SPAM & Cheese Sandwich
Yes I did! I made a SPAM & Cheese Sandwich! I have never had SPAM before and my husband saw it at the grocery store and gave it to me to make something with it for my blog. I bought SPAM many decades ago and I was afraid to try it so I gave it away to a food drive! I have never heard anything bad about SPAM, I just didn’t know if I would like it.
According to http://www.mailguard.com, the word SPAM is derived from a contraction of “Spiced Ham”. During WWII and beyond, the word SPAM stood for “Special Processed American Meat”. The first can of SPAM was produced in 1937 when it became the USA’s biggest seller. When Americans went to WWII they were given 15 million cans of SPAM each week!
Ingredients
Take the SPAM out of the
can and slice it into 8 pieces.
Place the Spam slices on a large frying
pan that has been preheated over
medium heat. Do not add any oil.
Cook both sides until hot and they start
to get brown. Set aside and keep warm.
Butter one side of each piece of bread.
Place one piece of bread, butter
side down, in the same frying pan.
Add a piece of SPAM.
Place a slice of cheese to top. Repeat
with SPAM and another slice of cheese.
Top with the last piece of
buttered bread, butter side up.
Continue to cook until the bread
is a golden brown, turn the
sandwich over and brown
the other buttered side.
Slice diagonally and serve.
SPAM & Cheese Sandwich
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Ingredients
- 1 – 12 oz. can classic SPAM
- 2 slices bread, your favorite kind
- 1-2 Tbsp. butter, softened
- 2 slices American Cheese, or your favorite kind
Directions
- Remove the SPAM from the can and slice it into 8 pieces.
- Place the SPAM slices into a large, ungreased, frying pan over medium heat.
- Cook both sides of the SPAM until hot and it starts to turn brown. Remove from the pan and set aside keeping warm.
- Butter one side of each slice of bread.
- Place one piece of bread buttered side down in the same frying pan.
- Add a slice of SPAM.
- Top with a slice of cheese. Repeat with SPAM and cheese.
- Put the last slice of bread on top, buttered side up.
- Continue to cook until the bread is a golden brown. Turn sandwich over and brown the other buttered side.
- Place the sandwich on a plate and slice in half, diagonally, then serve.
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Categories: Bread, Milk Based, Pork/Ham
simply yummy!
Thanks Mel!
I love Fried Spam and Cheese Sandwiches. Especially now, with all the different “flavors” of Spam to change things up. Thanks for reminding me of a childhood favorite!
SPAM is all new to me. I can’t wait to try other ways to fix it! You’re welcome Rosemarie!
Oh, this makes me so happy. I love grilled or pan-seared Spam. I am the only one in my family that will eat it so I rarely buy it unless I just get a craving for it. Congrats on being brave Diane!
I will have to share this to prove I am not the only one who eats Spam. Wait, you didn’t say if you liked it? lol
Yes I did! I found it a little salty when I ate it plain but it was perfect as a sandwich. I learned from followers they make different flavors too! I had no idea!
My goodness you’ve outdone yourself Diane! Lol!!
Hahahaha thanks!
You’ve got skills when you make spam look irresistible lol!!
Hahahaha thanks I think!
You’ve got me wanting spam… not that there’s anything wrong with it. But, you’ve turned into a gourmet item lol!
You have my husband and me cracking up!
Spam is a secret I don’t want to know what’s in it… just cook it and serve with a smile lol!!!!
I haven’t eaten spam since I was a young girl! Making it like a grilled cheese and ham sandwich seems right☺️
I couldn’t think of what else to do with it other than fried rice. I’m glad I did it this way, it was really good!
You might have convinced me to try SPAM!
It took me all these years to try it!
DH loves Spam! I can’t get past the soft feel of it myself, lol
Frying it took that softness away. I tried it before I fried it and I agree….too soft. But when I fried it, it carmelized it and made it more solid. I even ate it cold the next day!
My grandmother used to make things like this with spam when I was a kid so I was never as unsure about spam as I know a lot of others are! And it’s really popular in Hawaii and they have lots of creative recipes using it, even in sushi, oddly enough!
I am told Hawaii is the biggest user of SPAM.
They have a bunch of different flavors and everything!
I will have to check them out!
I’ve only heard tell and was intrigued! I’m not sure if they’re available anywhere else 🤔
Thanks!
OMG! I haven’t seen Spam is a long time. I never had it with cheese, but it looks very good!
I really enjoyed it for my first time trying it! I love ham and cheese so thought why not SPAM!
This is so much nicer than the other kind of spam! 😂 I shall try a variation of this using luncheon meat, accompanied by some tomato soup for lunch today.
Hahaha your hilarious! I had to read that twice before I got it!!!
Delicious 😋
Thanks!
Ha ha…..i have been meaning to purchase some, but never get around to it. Looks good though. vw
Thank you now you have to pick some up…lol
Will definitely try….Hope you do a repost some time soon so I get ideas on preparing..vw
I don’t remember ever buying it, but I remember my Dad ate it occasionally when I was a kid, and I didn’t like it at all. Hubby just told me he likes it on sandwiches once in awhile, or fried for breakfast.
There you go, surprise your hubby with it! My hubby isn’t a lover of ham but he actually loved this sandwich! I was shocked to say the least.
Fried Spam on whole grain bread with Miracle Whip and lettuce and tomato!
Oh yes I am a Miracle Whip gal! That’s exactly how I eat my BLT’s so I am sure I will love SPAM this way too! Thanks!
It looks delicious Diane – many people eat fried bologna sandwiches too – but this looks good with the cheese too!
Every time we visit Amish Country, twice a year, my husband buys bologna. He loves fried bologna and I even did a post on it a while back. We ate it a lot when I was a child so it doesn’t really appeal to me anymore but my husband loves it!
I used to live on bologna and cheese sandwiches back in the day. I am pretty easy to please!
Something about it browned and fried looks very appealing to me….but I could never work up the courage to actually eat it. 😄
It took me decades to try it. I don’t like it right out of the can but fried and on a sandwich was very good! I even ate the fried leftover pieces cold for lunch the next day and they were delicious!
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So … the verdict? Come over, we get SPAM musubi! Ono you know. Hee hee 🙂
I liked it! I had to google SPAM musubi and it sounds wonderful! It reminds me of sushi. Going to be there in a year from April for our 30th anniversary!
I love spam!! I’ll have to try it with the cheese!! It’s also good as a sandwich with tomato and mustard!! Yum!! And the Turkey Spam is delicious!!
Spam is new to me! I was pleasantly surprised at how good it was. Thank you klmarler!
Wonder what it would taste like with a fried egg added in….
I have had numerous people tell me to do that! It must be delicious!
Looks so satisfying! I would like to make this though I don’t know Where I could find spam.( I really like the name spam!)
You can do the same thing with ham. SPAM comes in a can and stores forever! Look in the canned meat aisle at the grocery store.
Ok thank you!!
I recently rekindled my love of SPAM and usually have a can stashed away. The stuff is so good crisped up when you want something meaty and salty. I almost like it more than bacon. For those who are scared of meat in a can, there is a surprisingly short list of ingredients in a can of SPAM.
I bet that’s why I love it so much…salty! I just know I wish I had tried it sooner in life. I will have to try it crispy. Thanks!