Creamy Tomato Pasta

Thermomix recipe: Creamy Tomato 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 chopped tomatoes (canned)
• 70 g tomato paste
• 600 g water
• 1 tsp vegetable stock paste or 1 stock cube
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 300 g dried short pasta (e.g., penne, fusilli)
• 100 g cooking cream (single cream)
• 50 g Parmesan cheese, grated

Instructions

1. Add onion and garlic to the mixing bowl. Chop 5 sec / Speed 5. Scrape down sides of mixing bowl.
2. Add olive oil. Sauté 3 min / 120°C / Speed 1.
3. Add chopped tomatoes, tomato paste, water, vegetable stock paste, salt, and pepper to the mixing bowl. Cook 5 min / 100°C / Speed 1.
4. Add dried pasta to the mixing bowl. Cook for the time indicated on the pasta package (usually 10-12 minutes) / 95°C / Reverse / Speed 1. Place the simmering basket on the mixing bowl lid instead of the measuring cup to prevent splatter and allow for evaporation.
5. Pause, scrape down the sides and bottom of the mixing bowl with the spatula to ensure all pasta is submerged and cooking evenly. Continue cooking if needed.
6. Add cooking cream and grated Parmesan cheese. Cook 2 min / 90°C / Reverse / Speed 1-2 to combine and melt the cheese.
7. Check seasoning and adjust if necessary. Serve immediately, garnished with fresh basil or extra Parmesan if desired.

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