Spam Broccoli Pasta Recipes

BROKEN PASTA WITH MUSHROOM, ONION, AND CRISPY SPAM®

Steps:

• Break each piece of bucatini into 4 pieces.
• Toast luncheon meat with 1 tablespoon olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Add crushed peppercorns and cook until meat is crispy, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
• Heat remaining oil in another pan over medium-low heat. Cook onion, covered, until soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Add sugar; cook, stirring every 2 to 3 minutes, until onion is very soft and browned, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Cook bucatini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 5 minutes. Drain.
• Add mushrooms, Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, salt, and black pepper to the pan with the onions. Stir and cover. Cook until mushrooms shrink and lose some moisture, about 5 minutes. Add butter; cook until flavors meld, about 3 minutes more. Add the crispy meat and Parmesan cheese. Stir.
• Drain pasta and stir into the mushroom mixture. Add mozzarella cheese. Increase heat to high and cover pan. Cook, stirring occasionally, until pasta develops a light crust, 3 to 5 minutes more.

SPAM PASTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook pasta 2 minutes under package directions. Drain.
• Meanwhile, in a large frying pan, melt butter. Sauté celery, onion and Spam until vegetables are just getting soft.
• Add soup, tomatoes and seasonings. Cook until well blended and heated through.
• Place pasta in a large casserole; add spam mixture and tomato sauce; tossing well to mix (can be frozen at this point).
• Cover tightly and cook in a 325° oven for 45 - 60 minutes.

SPAM & BROCCOLI PASTA

Steps:

• Cook Pasta to desired doneness.
• In a large skillet heat olive oil, add Spam, onions, broccoli & mushrooms (whatever kind you prefer), stir to coat, cover & cook until the broccoli is done to your taste (usually about 5 minutes for us, gives it a lovely intense green color).
• Add cooked pasta, Dale's & truffle butter (you can use regular butter if you don't have the truffle butter but if you can get your hands on some it really makes a difference! D'artagnon sells it on Amazon.com if you can't find locally), stir to combine, cover & cook for an additional 3 or 4 minutes & serve. Make sure not to add the Dale's any sooner as it will be too strong and take over the flavor of the veggies.
• Serve.

SKILLET BROCCOLI SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Thinly slice the garlic and transfer to a large (12-inch) skillet with high sides. Cut the florets off the broccoli, keeping as much of the branch connected to the trunk as possible. Peel the trunk and cut the trunk and branches into 1/2-inch pieces. Transfer to the skillet. Roughly chop the florets so even the biggest pieces fit on a soup spoon. Leave the florets on the cutting board.
• To the skillet, add the butter and anchovies, and set over medium-high. Cook, smashing the anchovies and stirring the butter, until the garlic and broccoli are softened, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add the spaghetti, the florets and any broccoli bits on the board, 2 teaspoons salt and the red-pepper flakes. Pour over 5 cups water. Bring to a boil over high, then cook, tossing often with tongs, until the spaghetti is al dente, 8 to 12 minutes. If the pasta is looking dry, add more water. Eat with grated Parmesan, if using.

BROCCOLI AND SPAM STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Vinaigrette
• Whisk garlic, oil, vinegar, and mint in a small bowl to combine; season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Assembly
• Hold broccoli so crown is resting against the cutting board and stem is pointing up and slice through stem all the way down through the crown to create ¼" -thick planks. Working one at a time, lay planks flat against the board and slice lengthwise through stems to create ¼"-thick strips with florets attached on top.
• Mix tamari, ginger, red pepper flakes, cinnamon, and 2 Tbsp. water in a small bowl to combine. Set tamari sauce aside.
• Heat 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Cook shallots, stirring occasionally, until brown and crisp, about 5 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to paper towels to drain and immediately season with salt.
• Set skillet with oil back over medium-high and cook Spam in a single layer, turning halfway through, until golden brown and crisp, 8-10 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• Cook broccoli in same skillet, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned and crisp-tender, about 8 minutes. Mix in farro and reserved tamari sauce and cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through, about 2 minutes. Mix in Spam and transfer to a platter or plates. Drizzle reserved vinaigrette over and top with crispy shallots.