Creamy tomato pasta

Here is a recipe to use your free diced tomatoes with. This is also an excellent recipe for food storage, if you didn't use the sausage, substituted fresh onions for dry minced onions, and substituted garlic for garlic powder, you would be using all pantry items for this meal.

Creamy Tomato Pasta

1 12 oz pkg bow tie pasta
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 lb. sweet Italian sausage, casings removed and crumbled
½ tsp. red pepper flakes
½ c. diced onion
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 28oz. Italian style diced tomatoes
1 ½ c. evaporated milk
½ tsp. salt

*can add mushrooms
*can add Parmesan cheese

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in boiling water for 8 to 10 mins, or until dente; drain. Heat oil in a large , deep skillet over medium heat. Cook sausage and pepper flakes until sausage is evenly brown. Stir in onion and garlic, and cook until onion is tender. Stir in tomatoes, evaporated milk and salt. Simmer until mixture thickens, 8 to 10 mins. Stir cooked pasta into sauce, and heat through. Serves 6.