Creamy Tomato and Spinach Pasta

Thermomix recipe: Creamy Tomato and Spinach Pasta. Ready in 32 minutes. Serves 4. Step-by-step Thermomix instructions on Chef Amai.

Ingredients

• 1 onion, quartered
• 2 cloves garlic
• 20 g olive oil
• 400 g canned diced tomatoes
• 500 g vegetable stock
• 250 g dry pasta (e.g., penne, fusilli)
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• ½ tsp salt, or to taste
• ¼ tsp black pepper, or to taste
• 100 g fresh spinach
• 100 g cooking cream (dairy or plant-based)
• Fresh basil or grated Parmesan cheese, for serving (optional)

Instructions

1. Add onion and garlic to the mixing bowl. Chop 3 sec/Speed 5. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with the spatula.
2. Add olive oil. Sauté 5 min/120°C/Speed 1.
3. Add diced tomatoes, vegetable stock, dried oregano, salt, and pepper to the bowl. Cook 10 min/100°C/Speed 1, placing the simmering basket on the lid instead of the measuring cup to allow for evaporation and prevent splatter.
4. Add the dry pasta to the bowl. Cook according to package instructions (typically 10-12 min) / 98°C / Reverse / Speed 2, with the simmering basket on the lid. After 5-6 minutes of cooking, pause the machine, scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl with the spatula, check the consistency, and ensure the pasta is submerged in the liquid. Continue cooking.
5. Add fresh spinach and cooking cream to the bowl. Cook 2 min/90°C/Reverse/Speed 1 to wilt the spinach and heat through the cream.
6. Serve immediately, garnished with fresh basil or grated Parmesan cheese, if desired.

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