Urky Lurky
- 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
- 1. Cook pasta thoroughly and place in a HUGE bowl. Cover to keep warm.
- 2. Cook broccoli florets for 5-10 minutes, and place in pasta bowl when done. Cover.
- 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*.
- 4. Take 1 1/2 Tablespoons of oil from the 1/2 cup and add to skillet.
- 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.
- 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.
- 6. Mix, mix, mix! Mix very well until all pasta is covered in ingredients.
- Serve warm or chilled topped with some Parm.
- 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!
- 7. Enjoy!
- *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.
pasta, broccoli, italian sausage, genoa salami, olive oil, onion, green bell pepper, garlic, basil, oregano, red pepper, mozzarella cheese, green and, parsley flakes, parmesan cheese
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/urky-lurky-390513 (may not work)