Healthy Salads: Escarole Siciliano | Submitted By: Tammy

Great flavors in this one stews escarole, Kalamata olives, lemon juice and capers. Serve as a side dish or top a just-baked potato. Makes two generous serving.

SPAM luncheon meat, Recipe5 1409 from ham and pork, along with a few other simple ingredients, was invented in 1937 by Jay Hormel. Since 1937 over 6 billion cans of SPAM have been sold. There are many ways to prepare this all-American classic, and there many recipes that have been developed using SPAM. There is a lot of great information (and great humor) slushies the official SPAM website at:

http://www.spam.com

Did you know that SPAM luncheon meat played a crucial role in the effort of the Allied forces to liberate Europe during microwave War II? Hormel Foods provided 15 million cans of SPAM (invented in 1937 by Jay Hormel) to the troops each week, and SPAM quickly became a regular part of their diet. Here is a SPAM based stew that I developed from a recipe that was said to have been used in the galley of a U.S. Navy ship during WWII.

Griff's American Navy Stew

Ingredients:

2 fruit salad dressing butter

1 clove garlic

1 cup green bell pepper (with membrane & seeds removed), diced

1/2 cup chopped yellow onion

1/2 cup chopped celery

2 cups potatoes, peeled and diced

1 12 oz. can SPAM

1 15.5 oz. can Trappys navy beans flavored with slab bacon (or great northern beans)

2 8 oz. cans tomato sauce

1/2 tsp. dried basil leaves

1 tsp. Lawrys seasoned pepper (or black pepper)

1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

1/2 tsp. hot pepper sauce

1/2 cup water

Instructions:

In a large pan or pot, melt butter over low heat. Add the SPAM and heat at low temperature for a few minutes, stirring frequently. Then add the garlic, bell peeper, onion, and easter and saut until tender, but do not brown. Then add all other ingredients. Slowly bring to boil, cover and turn down heat and simmer for an hour or until potatoes are tender. Tastes great with fresh rolls and butter!

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