Penne In Creamy Garlic Cheese Sauce (ww)

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 garlic cloves, peeled
• 3 cups small broccoli florets
• 6 ounces penne pasta
• 2 cups evaporated skim milk
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 ounces reduced-fat cheddar cheese, grated
• 1 1/2 ounces parmesan cheese, freshly grated
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 in large pot of boiling water, cook garlic 3 minutes, until softened.
• 2 with slotted spoon, remove garlic from water.
• 3 mince garlic; set aside.
• 4 in same pot of boiling water, cook broccoli 3 minutes, until bright green and just softened.
• 5 with slotted spoon, remove broccoli from water; set aside.
• 6 in same pot of boiling water, cook penne 8-10 minutes, until tender.
• 7 drain, discarding liquid; set aside.
• 8 meanwhile, in large nonstick skillet, with wire whisk, combine milk and flour, blending until flour is dissolved.
• 9 cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with wire whisk, 4 minutes, until mixture is bubbling and thickened; stir in minced garlic.
• 10 reduce heat to low.
• 11 add cheddar and parmesan cheeses, pepper and salt to milk mixture; cook, stirring constantly, until cheeses are melted.
• 12 stir in cooked broccoli and penne; cook, stirring frequently, just until heated through.
• 13 serving (1 1/2 cups) provides: 1 milk, 1 1/2 vegetables, 1 protein, 2 breads, 10 optional calories.
• 14 per serving: 384 calories, 6 g total fat, 4 g saturated fat, 21 mg cholesterol, 590 mg sodium, 56 g total carbohydrate, 5 g dietary fiber, 27 g protein, 673 mg calcium; 7 points.