Brown Sugar Caramelized Spam & Pasta

Brown Sugar Caramelized Spam^® & Pasta

Is this gourmet food? Absolutely not, but it is MUCH better than it sounds. It's a tasty, easy dinner that comes together very quickly. The key to making this recipe is cutting the spam into very small pieces so they will caramelize. We slice the Spam^® into ¼" thick slices and then into ¼" cubes.

12 oz can	Spam ® (your choice of style or flavor)
1 tbl	butter
1 tbl + 1 tsp	brown sugar (dark or light, it doesn't matter)
1 tsp	sesame oil
8	green onions, divided, just the green parts, sliced into ¼" pieces
	salt
	pepper
1 lb	pasta of your choosing (we use bowtie, pipe rigate, or rotelle)

Dice the Spam^®. Slice 6 of the green onions and put them in a pile. Slice the other 2 green onions and put them in a second pile. Start a pot of water for the pasta and when it comes to a boil, cook it according to the package directions. While the water heats, put the butter in a deep non-stick frying pan and turn the heat to medium high. As soon as the butter melts add the Spam^®, brown sugar, sesame oil, and the six green onion pile to the pan. Season to taste with salt and pepper and saute' until the Spam^® browns or caramelizes around the edges. The pasta should be cooked about now. Drain it and add it to the Spam^® mixture. Stir well and serve topped with remaining two green onions.

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