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 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.