St Patrick's Day recipes lean green, hearty and a little bit lucky, and cabbage is the ingredient doing most of the work, since it is cheap, quick and turns into a real dinner in one skillet.
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This list is built around my cabbage recipes, the dish cookrita is best known for, plus the Irish classics, a few green treats and a shamrock shake to round out the table. The Irish classics come first, then the cabbage recipes are sorted by cooking method so you can match them to how much time you have.
Green food coloring optional. A skillet of cabbage is festive enough on its own.
The Irish Classics
Corned beef, soda bread and potatoes are what most people picture on March 17, so they come first.
Slow Cooker Corned Beef and Cabbage
Irish Colcannon
Irish Mashed Potatoes Recipe
Easy Irish Soda Bread
Slow Cooker Beef Stew With Mushrooms (Gluten Free)
Bacon Cheddar Potato Soup (Slow Cooker)
Russian Potato Pancakes (In Food Processor)
Skillet Cabbage Dinners
Done in thirty minutes or less, one pan, minimal cleanup.
Fried Cabbage With Bacon And Onion
Tex-Mex Ground Beef and Cabbage Skillet (30 Minute Meal)
Sausage and Cabbage Skillet (25 Minutes!)
Ground Turkey and Cabbage Skillet
Cabbage and Beans Dinner Skillet
Bacon Cabbage Stir Fry
Chicken Cabbage Stir Fry
Vegetarian Sauteed Cabbage Stir Fry
Baked and Slow Cooked Cabbage
Set it and mostly forget it while you handle the rest of the meal.
Cheesy Cabbage Bake
Simple Shredded Cabbage Pie Casserole
Ukrainian Lazy Cabbage Rolls
Cabbage Roll Soup
Cheesy Cabbage Pie
Cabbage on the Side
Smaller dishes to round out a St Patrick's Day plate.
Cabbage Pancakes
Sauteed Cabbage Recipe
Pickled Red Cabbage Recipe
Caramelized Cabbage Wedges
Braised Cabbage with Bacon and Lemon
Green Treats and Drinks
A little something green for dessert, because the kids will ask.
Chocolate Mint Brownies
Copycat Shamrock Shake
Tips for St Patrick's Day Cooking
- Shred the cabbage thin and even – it cooks faster and more evenly so you do not end up with raw cores and mushy edges in the same pan.
- Salt the cabbage and let it sit ten minutes before cooking – it draws out water so the skillet browns instead of steams.
- Cook bacon or sausage first and use the rendered fat – the cabbage picks up that flavor instead of tasting plain.
- Do not crowd the pan – cabbage needs room to release steam or it turns soggy instead of caramelized.
- Make colcannon a day ahead and reheat with extra butter – it holds well and tastes just as good the next day.
St Patrick's Day Cooking Questions
What is a traditional St Patrick's Day meal?
In the US it is usually corned beef and cabbage. Cabbage cooked in a skillet with bacon or sausage is a faster, weeknight friendly version of the same flavors.
How do I keep cabbage from turning mushy?
Cook it hot and fast in a wide pan without crowding it, and pull it off the heat while it still has a little bite. Overcooked cabbage keeps releasing water and turns soft.
Can I make cabbage dishes ahead for a party?
Casseroles and soups reheat well and can be made a day ahead. Skillet dishes are best cooked fresh, though you can chop and prep all the vegetables the night before to speed things up. For more hands off dinners like the corned beef, see my slow cooker Sunday dinners.
Pick a skillet recipe for a fast weeknight or the casserole for a table you are setting for guests, and let the cabbage do the heavy lifting. Cabbage is also the backbone of my budget dinners, if you want to keep it going after March 17.
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