Ingredients

• 1 lb pasta, curls (recommend campagnelle by Barilla, short fusilli or cavatappi pasta may be substituted)
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 1/2 cup parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated, a couple handfuls
• fresh parsley, finely chopped, a handful
• 1/2 cup pepperoni, sliced and cut into thin strips
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan
• 1 bell pepper, seeded, quartered and thinly sliced
• 1 onion, quartered then thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, sliced
• 12 cremini mushrooms, thinly sliced (baby portabellos)
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• salt
• 3/4 lb fresh mozzarella cheese or 3/4 lb smoked provolone cheese, sliced thin