Creamy Tomato and Spinach Pasta

Thermomix recipe: Creamy Tomato and Spinach Pasta. Ready in 30 minutes. Serves 4. Step-by-step Thermomix instructions on Chef Amai.

Ingredients

• 1 onion, halved
• 2 cloves garlic
• 20 g olive oil
• 400 g canned chopped tomatoes
• 500 g vegetable stock (or water + 1 stock cube)
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• ½ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp black pepper
• 300 g dried short pasta (e.g., penne, fusilli)
• 100 g cooking cream (or single cream)
• 100 g fresh spinach
• Parmesan cheese, grated (for serving, optional)

Instructions

1. Place onion and garlic in the mixing bowl. Chop 3 sec / Speed 5. Scrape down sides of bowl.
2. Add olive oil. Sauté 3 min / 120°C / Speed 1.
3. Add canned chopped tomatoes, vegetable stock, dried oregano, salt, and pepper. Cook 5 min / 100°C / Speed 1.
4. Add dried pasta to the mixing bowl. Ensure pasta is mostly submerged in the liquid. Cook for the time indicated on the pasta package (e.g., 10-12 min) / 100°C / Reverse / Speed 1.
5. Mid-cook pause (after about half the pasta cooking time): Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl with the spatula to ensure pasta is not sticking and is cooking evenly. Check liquid level and add a splash more hot water if it looks too dry. Continue cooking.
6. Once pasta is al dente, add cooking cream and fresh spinach. Cook 2 min / 90°C / Reverse / Speed 1.
7. Check seasoning and adjust if necessary. Serve immediately, topped with grated Parmesan cheese if desired.

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