Joan’s Country Kitchen

When I was a kid, Spam was something new and every mom loved it. It was an easy to use protein that didn’t cost much. Today, you can buy Spam in lots of sizes and flavors but it’s still a great bargain for the budget conscious cook.

Here’s a tasty country style Spam recipe to try for your family.

Spam Country Style Casserole Recipe

Ingredients

1 can Spam

2 12 oz cans of potato soup

1 chopped onion

4 cooked potatoes, mashed

2tbs butter

1/8 cup milk

8 oz frozen veggies of your choice

¼ cup grated parmesan cheese

Directions for Country Style Spam Casserole

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Steam the potatoes. Once they are tender, add butter and milk and mix with a hand mixer until they’re smooth. Set them aside.

Cube the Spam and saute in skillet. Add onion and cook until both are browned.

In a medium mixing bowl, combine vegetables, cooked Spam and onions and the two cans of potato soup.

Spoon the entire mixture into a 3-quart casserole baking dish. Spread mashed potatoes over Spam mixture.

Sprinkle Spam Casserole with Parmesan cheese.

Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

This Spam casserole recipe makes 6 servings.

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The cranberry casserole makes a beautifully festive dish for either Thanksgiving or Christmas. Cranberries

Cranberries are a holiday treat!

increase your immune system to help protect you from colds and flu in the winter. What more could you ask from this holiday cranberry dish?

Ingredients

2 20 oz cans of pie apples (not pie filling)
1 16 oz bag whole cranberries
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar

Topping Ingredients

1/2 stick butter
1 1/2 cups crushed corn flakes
2/3 cups sugar
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 cup chopped pecans

Directions

Preheat your oven to 325 degrees.

In a medium mixing bowl, combine all ingredients and mix well.

Spray 2 quart baking dish with cooking spray and fill with apple/cranberry mixture.

For topping, melt butter in a saucepan. Add other topping ingredients and toss well to totally cover.

Spoon topping over apple/cranberry mixture in baking dish.

Bake for one hour.

Serve hot or at room temperature.

Serves 4 to 6 people.

This recipe for scalloped corn could be used as a side dish for your holiday dinner or as a fancy way to fix corn anytime. I get tired of steaming veggies for dinner every night and love finding interesting veggie recipes. This one came from my mom’s Iowa 1901 Farm Bureau Cookbook.

Ingredients

1 15oz can of corn
2 cups milk
1 1/2 tsp salt
pepper to taste
2 TBs butter
2 cups bread crumbs

Directions

Mix the corn, milk and seasonings together.

Melt butter and toss with bread crumbs, coating thoroughly.

Place a layer of breadcrumbs into an 8×8 glass baking dish.

Add a layer of corn mixture, then another layer of breadcrumbs.

Continue layering, ending up with crumbs on top.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes. The topping should be crispy brown.

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