Low-Fat Linguine with Tomatoes and 'Cream'

Name: Low-Fat Linguine with Tomatoes and 'Cream'
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons olive oil; 1 cup chopped onion; 1 clove garlic, minced (or more); 1 (1 lb) can stewed tomatoes; 1 teaspoon dried basil; 1/8 teaspoon pepper; 1/2 cup evaporated skim milk; 8 ounces linguine; 3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese

Submitted by GinnyP

"This is incredibly rich-tasting!"

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 9
Serves:: 4

ingredients

2 teaspoons olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
1 clove garlic, minced (or more)
1 (1 lb) can stewed tomatoes
1 teaspoon dried basil
¹⁄₈ teaspoon pepper
¹⁄₂ cup evaporated skim milk
8 ounces linguine
3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese

directions

Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
Add onions and garlic.
Cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
Add stewed tomatoes, basil, and pepper; bring to boiling.
Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
Stir in milk and continue to simmer 5 minutes more.
While sauce is cooking, prepare linguine according to package directions; drain.
Add cooked linguine to tomato mixture, along with parmesan cheese.
Toss until pasta is coated with sauce.
Serve.

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Reviews

What a delicious meat free meal. I used spaghetti in place of the linguine, and will definitely keep this as a regular for our meatless meal nights. The skim evaporated milk does indeed make this pasta 'creamy' and its so quick to put together.

ltdsaloon16r
I found the evaporated skim milk made the consistency of the sauce a bit odd. It was almost curdled. This wasn't bad, but it wasn't a 5 star meal either. You can definitely tell that it's low fat.

HoserLauren
This was good but not great. I thought the evap milk didn't really do enough to the sauce to warrent the use of it at all. Sorry, maybe I did something wrong.

Ilysse
Really nice recipe. I ended adding a bit more stewed toms because I didn't want to waste them, so I added 1/4 tsp more basil and 1 clove more garlic. Very sweet and comforting. I used an Artisan pasta, but I think it would be perfect with Linguini. Garlic bread would just be sensational w/ it. Thanks for the keeper!

Chef Pollo
What a great, flavorful, healthy meal! I use Rontini or penne barilla plus pasta and extra garlic - absolutely genius! Thanks for the recipe!!

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Tweaks

What a delicious meat free meal. I used spaghetti in place of the linguine, and will definitely keep this as a regular for our meatless meal nights. The skim evaporated milk does indeed make this pasta 'creamy' and its so quick to put together.

ltdsaloon16r