Spam Breakfast Tacos

5 from 1 vote

Spam Breakfast Tacos

These "Green Eggs" and Spam Breakfast Tacos make a fun and flavorful breakfast that feature crispy fried spam, sauteed spinach, and roasted garlic chimichurri eggs. No green food coloring required!

Prep Time6

Cook Time15

Total Time21

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: green eggs and spam tacos

Servings: people

Calories: 630kcal

Author: Christina Koncker

Equipment

frying pan

Ingredients

4 slices spam (¼ inch thick slices, cut into cubes or rectangles)
6 large eggs
1 ½ tablespoons chimichurri
1 pat butter
2 handfuls fresh spinach
4 street style flour tortillas
salt (to taste)
feta or other crumbly cheese (optional)

Instructions

Cook the spam cubes or rectangles in a pan over medium-high heat, flipping occasionally, for 5-6 minutes or until slightly crisp. Remove from pan and let cool on paper towels to remove excess grease.
4 slices spam
Crack 6 large eggs into a bowl. Add 1 ½ tablespoons chimichurri to the bowl. Whisk vigorously until well combined.
6 large eggs, 1 ½ tablespoons chimichurri
Reduce heat in the pan to medium and add a pat of butter (if necessary, though there may be enough Spam grease to use). When the butter has melted, add the egg and chimichurri mixture.
Cook, moving the eggs across the pan frequently, until desired cook is achieved.
In another pan, melt a pat of butter over medium heat. Add two generous handfuls of spinach to the pan, along with a few dashes of salt, if desired. Cook until just wilted, around 2-3 minutes.
2 handfuls fresh spinach
Remove eggs and spinach from heat and get ready to assemble!
Put two tortillas on each plate. Divide spinach evenly amongst four tacos. Divide chimichurri scrambled eggs evenly between four tacos. Divide Spam evenly between four tacos.
Garnish with additional chimichurri and/or feta (or other crumbly cheese). Enjoy your adult-friendly Green Eggs and Spam!

Notes

*Nutrition information was calculated with an online nutrition calculator and should be considered estimates.

Cutting the spam up beforehand maximize the surface area in the pan, ensuring it crisps up evenly. This helps to add a nice texture contrast to the soft tortilla and scrambled eggs.

You could also use corn tortillas. The earthiness of the corn plays well with fatty spam.

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