Rotini Pizza Bake

• 1 box (13.25 Oz. Size) Rotini Pasta
• 1 cup Green Bell Pepper, Chopped
• 1 cup Mushrooms, Chopped
• 1 jar (32 Oz. Size) Marinara Sauce
• 4 ounces, weight Pepperoni Slices, Cut In Half
• 15 whole Pitted Black Olives, Sliced In Half Lengthwise
• 2 cups Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese, Shredded, Divided

1. 1.
2. Cook pasta in boiling salted water, draining 2 minutes before done.
3. For example, if the directions on the box say to cook for 10 minutes, drain the pasta after 8 minutes.
4. Set aside to cool.
5. 2.
6. While pasta cooks, saute bell pepper and mushrooms in a nonstick pan until tender, about 10 minutes.
7. 3.
8. In a large bowl, combine pasta, vegetables, marinara sauce, pepperoni, black olives, and half of the cheese.
9. 4.
10. Spray a casserole dish with nonstick spray and pack pasta mixture into the casserole pan.
11. The full recipe will fill a 9 x 13 pan, several single-serve ramekins, or a muffin pan.
12. Sprinkle the remaining cheese evenly over the top.
13. 5.
14. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 30 minutes, or until the cheese melts and browns on top.
15. Let cool about 10 minutes, then dig in!

rotini pasta, green bell pepper, mushrooms, pepperoni, black olives, mozzarella cheese

Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/rotini-pizza-bake/ (may not work)