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Red Beans and Rice with SPAM®
CYNDMN28
"This is a recipe that my mom made for us while growing up. We live in Minnesota, where SPAM originated, and my father is Puerto Rican; this was an ingenious way for my mother to weave the cultures together. This is a quick and tasty meal, enjoy!"
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Ingredients
35 m servings 759 calsOriginal recipe yields 6 servings
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- Bring the rice and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender, and the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Stir together the luncheon meat, kidney beans with liquid, butter, and onion flakes in a large saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Spoon the beans over the cooked rice to serve.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 759 calories; 24.5 g fat; 108 g carbohydrates; 25.5 g protein; 60 mg cholesterol; 1287 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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Most helpful positive review
2/16/2009
Having lived on Guam for many years I have to give this five stars since Spam recipes take on an all new creativity there. My family uses the spam and rice for a quick and easy fixer that we ca...
Most helpful critical review
5/22/2016
I made this once before, this is just okay. And remembered it really needed seasonings. Black pepper just doesn't cut it. While a simple quick recipe, it lacks real seasoning depth. After tweaki...
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2/16/2009
Having lived on Guam for many years I have to give this five stars since Spam recipes take on an all new creativity there. My family uses the spam and rice for a quick and easy fixer that we ca...
4/13/2009
This was very easy and quick to make. It tastes great and smells good when cooking. I often make a traditional red beans and rice, which is much more labor and time intensive. This recipe is ...
4/26/2012
What can I say..This dish is DELISH!! I thought it was going to be bland but was I wrong! It packed flavor! I did do some minor changes.FIRST I only had 1 can of red beans so I had to cut the me...
2/22/2011
Made it twice so far and discovered that Black beans with spam taste better than with red kidney because it taste more dry than black beans since they keeps more moisture! Try it with black bean...
11/8/2011
This is the perfect fill-you-up meal for a very tight budget. We always use black beans due to personal preference. I have also tried both dried and canned beans. I almost always add an onion (i...
5/5/2011
Not bad. We don't usually like SPAM but I tried the recipe for a Hawaiian themed diner and found we liked it. It's easy and cheap to make. We however use black beans instead of kidney beans for ...
6/14/2010
this was really good! i didnt have spam on hand so used chopped up hotdogs and everyone loved it!
9/30/2012
very easy and very tasty. I took a few others suggestions and added green pepper, garlic and fresh onion, and browned the spam. Also put on hot sauce when served. I have never had spam before bu...