Broken Pasta with Mushroom, Onion, and Crispy SPAM

Broken Pasta with Mushroom, Onion, and Crispy SPAM

Crispy pan-seared SPAM mingles with caramelized onions, mushrooms, and a healthy dose of cheese in this broken pasta dish made with bucatini.

Preparation Time
15 mins
Cooking Time
30 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Calories
303 Calories

Recipe Instructions

Step 1
Break each piece of bucatini into 4 pieces.
Step 2
Toast luncheon meat with 1 tablespoon olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Add crushed peppercorns and cook until meat is crispy, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
Step 3
Heat remaining oil in another pan over medium-low heat. Cook onion, covered, until soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Add sugar; cook, stirring every 2 to 3 minutes, until onion is very soft and browned, 10 to 15 minutes.
Step 4
Meanwhile, fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Cook bucatini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 5 minutes. Drain.
Step 5
Add mushrooms, Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, salt, and black pepper to the pan with the onions. Stir and cover. Cook until mushrooms shrink and lose some moisture, about 5 minutes. Add butter; cook until flavors meld, about 3 minutes more. Add the crispy meat and Parmesan cheese. Stir.
Step 6
Drain pasta and stir into the mushroom mixture. Add mozzarella cheese. Increase heat to high and cover pan. Cook, stirring occasionally, until pasta develops a light crust, 3 to 5 minutes more.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 6 mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 (1 ounce) slice mozzarella cheese, cut into small cubes
  • 0.5 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 0.25 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 0.5 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 0.25 teaspoon crushed black peppercorns
  • 0.33333334326744 (8 ounce) package bucatini (dry)
  • 0.33333334326744 (12 ounce) can fully cooked luncheon meat (such as SPAM®), cut

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