Urky Lurky

Chef #1385077's Note:

Awesome dish to make for guests or any night of the week! This is a family favorite...my Grandma gave it to me (she said she got the recipe from an Emril show/cookbook). I made 3 lbs. of it and it was gone in 2 days! A great recipe to make if you have a bunch of veggies and odd ingredients lying around! *it seems time consuming but totally worth it in the end!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 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)
• ½ 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
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• ½ 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:

1. 1. Cook pasta thoroughly and place in a HUGE bowl. Cover to keep warm.
2. 2. Cook broccoli florets for 5-10 minutes, and place in pasta bowl when done. Cover.
3. 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. 4. Take 1 1/2 Tablespoons of oil from the 1/2 cup and add to skillet.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 6. Mix, mix, mix! Mix very well until all pasta is covered in ingredients.
8. Serve warm or chilled topped with some Parm.
9. 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!
10. 7. Enjoy!
11. *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.