Fusilli with Three Cheese and Red Bell Pepper

By doodanger

Ingredients

• 4 tbsp. butter
• 2 red bell peppers, cut into thin strips
• 1 tsp. salt
• 3.4 pound fusilli (about 4-5 cups)
• 1/4 lb. fontina cheese, grated (about 1 cup)
• 3 oz. mozzarella cheese, grated (about 3/4 cup)
• 6 tbsp. parmesan grated, plus more for serving
• 1/4 tsp. fresh ground black pepper

Details

Preparation time 25mins
Cooking time 25mins

Preparation

Step 1

In medium frying pan, melt 1 tbsp. of the butter over moderately low heat. Add the bell peppers and 1/4 tsp. of the salt and cook until soft, about 10 minutes.

Heat the broiler. Butter a large shallow baking dish.

In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the fusilli until just done, about 13 minutes. Drain and return to the pot. Toss the pasta with the remaining 3 tbsp. butter and 3/4 tsp. salt, the sauteed bell peppers, the fontina, mozzarella, 3 tbsp. of the parmesan, and the black pepper.

Transfer the pasta to the prepared baking dish and sprinkle the remaining 3 tbsp. parmesan over the top. Broil until the top starts to turn brown, 3 -4 minutres. Serve with additional parmesan.