Name: Broken Pasta with Mushroom, Onion, and Crispy SPAM
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Bucatini (dry) - ⅓ (8 ounce) package; Fully cooked luncheon meat (such as SPAM®), cut into small cubes - ⅓ (12 ounce) can; Olive oil, divided - 2 tablespoons; Crushed black peppercorns - ¼ teaspoon; Onion, sliced - 1; White sugar - 1 tablespoon; Mushrooms, sliced - 6; Italian seasoning - ½ teaspoon; Garlic powder - ½ teaspoon; Red pepper flakes - ¼ teaspoon; Salt and ground black pepper to taste - ¼ teaspoon; Unsalted butter - 1 tablespoon; Grated Parmesan cheese - 2 tablespoons; Mozzarella cheese, cut into small cubes - 1 (1 ounce) slice

Ingredients for - Broken Pasta with Mushroom, Onion, and Crispy SPAM

1. Bucatini (dry) ⅓ (8 ounce) package

2. Fully cooked luncheon meat (such as SPAM®), cut into small cubes ⅓ (12 ounce) can

3. Olive oil, divided 2 tablespoons

4. Crushed black peppercorns ¼ teaspoon

5. Onion, sliced 1

6. White sugar 1 tablespoon

7. Mushrooms, sliced 6

8. Italian seasoning ½ teaspoon

9. Garlic powder ½ teaspoon

10. Red pepper flakes ¼ teaspoon

11. Salt and ground black pepper to taste ¼ teaspoon

12. Unsalted butter 1 tablespoon

13. Grated Parmesan cheese 2 tablespoons

14. Mozzarella cheese, cut into small cubes 1 (1 ounce) slice

How to cook deliciously - Broken Pasta with Mushroom, Onion, and Crispy SPAM

1 . Stage

Break each piece of bucatini into 4 pieces.

2 . Stage

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.

3 . Stage

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.

4 . Stage

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.

5 . Stage

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.

6 . Stage

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.