Urky Lurky

Name: Urky Lurky
Ingredients: 1 lb pasta; 1 head fresh broccoli, cut into florets; 1 lb Italian sausage (links or ground); 4 ounces genoa salami (oscar meyer pre-packaged works fine); 1/2 cup olive oil; 1 large onion, chopped; 1 large green bell pepper, chopped; 2 tablespoons minced garlic or 2 tablespoons garlic powder; 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves; 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano; 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (can use 1/4 tsp....use sparingly); 8 ounces cubed mozzarella cheese; 1 (8 ounce) can green and black olives; 2 tablespoons parsley flakes; parmesan cheese, to sprinkle on top

15 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

1 lb pasta
1 head fresh broccoli, cut into florets
1 lb Italian sausage (links or ground)
4 ounces genoa salami (oscar meyer pre-packaged works fine)
1/2 cup olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
1 large green bell pepper, chopped
2 tablespoons minced garlic or 2 tablespoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (can use 1/4 tsp....use sparingly)
8 ounces cubed mozzarella cheese
1 (8 ounce) can green and black olives
2 tablespoons parsley flakes
parmesan cheese, to sprinkle on top

Directions

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1. Cook pasta thoroughly and place in a HUGE bowl. Cover to keep warm.
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2. Cook broccoli florets for 5-10 minutes, and place in pasta bowl when done. Cover.
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3. On Medium-High heat, brown sausage and drain. Add salami and cook for additional 2 minutes. Add to pasta bowl and cover. *Make sure sausage and salami are bite sized*.
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4. Take 1 1/2 Tablespoons of oil from the 1/2 cup and add to skillet.
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5. Add onions and peppers and cook until soft. Add garlic, basil, oregano and crushed pepper to skillet and cook 1 minute. Add to pasta bowl.
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5. Add remaining oil and olives and parsley. Wait a few minutes to add the cheese so that it doesn't melt, unless you would like melty cheese, which also tastes good.
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6. Mix, mix, mix! Mix very well until all pasta is covered in ingredients.
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Serve warm or chilled topped with some Parm.
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I have only eaten it warm and it's probably best that way -- but I'm sure cold would taste similar to pasta salad -- mm!
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7. Enjoy!
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*cooking times may vary -- everytime I ever made this I was distracted in one way or another so you might be able to make this more quickly than I did.