Creamy Tomato Pasta

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

Ingredients

• 1 onion, quartered (approx. 120 g)
• 2 cloves garlic
• 20 g olive oil
• 400 g canned chopped tomatoes
• 500 g vegetable stock
• 300 g dried short pasta (e.g., penne, fusilli)
• 100 g cooking cream
• 50 g Parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 tsp salt
• 0.5 tsp black pepper
• Fresh basil leaves, for garnish

Instructions

1. Place onion and garlic in the mixing bowl. Chop 3 sec/Speed 5. Scrape down sides of the bowl with the spatula.
2. Add olive oil. Sauté 5 min/120°C/Speed 1.
3. Add chopped tomatoes and vegetable stock to the bowl.
4. Add dried pasta. Cook 12 min/100°C/Reverse/Speed 1. Place the simmering basket on the lid instead of the measuring cup to prevent splatter and allow for some evaporation. Pause, scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl with the spatula, check the pasta's doneness, and add another 3-5 minutes/100°C/Reverse/Speed 1 if needed, or until pasta is al dente.
5. Add cooking cream, grated Parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper to the bowl. Cook 2 min/90°C/Reverse/Speed 2 to combine and thicken slightly.
6. Serve immediately, garnished with fresh basil leaves.

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