
Poor Man’s Spam

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thank you for this! i just stocked up on spam and was looking for new ways to cook it lol. 😉
Hi Libby , we too grew up eating Spam , fried mostly with breakfast or on sandwiches ! I am making this for my second family ( my residents at my job ) I am sure they will love it ! It surely will be a great conversation starter , thanks for posting <3
Hi Kim! My hubby loves fried Spam! Let me know if you have any questions about the recipe 🙂
Hi Libby! I just hopped over from The Country Cook! It's great to 'meet' you!
It's a small world! My hubby is retired military and we were stationed at Barksdale too. (we lived on Earhart)My father retired at Barksdale so I lived in Bossier for 17 yrs! I was just down there last week.
Another thing…when my father was in the Air Force we were stationed on Guam for 2 1/2 years and I LOVED it there!
I'll be back to read more! You have a new follower!
My very dear friend's husband is Chamorro…and though I love some of the dishes she taught me to make, I could never understand the fascination with SPAM in Guam!
LOL
@ LJ-You are welcome 🙂
@ Tina-It's nice to meet someone who is from this part of the US 😉 That's so neat! Welcome to the blog 😉
@ Conni-LOL…I have to laugh at your comment because I totally understand…and I'm Chamorro..LOL. I've never liked Spam unless it was in this dish…I won't eat it on a regular basis though…lol. My parents on the other hand, loved the stuff 🙂
I really enjoyed reading your post about your childhood, and spam. I too have fond memories in the kitchen with my mom, and cooking with spam.
She used to make scrambled eggs with diced spam, and sauteed onions.
I actually like the dish you made with it, and most people probably don't realize it that Spam is made with 90% pork shoulder meat, 10% pork leg, and the side, which is considered ham.
They have to use sodium nitrite in order to preserve the color…other than that, it's low sodium, and not high in cholesterol.
Just wanted to pass this along.
Trust me, during our hurricane season in S. Florida, we stock up on Spam:DDD
This looks good.I dont get to eat spam that often but I love spam musubi 🙂 Thanks for sharing this.
We used to eat Spam too when I was little, but we never had it all fancied up like this! All I remember is that my Dad would slice it, fry it, and then we'd eat it with eggs for breakfast. I haven't had it for ages!
@ Elisabeth-Yummmm! Scrambled eggs with diced spam and onions sound good 🙂 I'm not much of a Spam eater but that seriously does sound delish. Thank you for letting us in on that little secret about it too 😉
@ Alisa-You are welcome for sharing 😉
@ Scrambledhen-When we had a few cans left over we would it like that too 😉 Haven't eaten it that way in a loooong while though.
I remember my mom spreading mustard over the whole piece of Spam and baking it. My husband turned his nose up at this way. His favorite way is cold right out of the can. Will try this recipe.
We've never tried that with Spam. I'm going to have to give that a try 😉
My husband loves Spam!! Thank you for the delicious recipe!!
Had some night before last. I don’t understand why it became expensive?? I usually fry it in butter or oleo.
I have not noticed the price change lately. I wonder why it went up? Haven’t tried to fry it in butter yet. May have to try that soon 🙂
Yes, even at Costco I consider it expensive and corned beef in the can too. I use spam every once in a while and enjoy it but not sure I would like it every day. This recipe sounds like something I would try at least once, who knows maybe it will be a keeper.
My family not a fan of spam thinking of using diced fully cooked ham, how much do you think and do you think that’s a good idea. Don’t want to waste ingredients if wouldn’t taste good sounds good to me,though.
We have never tried it with cooked ham, however, the taste of ham and spam are similar so it may work. I would start with just 1 cup of diced ham and if you feel like you should add more, then do it 😉 Hope it turns out well for you 🙂
Hi Libby: I love Spam, and I always have a couple of cans in my pantry. I buy the ‘Lite Spam’, b/c it contains less sodium, fat, & calories, but it still tastes terrific. I’ve used SPAM in place of diced ham in casseroles, and also in Pea Salad many times. Also, it’s great when lightly grilled to make “Hawaiian Sandwiches”: > One “King’s Hawaiian Bun”, a leaf of Boston Lettuce, a slice of grilled pineapple, 2 ‘rings’ (not slices) of red onion, a slice of lightly grilled Spam, and a generous smear of softened cream cheese.
Nevertheless, your dish sounds super tasty & easy, so I’ll make it very soon. Please tell what size cans of green beans and tomatoes to use in this recipe.
Hi Angelina! I believe I answered this through email already, however, I just use a 14.5 oz. can of regular cut green beans and a 10.02 oz. can of Rotel tomatoes 😉 Hope that helps some 🙂
I just got here because I saw the recipe for spam. I want to make it soon. I didn’t know that there was a lite spam good to know.
Yes…I believe Walmart has the Lite Spam. Hope you enjoy the recipe 😉
SPAM now comes in 13 pork flavors and roasted turkey. Your recipe sounds like it would work with all 14.
Thank you Elbert. I think it probably would work for all 14 flavors 😉