My Aunt Norma gave me this cavatini recipe, and my husband and I love it! Easy to substitute your favorite ingredients like a can of drained black olives.
Prep
21 min
Cook
44 min
Servings
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
1
, 32 ounce
16 ounces fresh mushrooms
, sliced
2 cups sliced and quartered pepperoni
1 green bell pepper
, chopped
1 yellow onion
, chopped
1
, 6 ounce
1 clove garlic
, minced
1 cup rigatoni pasta
1 cup rotini pasta
1 cup macaroni
1 pound ricotta cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
, divided
0.25 cups grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
1
Combine spaghetti sauce, mushrooms, pepperoni, green pepper, onion, tomato paste, and garlic in a large saucepan. Cover; simmer for one hour.
2
Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Stir in rigatoni, rotini, and macaroni and return to a boil. Cook pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes; drain.
3
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
4
Combine pasta, ricotta, 1 1/2 cups mozzarella, and Parmesan; add to a 9x13 inch baking dish, alternating and ending with sauce mixture. Top with remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella.
5
Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition per serving
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