Spam on the Go Recipe

There is definitely a stigma on Spam here in Oregon. While I was preparing this recipe my friend came over and thought it smelled so good until I told her what it was. She then gave me this "You're actually going to feed that to your family?" look. Anyway, about the recipe: very good, very simple and very tasty. My 2 small children, my husband and I demolished it in one sitting. Simple recipe that uses pantry ingredients you have on hand. Good for those "It's-6oclock-and-I-don't-know-what-to-make" nights.

Made this tonight for my family and it was very simple and delicious. I left out the vegetable oil and water. I used one whole can of spam and cubed it. Then I fried it with three cloves of garlic. About 5 min after I threw in some 1/3 of a cabbage head and two green onions. I sautéed this all for about 3 min and then added the pasta, sesame oil, soy sauce and black pepper. I think next time when I get to the step to put in my pasta I will put a little butter in it to soften up the pasta a little bit more. Other than that this dish was good. I will make again definitely!

I saw the recipe and knew that the ingredients were something to form a basis with. I read the instructions and thought they needed refinement though. The flavor is great and will probably make it again. The way I made it was to use thin spaghetti and I cut the SPAM into 1/2" cubes. The thin spaghetti only needs 6 minutes. Right after I put the pasta in I threw the SPAM cubes into a preheated 12' non-stick skillet and sauteed in a light coat of olive oil for 4 minutes. Then, I threw in one clove of finely grated fresh garlic for 2 more minutes (I don't saute garlic too hard because it'll turn to a rancid flavor). I drained the pasta and dumped it into the skillet and added the soy sauce and sesame oil mixture (pre-measure both and just put into a condiment cup or bowl and just toss in when needed). I then tossed the pasta. As you toss the pasta into the SPAM sauce slice and incorporate the green section of a green onion (1/4" slice). The green onion is delicate and only needs to be heated through a bit to add the flavor, aroma, and texture. The recipe only says to use one green onion but I'll probably try 2 next time because it just seemed to be lost somewhere in all the pasta and meat.

This was very good with slight modifications per other reviewers suggestions. I didn't use vegetable oil to fry the spam because the spam has plenty of fat in it to fry by itself as long as you're using a non-stick skillet. I also doubled the garlic, green onion, soy sauce & sesame oil but left out the water (by accident but it was great!). The best part about this is it can be on the table within 15-20 minutes!

I had leftover spaghetti made from brown rice in the fridge, barely enough for the two of us, so I used half the can of spam and saved the rest for lunches. I used Tamari sauce instead of soy because we eat gluten-free and I used slivers of yellow onion instead of green. I threw a handful of frozen peas in at the end when I added the precooked spaghetti for just a few minutes of heating. I really love the sesame oil (I use the toasted sesame style) and my son said he really wants me to make this again. Next time, I'll get the low-salt Spam and actually measure the tamari sauce because we both thought it was too salty. My fault! BTW, I served it with several rings of pineapple on the side, it made a really pretty plate.

Excellent recipe, thanks! I love Bacon Spam for this. It is incredible. You really don't need oil in this recipe but sesame oil gives excellent flavor. If you cook the Spam first you can fry your veg in the oil it leaves in the pan. I drain most of the oil off the cooked Spam on paper towels. Also, mush it up with your ground pork and veg to make potstickers (gyoza).

I made this tonight and was pretty pleased with it. I used Pam spray to fry the spam in along with diced onion (wish I had green onion on hand though). I used chicken broth instead of water. I found it a bit salty - which may have been the chicken broth. Next time I will purchase the spam lite and look for low sodium soy sauce. Also, I agree with the reviewer who suggested adding the soy sauce last to the pan. I added it first and I think the spam sucked up all the soy sauce before the noodles could absorb it. I think this would be good with some veggies, like red pepper or mushrooms. Tomorrow I'll try out the leftovers on my 5 year old son, and see how it goes. Regardless I would make it again.

This recipe worked like a charm.

I made this and it was delicious. I adjusted a little the amount of oil and added frozen broccoli to give it a little twist. It was on point

I added stir-fry veggies and a sprinkle of umami seasoning blend. Yum!

I had leftover cooked white rice and the weather is just too hot here to be boiling a pot of water for pasta! :) The combo of soy sauce, garlic and sesame oil flavors worked well with the Spam. I also added some chopped broccoli to make it more stir-fry-like and add some healthy green.

Easy to make and very tasty. I used radiatore pasta recently instead of spaghetti and that worked much better. I also added a pinch of xanthan gum powder to the water in the final mix, which seems to help keep the water from settling out of the mixture. Grated parmesan cheese makes a great topping.

Followed exactly!

It was outstanding! I added fresh broccoli towards the end! I’ll make it again and again!

Awesome. Tasted as if I was in an oriental restaurant. the only change I made was to use 2 thinly sliced green onion, we like onion.

A little bland but not bad. I used some of the salted pasta water so that helped. It's an easy recipe and it doesn't take a lot of ingredients. I'll be making this again.

used ginger oil instead of sesame. it reminded me college days when we used .10 ramen packs instead of spaghetti and sometimes tuna replaced spam.

I never had Spam before making this the first time but hubby likes it. This time, I am using Teriyaki Spam. It is a little salty for my palette but also addictive. I usually add some fresh mushrooms h lots of garlic!

Great spam recipe for beginners like myself!

I love Spam. I love pasta. But this is a mistake!