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, quartered
• 2 cloves garlic
• 20 g olive oil
• 400 g canned chopped tomatoes
• 600 g water or vegetable stock
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp dried oregano or Italian herbs
• 300 g dried pasta (e.g., penne, fusilli)
• 100 g cooking cream (single cream)
• 50 g Parmesan cheese, grated, plus extra for serving
• Fresh basil leaves, for garnish (optional)

Instructions

1. Add onion and garlic to the mixing bowl. Chop 3 sec / Speed 5. Scrape down sides of the bowl.
2. Add olive oil. Sauté 5 min / 120°C / Speed 1.
3. Add canned chopped tomatoes, water or vegetable stock, salt, black pepper, and dried oregano. Cook 5 min / 100°C / Speed 1 to bring to a boil.
4. Add the dried pasta to the mixing bowl. Cook for the time indicated on the pasta package (typically 10-14 minutes) / 100°C / Reverse / Speed 1. Ensure pasta is mostly submerged; if not, gently push it down with the spatula.
5. Pause the machine. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl to ensure no pasta is sticking. Check the liquid level and pasta consistency. Continue cooking if needed.
6. Once pasta is al dente, add cooking cream and grated Parmesan cheese. Cook 2 min / 90°C / Reverse / Speed 1-2.
7. Serve immediately, garnished with fresh basil leaves and extra grated Parmesan cheese, if desired.

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