Creamy Tomato Pasta with Spinach

Thermomix recipe: Creamy Tomato Pasta with Spinach. 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
• 100 g tomato paste
• 400 g chopped tomatoes (canned)
• 500 g vegetable stock
• 200 g water
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 250 g short pasta (e.g., penne, fusilli)
• 100 g fresh spinach
• 50 g cream (or crème fraîche)
• 50 g Parmesan cheese, grated (plus extra for serving)

Instructions

1. Add onion and garlic to the mixing bowl. Chop 3 sec / Speed 5. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula.
2. Add olive oil. Sauté 3 min / 120°C / Speed 1.
3. Add tomato paste. Sauté 2 min / 120°C / Speed 1.
4. Add chopped tomatoes, vegetable stock, water, salt, and pepper. Place the simmering basket on the lid instead of the measuring cup to allow for evaporation. Bring to a boil 5 min / 100°C / Speed 1.
5. Add pasta. Cook according to package instructions minus 2 minutes (e.g., if package says 10 min, cook for 8 min) / 100°C / Reverse / Speed 1.
6. Pause the machine after half of the pasta cooking time (e.g., after 4 minutes for an 8-minute cook). Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl with a spatula, ensuring pasta is submerged and moving freely. Adjust liquid if needed by adding a splash of hot water if the mixture appears too dry. Continue cooking.
7. Add fresh spinach and cream to the bowl. Cook 2 min / 90°C / Reverse / Speed 1.
8. Add grated Parmesan cheese. Mix 30 sec / 90°C / Reverse / Speed 1 to combine and prevent sticking.
9. Serve immediately with extra Parmesan cheese, if desired.

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