Dracula's Revenge

Ingredients

 * 2 whole garlic heads
 * 1 pound sweet turkey Italian sausage
 * 1 teaspoon chopped fresh or 1/4 teaspoon dried sage
 * 1 teaspoon chopped fresh or 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
 * 2 tablespoons butter or stick margarine
 * 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
 * 6 cups 1% low-fat milk
 * 1 cup (4 ounces) grated fresh Parmesan cheese
 * 2/3 cup (about 2 1/2 ounces) shredded Gruyère or Swiss cheese
 * 1/2 teaspoon salt
 * 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
 * 8 cups hot cooked penne (about 1 pound uncooked tube-shaped pasta) or rigatoni
 * Cooking spray

Directions

 * 1) Preheat oven to 350 F.
 * 2) Remove white papery skin from garlic heads (do not peel or separate the cloves).
 * 3) Wrap each head separately in foil. Bake at 350F for 1 hour; cool 10 minutes.
 * 4) Separate cloves; squeeze to extract garlic pulp. Discard skins. Set garlic aside.
 * 5) Increase oven temperature to 400 F.
 * 6) Remove casings from sausage. Cook sausage in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until browned, stirring to crumble.
 * 7) Remove from pan with a slotted spoon.
 * 8) Place sausage in a large bowl; stir in sage and rosemary.
 * 9) Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Add the flour to melted butter, stirring with a whisk.
 * 10) Gradually add the milk; cook until slightly thick, stirring constantly with a whisk (about 10 minutes).
 * 11) Stir in roasted garlic, cheeses, salt, and pepper. Remove mixture from heat.
 * 12) Add 5 1/2 cups cheese sauce and cooked pasta to sausage, stirring to coat.
 * 13) Spoon pasta mixture in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
 * 14) Top with remaining sauce.
 * 15) Bake at 400F for 15 minutes or until thoroughly heated.

Yield: 10 servings

Nutritional Information
CALORIES 434(30% from fat); FAT 14.4g (sat 7.2g,mono 4.5g,poly 2g); PROTEIN 26.3g; CHOLESTEROL 57 mg; CALCIUM 425 mg; SODIUM 700 mg; FIBER 1.4g; IRON 3 mg; CARBOHYDRATE 48.7g Cooking Light, OCTOBER 2000

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