Sausage And Mashed Potato Bake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb Italian sausage
3 cups mashed potatoes
1 cup chopped onion
3/4 cup green bell pepper, chopped
3 cloves minced fresh garlic, to taste
2 tablespoons oil
2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms (can use canned also if desired, but fresh is better!)
2 cups chopped fresh tomatoes
3/4 cup sliced ripe olives, drained,to taste
1 teaspoon dried basil
salt and pepper
1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese, to taste
1 -2 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley or 1 -2 teaspoon dried parsley flakes

Preparation

Set oven to 350 degrees.
Grease a 9-inch square baking dish.
In a skillet, cook the sausage until no longer pink; drain fat, can cut in large pieces or leave whole.
Place in the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
Top/spread evenly with the 3 cups of mashed potatoes.
In the same skillet, saute the onion, garlic and green pepper in oil for 5 minutes, or until the veggies are crisp-tender.
Stir in mushrooms, tomatoes, olives, basil, salt and pepper; mix to combine (do not cook).
Spoon over potatoes to within 1-inch of edge.
Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and the chopped parsley on top.
Bake, uncovered for 30-35 minutes, or until the top is lightly browned.