Quick Creamy Tomato Pasta
Thermomix recipe: Quick 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 crushed tomatoes (passata)
- 500 g vegetable stock
- 300 g short pasta (e.g., penne, fusilli)
- 60 g cream cheese
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- Fresh basil leaves, for garnish (optional)
- Parmesan cheese, grated, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Place onion and garlic in the mixing bowl. Chop 3 sec / Speed 5. Scrape down sides of bowl.
- Add olive oil. Sauté 3 min / 120°C / Speed 1.
- Add crushed tomatoes, vegetable stock, dried oregano, salt, and pepper to the mixing bowl.
- Add pasta to the mixing bowl. Ensure pasta is submerged in liquid. Cook 12-15 min / 100°C / Reverse / Speed 2, or according to package directions, placing the simmering basket on the lid instead of the measuring cup to prevent splattering and allow for evaporation.
- Pause and check: After 8 minutes, pause, scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl with the spatula, and check the pasta. If it looks too dry, add an extra 50-100 g of hot water or stock. Continue cooking.
- Once pasta is cooked al dente, add cream cheese to the mixing bowl. Cook 1 min / 90°C / Reverse / Speed 2 to melt and combine.
- Serve immediately, garnished with fresh basil and grated Parmesan cheese, if desired.
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