Growing up my family would eat "Pizza Burgers" a mixture of Spam and pizza like toppings. I really enjoyed it as a kid, but for some reason the "taste" for it has not been passed on to my children. My husband grew up on a Spam recipe called "Spam Casserole" which is just a scalloped potato recipe with thin slices of Spam. I've only made Spam Casserole 2 times in 23 years, it really is quite yummy and fairly easy to make. I will include both recipes on this blog. By the way, the Spam Casserole isn't a hit with my children either. I'm figuring it is them and not the recipes, because I find them both quite good and filling.
Pizza Burgers
Spam (grated using a cheese grater)
1 1/2 Cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese
1 Can Chopped Olives
4 Green Onions - chopped (or cut into small pieces with kitchen shears)
1 Can Condensed Tomato soup
1 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp crushed anise seed (optional)
Package of Hamburger buns
Combine shredded Spam, Cheese, olives, chopped green onions, tomato soup and spices. Mix well. Place 2TBSP of mixture on top of each hamburger bun half (open face sandwich style). Place on baking sheet and bake at 350F for 10 - 15 minutes.
Serve with a vegetable of your choice and a fruit and you've got a well balance meal.
Spam Casserole
1 Container of Spam (slice into pieces)
6 potatoes (peeled and sliced into pieces)
2 Cups shredded Cheddar Cheese
Chopped onion - if desired, to your liking
White sauce:
1/2 Cube butter
1/4 Cup flour
Melt butter add flour to make a paste
2 cups milk
Add the milk to the flour paste a little at a time to make a sauce
Salt
Pepper
Added to the white sauce to flavor
Cook the sauce until think
In a 9 X 13 pan layer potatoes, Spam, cheese until pan is full.
Pour white sauce over potato, Spam layers.
Bake at 350F for 2 - 3 hours.
Just a few more recipes to add to the mix. After all, it really doesn't hurt to try something new once in a while.
