This little can of yum is pretty controversial. People either love, hate, or have never tried it! If you want to know how to cook spam the BEST way, this recipe is it! One of our favorite air fryer recipes we serve for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

You just need 6 minutes to get this crispy. If you make with potatoes it is just a bit longer. Once you try this you’re going to want to air fry everything I tell you! Crispy edges make everything taste better ya’ know. 😉

You can make this as an easy Ninja Foodi recipe or use whatever brand you have. They all work basically the same, the basket sizes are just different and this one uses the one that is attached only.

Ingredient Notes

You will want a can of SPAM, you can order online or find in the grocery store near the tuna fish. There are now a few different flavors but I prefer original, any will work for this.

You will want a light Olive oil spray to crisp up so it doesn’t dry out as well. You could use avocado oil instead if you preferred.

Air Fryer Spam and Potatoes (Option)

If you want to make more of a hearty meal out of this, I suggest that you do. Diced russet potatoes are my choice but if you want a variety that is a bit firmer I’d go for air fryer red potatoes with it. You cook them together y’all which makes things super simple.

You could even swap out the seafood in our air fryer shrimp boil for this and add corn on the cob into the mix.

How Long to Cook Spam Slices in Air Fryer

It does take about 5 minutes to first preheat air fryer basket so it is hot the whole time so that should be taken into account. The cook time for fried spam, sliced is about 6 minutes though to get to a golden brown with a bit of crisp on the outside.

Remember to NOT add any more salt. Especially if you decide to cook it, this meat has quite a bit of salt already in it. You don’t want to overdo it.