Homemade Spinach Pasta

Making pasta has never been easier especially in the thermomix and you will love this recipe for homemade spinach pasta. What I love about this recipe is it quick and easy and doesn’t require a pasta machine! With just a handful of ingredients you will have the best pasta on your kitchen table with very little effort. Delicious served with a simple pesto sauce or a rich meat topping this goes with any of your favourite pasta sauce.

If you have been lucky enough to travel to Italy you will know the difference between fresh and dried pasta. There’s just no contest as fresh pasta melts in the mouth. Fresh pasta needs only a simple sauce to make it delicious and you can even have it plain with a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkling of fresh parmesan. You can cut it as long or short as you like before drying it to prepare it for cooking. I like to cut mine short for easy eating but long works well too. You can use this recipe for ravioli, tagliatelli, ribbon pasta in fact any shape you like!

Why You Will Love This Homemade Spinach Pasta

• It’s pasta. Most of us love pasta young or old, short or tall. Italian or not. For a lot of us it’s the first meal we tasted or the first meal we have cooked. There aren’t many students who don’t have pasta as the main part of their weekly recipe list. Even for those where pasta isn’t their first love will like this recipe.
• Quick and easy to make. This homemade spinach pasta is made in minutes in your thermomix. You simply cook the spinach first then add it to the remaining ingredients.
• Hidden vegetable. This is perfect for fussy eaters who aren’t fond of vegetables. You can serve this without a veggie sauce knowing at least there is some veggie in it. But shhh the fussy child doesn’t need to know that yet.
• Can be made ahead. As homemade pasta needs some drying time you can make it the day before and then it’s ready to cook. It takes the hassle out of cooking on the day. It can be stored in an airtight container so you can make it up to a week in advance.
• Freezable. The beauty about this recipe is you can freeze the pasta once it has dried! That means you can have pasta available whenever you like.
• No need for a pasta machine. This pasta dough can be rolled very thinly and cut into strips before drying. You can also use a pasta machine if you want it to be super thin.

Ingredients For This Homemade Spinach Pasta

• Spinach. Use fresh spinach if you can, however, frozen spinach works well too. Make sure you squeeze the excess water out of the spinach once cooked.
• Eggs. I like to use organic hen eggs as the yolk adds to the rich flavour of the pasta. You can also use duck eggs or any shop bought eggs.
• Salt. Himalayan salt is my favourite salt to use for its antioxidant qualities.
• Flour. You can buy pasta flour in specialist cooking or health food stores. Pasta flour makes it easier to work with when rolling, however spelt or plain flour also works very well.
• Olive Oil. Use extra virgin olive oil where possible. By using olive oil the pasta stays fresh for longer.

If you love pasta then try my recipe for Clams With Prosciutto and Spaghetti. You will love it!

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