Dracula's revenge

[AndreaU]

This looks soooooo good- has anyone tried it yet? I'm waiting to make it for dinner when my husband & I are actually home together! Do you think it would be good without the sausage, though? We almost never buy meat though we do eat it from time to time. (October issue, page 130)

[lindrusso]

I haven't made it yet but I plan to this week. I think it would probably be good without meat too - maybe use shiitakes or other wild mushrooms to add some color and interest. Can't wait to get cooking...

[JillC]

This recipe looked really tasty to me, too. Although I don't usually cook with meat, I am planning on making this with the sausage. I think without, it would just be too similar to Alfredo sauce, which I find kind of boring.
If you make it without meat, let us know how it turns out!
Jill

[SueK]

I made this dish for dinner tonight. Two thumbs up from my husband and picky 4 year old! It was very easy to make; my only problem was that I just couldn't seem to get the sauce to thicken, so it seemed kind of soupy. Not sure why, as I did follow the recipe. Regardless, it was very tasty, and I think the leftovers will be great, as the pasta will have soaked up a lot of the extra sauce overnight. I'll definitely make this one again.

[SueK]

Originally posted by lindrusso:
I haven't made it yet but I plan to this week. I think it would probably be good without meat too - maybe use shiitakes or other wild mushrooms to add some color and interest. Can't wait to get cooking...

I made this with the meat, but I think it would be great with mushrooms instead. I'm the only one in the household that likes mushrooms, so I was outvoted on that idea!

[slknight]

Just made this tonight as well. I had trouble getting the sauce to thicken too. I had just read SueK's comments about that, so I cut the milk back to 4 cups instead of 6. Six cups of milk to 1/3 c flour seems a little high. Please let me know if anyone has better luck with that.

It was pretty good though, and I don't usually like creamy things. We often do a penne with turkey sausage and tomato sauce, so this was a nice change of pace.

[BevP]

No fair! I don't have the October Issue yet. What is it?

[mlynn]

I made this last night also. I couldn't get the sauce to thicken, even though I added cornstarch to it. My husband and I liked it, but thought it was a little bland. I think I would add more garlic next time, and perhaps a little red pepper.

[andi]

I just made this dish for dinner tonight and am so glad I read the comments before I attempted it. I used four cups of milk instead of six and had a perfect sauce. I goofed and bought pork italian sausage instead of turkey so decreased the amount I put in but it was really tasty. All members of the family really liked it. It took me a bit longer to put together than I would like but this recipe is a keeper!

[Jeanz]

We really liked this... I only used three cups of milk and found this incredibly rich and tasty. I used chicken sausage instead of turkey... I was amazed when I saw ten servings, but after tasting how creamy and rich it seemed, I found I was truly satisified with a smaller serving. My SO and I followed the two cooks article and the recipe went easily, and he enjoyed the dish, though he usually passes on cream sauces.

[Tiger]

This is one of my favorites.. I really didn't find the sauce all that runny once you baked it. It does make alot. good when you want leftovers.
Garlic builds up your immune system, so it's a good time of year to make this one.

[sushibones]

I made this several weeks ago and had the same problem with the sauce. I also wanted something (maybe roasted red peppers) to spice it up a little, even though I used hot italian sausage. I did find, however, that the flavors seemed to come together a bit better when I had the leftovers several days later. It's a recipe I'd still like to tweak a little bit.

[kwormann]

Believe it or not, ti very good cold, too http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif

Kim

[almiter]

I made this dish a while back and everyone in my family liked it. I did not find it that garlicky so next time I make it will add 1-2 cloves un-roasted garlic to recipe. I usually double the spices/salt for any CL recipe since I find them too bland, but that's just me. I froze the leftovers and it froze well- in fact tasted better. Don't recall having a problem with the sauce