting to the TikTok:
“Italians are crying watching the amount of cheese and ingredients added to the pasta.”
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“I love cheese, I’d even say I’m addicted to it. But that much cheese horrified me.”
or even: “I’d be in the bathroom for hours.”
I didn’t know what to expect, but it certainly did not look appetizing. I took a wooden spoon and started mixing it all together, breaking down the blocks of feta cheese, while trying not to spill anything.
The non-Italian in me started adding pepperoni slices and even more mozzarella to one of the dishes as instructed. I left one dish without the added cheese, thinking it might just be too much – and back to the oven they went.
Your da! Fresh out of the oven I must admit it looked pretty yummy. I hurriedly served myself a portion of this very cheesy pizza pasta dish.
It looked like lasagna, but with a ton of cheese and pepperoni slices. It was time to put this dish to the test.
I had a smile on my face, but it didn’t last long. Five mouthfuls later, I couldn’t eat any more. It was what the French would call a sacrilege.
This probably was one of the worst dishes I have ever made. Not because I messed up the recipe, but because it was just so rich and so cheesy. I genuinely don’t know how anyone could eat this. My stomach still hurts – and I may never be able to eat cheese again.
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