Creamy Tomato Pasta

Thermomix recipe: Creamy Tomato Pasta. Ready in 30 minutes. Serves 2. Step-by-step Thermomix instructions on Chef Amai.

Ingredients

• 80 g onion, quartered
• 1 clove garlic
• 20 g olive oil
• 400 g crushed tomatoes (canned)
• 200 g water (or vegetable stock)
• 0.5 tsp salt
• 0.25 tsp black pepper
• 150 g dried pasta (e.g., penne, fusilli)
• 50 g cooking cream (or crème fraîche)
• 30 g Parmesan cheese, grated
• Fresh basil leaves, for garnish

Instructions

1. Add onion (80 g) and garlic (1 clove) to the mixing bowl. Chop 3 sec / Speed 5. Scrape down sides with spatula.
2. Add olive oil (20 g). Sauté 5 min / 120°C / Speed 1.
3. Add crushed tomatoes (400 g), water (200 g), salt (0.5 tsp), and black pepper (0.25 tsp). Cook 10 min / 100°C / Speed 1. Place the simmering basket on the mixing bowl lid instead of the measuring cup to prevent splatter and allow for some evaporation.
4. Add dried pasta (150 g) through the lid opening. Cook 10 min / 100°C / Reverse / Speed 1.5, or according to package instructions for al dente, adjusting time as needed. After 5 minutes, pause, scrape down sides and bottom of the bowl with the spatula, ensuring pasta is submerged. Adjust liquid if needed.
5. Once pasta is cooked al dente, add cooking cream (50 g) and grated Parmesan cheese (30 g). Cook 2 min / 90°C / Reverse / Speed 1.
6. Serve immediately, garnished with fresh basil leaves and extra grated Parmesan cheese if desired.

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