Hawaiian Pizza but make it with SPAM. Instead of Canadian bacon, this already controversial pineapple topped pizza is topped with SPAM for a fun twist.

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In honor of my birthday month and the famous meme for “it’s gonna be May” I’ve decided to declare that this whole month is gonna be about me. While I don’t normally share recipes that don’t have my stamp of approval, this month every recipe is going to be focused on my favorite things.

To start, it’s pizza! My favorite pizza is actually a Hawaiian pizza but somehow the only version I have shared on here is a sweet and spicy version. While delicious, it’s hard to beat the original. But of course that means I had to attempt to change it up anyway – so naturally I substituted the Canadian bacon for SPAM to make a Hawaiian SPAM Pizza!

Somehow this is only my second SPAM recipe ever. I have created all kind of hair-brained ideas for Cheetos (will I come up with another this month?) but only 2 for SPAM? While I admit the SPAM tacos are supreme, I think there is room for more SPAM recipes so it’s time to change that.

Probably one of my favorite recipes using SPAM is a simple maple glazed version from the Korean American Cookbook that we did for Cookbook Club. I almost made that to top off this SPAM pizza but decided to keep it simple and instead sliced it up as it if were still Canadian bacon.

I did also add a little bit of dried basil and sliced red onion to the toppings and then a drizzle of hot honey post-oven. Honestly, I think SPAM was meant to be on pizza and this will definitely be making another appearance. If for no other reason than I want to try brushing the SPAM with honey first to see if it will crisp up some more because I don’t want to deal with dirtying another pan by cooking it first.

Or maybe one day I will go ahead and go completely rouge and come up with appropriate toppings to pair with the maple glazed SPAM. What do you think? SPAM pizza can’t possibly be weirder than some of the fruit topped pizzas I’ve come up with over the years.

HAWAIIAM SPAM PIZZA

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Yield: 3-4 Servings Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cooking Time: 15 Minutes 15 Minutes

Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat

Ingredients

• 1 recipe pizza dough, risen
• 1/2 cup favorite pizza sauce
• 1 tsp dried basil
• 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded provolone cheese
• 1/2 cup chopped SPAM
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh pineapple
• 1/4 cup sliced red onion
• Hot honey (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 500 and move rack to just above the center with pizza stone*. Allow stone to preheat for at least 30 minutes.
2. Roll out pizza dough and transfer to a pizza peel* sprinkled with cornmeal.
3. Spread pizza sauce evenly over the pizza dough, leaving a crust, followed by dried basil, cheeses, SPAM, pineapple, and and red onion.
4. Shimmy the pizza off the peel and onto the stone and bake for 10-15 minutes until the crust is crispy and brown and the cheese is bubbly. Carefully remove from oven, let cool slightly, drizzle with hot honey (if using,) then slice and serve.

Notes

*If you don't have a pizza stone or peel, you can just assemble the pizza on a baking sheet.

Source: Adapted from my Sweet ‘n Spicy Hawaiian Pizza.

Turn canned SPAM meat into a tasty and fun weeknight dinner. SPAM Tacos! Stuffed in a crispy corn tortilla shell along with all your favorite taco toppings.

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You read that correctly, freaking-SPAM-tacos. My dad and I actually made these together. He did all the prep work and all I had to do was fry it and assemble. Such a great sous chef! I can always depend on my dad to be game for fun/kid-like foods, movies and activities.

Not that these SPAM tacos are hard to make by yourself. Literally all you need to do is cube the SPAM, fry it up, and assemble tacos with mashed avocado, cilantro, onion, and queso fresco. The first time I made these SPAM tacos, I mixed black beans and corn into the SPAM and topped them with diced tomatoes and avocado.

Oddly enough I didn’t ever appreciate SPAM as a child but now that my taste buds have been refined I find it to be most acceptable. Especially when fried and stuffed in a crispy taco shell along with you favorite toppings. Maybe squeeze some lime on top. What could possibly be wrong about that?

SPAM TACOS

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Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cooking Time: 10 Minutes 10 Minutes

Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat

Ingredients

• 1 (12 oz.) can SPAM, diced (try the jalapeno variety for some kick)
• 10 yellow corn taco shells, heated
• 1 avocado, mashed
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1/2 cup diced white onion
• 1/2 cup crumbled queso fresco

Directions

1. In a large skillet over medium heat, saute SPAM until browned, about 10 minutes.
2. Spread mashed avocado in the taco shells , top with SPAM, onion, cilantro, queso fresco, and serve!

Source: Adapted from SPAM.com

Post updated 8/18/2024, photo above is the original.