Vegetable pasta sauce
Vegetable pasta sauce is a classic tomato-based sauce with button mushrooms, onions and garlic, all prepped in the TM7 in seconds. The Thermomix chops the aromatics evenly and cooks the sauce hands-free, giving a rich, silky result. Ideal for a quick weeknight dinner with any pasta, finished with fresh basil and Parmesan.
About this recipe
Vegetable pasta sauce Thermomix TM7 recipes are the answer to every hectic evening when you still want something homemade and nourishing on the table. This all-in-one kitchen machine takes tinned chopped tomatoes, button mushrooms, onions and a garlic clove and turns them into a rich, aromatic Italian-style sauce with barely any effort. The TM7 chopping function reduces your prep work to seconds, while hands-free simmering lets the tomatoes and mushrooms develop a deep, slow-cooked taste as you boil the pasta alongside. Fresh basil stirred through at the end lifts the whole pan, and a shower of grated Parmesan finishes it off beautifully. As a vegetarian quick weeknight dinner it is hard to beat: budget-friendly, freezer-friendly and endlessly adaptable to whatever vegetables you have left in the fridge. One sauce, endless pasta nights, and only a single bowl to wash up.
Preparation tips
- For a chunkier sauce, halve the button mushrooms before adding them so they keep their bite; for a silkier result, blend a portion of the finished sauce briefly and stir it back through the pan.
- Double the batch and freeze half in portions; this tomato and mushroom sauce thaws perfectly and gives you an instant pasta night solution for busy weeks when cooking from scratch is not an option.
- Make it kid-friendly by grating a carrot into the sauce unnoticed; its natural sweetness softens the acidity of the tinned tomatoes without adding any sugar.
Recipe variations
- Vegan version: simply leave out the optional Parmesan or replace it with nutritional yeast, and finish the mushroom and tomato sauce with the fresh basil and a splash of olive oil for extra richness.
- Seasonal festive variation: add diced courgette and red pepper in summer, or roasted pumpkin cubes in autumn, and finish with a pinch of chilli flakes for a warmer, heartier pasta sauce.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- Chopping the onions and garlic in the TM7 takes mere seconds, giving an even base for the sauce without tears or a cutting board.
- Mixing at the start distributes the olive oil evenly through the onions, creating a fragrant foundation for the tomato sauce.
- Weigh the tinned tomatoes and olive oil directly in the mixing bowl, so you follow the recipe precisely without an extra scale to wash.
- Heating the sauce happens at a controlled temperature, letting the mushrooms and tomatoes simmer gently without sticking or burning.
- Grating the Parmesan finely in the TM7 produces a fluffy topping that melts instantly over the hot pasta.
Ingredients
- onions
- garlic clove
- olive oil
- carrots
- courgettes
- button mushrooms
- tinned chopped tomatoes
- salt
- ground black pepper
- dried basil