Fusilli with Three Cheeses and Red Bell Pepper

The name of this recipe says it all. This is basically a macaroni and cheese dish that goes upscale with fontina, mozzarella and Parmesan with some red pepper strips thrown in.

This dish starts by sauteeing red bell pepper strips in a frying pan in butter for about 10 minutes until softened. Meanwhile fusilli pasta is cooked in the usual fashion. Once the pasta is done, it is drained and put back in the same pot. It is tossed with butter, salt, the sauteed bell peppers, and the 3 cheeses with a sprinkling of black pepper.

The whole mixture goes into a buttered baking dish and popped under the broiler with a little more Parmesan sprinkled over the top until the top starts to brown, about 3-4 minutes.

Delicious!