47 St. Patrick's Day Recipes You'll Want to Make Year-Round
Celebrate with comforting classics like corned beef and cabbage, colcannon, Irish soda bread and more.
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From Festive to Traditional
If you’re a fan of hearty fare like potatoes and stew then you probably look forward to March 17th as much as we do. Sure, it's fun to participate in the American version of the holiday by starting your meal with green appetizers or treating yourself to a festive St. Patrick’s Day dessert, but the best part of this day is digging into a plate piled high with dishes that celebrate Irish cuisine. For some of us, that means cooking up inspired classics like corned beef and cabbage or shepherd’s pie. For others, it’s all about sticking to tradition and making colcannon or boxty. However you choose to pay tribute to the food and cooking of the Emerald Isle, we’re sure these recipes will come in handy. We’ve rounded up everything from cute, shamrock-shaped scones to Irish coddle — and we’re sure you’re going to love each and every recipe. A must-make no matter how you celebrate? This flavor-packed, slow-cooked brisket. It’s unbelievably tender and delicious. Hearty root vegetables, cabbage and herb butter fill up the rest of the plate, for a mouthwatering take on St. Patrick’s Day corned beef and cabbage.
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Irish Coddle
Like many traditional dishes, the recipe for Irish coddle (also known as Dublin coddle) varies widely from family to family. Born in 1700s inner-city Dublin tenements, it’s a grab-what-you-have kind of stew that simmers low and slow to peak deliciousness. The building blocks of the dish (bacon, sausage, onions, potatoes and plenty of parsley and black pepper) add up to more than the sum of their parts, creating a dark, flavorful broth and an incredibly warm bowl of nourishment. Serving with slices of soda bread is a must and adding a splash of Ireland’s favorite beer, while optional, is very highly recommended!
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Irish Soda Bread
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Irish Stew
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Shepherd's Pie Potato Bowls
Don't be fooled. These aren't ordinary twice-baked potatoes: beneath the golden mashed potato top is a rich beef and vegetable filling. And unlike your casserole dish, the potato bowls are also edible.
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Full Irish Breakfast
When the Irish call this a full breakfast, they’re not kidding. We’ve given you all the traditional components here, but if you’re looking for a smaller meal, feel free to mix and match. Irish bacon is leaner than American-style bacon, so Canadian bacon is the closest substitute. If you’re feeling ambitious, you can also bake a loaf of soda bread to stand in for your toast.
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Half and Half
Half dark stout beer and half pale ale, there is a reason the half and half has remained a classic order in Irish bars around the world. The crisp ale goes in first, but it’s the smooth stout (carefully poured in after so it stays on top) that really makes the drink so visually special.
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Colcannon
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Guinness Brownies
Guinness® stout is a very dark beer that boasts notes of coffee and caramel, two ingredients that pair naturally well with chocolate. For this recipe, the Guinness is reduced to a syrup to intensify the flavors and really make the chocolate stand out. The brownies are a nice marriage of fudgy and cakey and are intensely chocolatey, thanks to the bittersweet chocolate and cocoa powder.
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Sauteed Cabbage
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Cheddar Chive Shamrock Scones
Start your St. Patrick's Day off on the right foot with these savory scones shaped like lucky four-leaf clovers.
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Melissa's Shepherd's Pie
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Classic Irish Coffee
Top the whiskey-spiked coffee with a homemade brown sugar whipped cream for the perfect St. Patrick's Day pick-me-up!
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Boiled Cabbage
This simple, but deeply flavorful side is the perfect accompaniment to roasted pork or chicken, sausages or your St. Patty’s Day corned beef. The crinkly leaves of savoy cabbage hold up well to this cooking method and the buttery sauce readily clings to them, but you could use regular green cabbage, too.
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Beef Potpies With Cheddar-Stout Crust
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Irish Guinness Brown Bread
Stocking up for St. Patrick’s Day? Set some Guinness aside to make Ina’s foolproof recipe. Her moist, slightly sweet bread pairs just as well with salted butter as it does with corned beef and cabbage.
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Irish Whiskey Mule
Known for its biting ginger flavor and copper mug presentation, a mule is a great drink year-round. Unlike its cousin the Moscow mule, which is made with vodka, this one has crisp Irish whiskey as its base. The ice and lime make it refreshing for spring and summer, while the spice of the whiskey and ginger gives it a kick that will warm any winter night. Enjoy it on St. Patrick's Day — or any day!
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St. Patrick's Day Green Velvet Layer Cake
Skip cream cheese frosting in favor of old-fashioned boiled frosting for this layered cake.
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Corned Beef
Alton cuts no corners when preparing scratch-made corned beef: It spends 10 days in the refrigerator, soaking in a flavorful brine, ensuring a St. Patrick's Day meal that everyone will love.
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Irish Potato Cakes
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St. Patrick's Day Fried Cabbage
This classic St. Patrick's Day side dish isn't truly fried, but still cooks in plenty of butter and bacon drippings. A dash of Worcestershire adds an extra savory note.
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Alton Brown's Scones
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Tipperary
The legend goes that this drink is named for “It’s a Long Road to Tipperary,” a song that was a popular anthem of Irish soldiers in World War I aching to return home to the Irish countryside. Perhaps it’s not as well-known as other classic cocktails, but the mix of Irish whiskey, herbaceous Chartreuse, sweet vermouth and just a hint of orange will have you humming after just one sip.
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Corned Beef and Cabbage
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St. Patrick's Day Green Velvet Cupcake Shamrocks
The old-fashioned boiled frosting for these Emerald Isle green cupcakes is creamy and fluffy.
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St. Patrick's Day Spinach Pancakes and Corned Beef Hash
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Vegetable Shepherd's Pie
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St. Patrick's Day Lime Poke Cake
This beloved dessert is made of not-too-sweet buttermilk cake and very lightly sweetened whipped cream. The cake tastes best just lightly chilled, so let it warm up a bit after removing it from the refrigerator.
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Corned-Beef-and-Cabbage Rolls
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Corned Beef and Cabbage Soup
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Chocolate Stout Cupcakes
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St. Patrick's Day Mint Schnapps Shakes
A grown-up milkshake, this pale green delight is perfect as a midday treat or after-dinner dessert. It's only as good as the ice cream that goes into it, so splurge on a really high-quality one.
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Skillet Soda Bread
This nutty take on traditional Irish soda bread incorporates walnuts and grated lemon zest to add a bright burst of flavor to every crumbly slice.
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Corned Beef and Cabbage with Herb Buttered Potatoes
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Watercress Soup With Whiskey Cream
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Soda-Bread Biscuits
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St. Patrick's Day Mint Shakes
Milkshakes, like other simple concoctions, are only as good as their ingredients, so use high-quality ice cream and vanilla extract. Combining peppermint extract and vanilla ice cream gives the drink an extra-refreshing, minty flavor you wouldn't get from using regular mint chip ice cream.
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Corned-Beef-and-Cabbage Pizza
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Emerald Eggs
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Black-and-Tan Pork With Spicy Ale Slaw
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Guinness Float
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Corned Beef Hash with Poached Eggs
Make a hash with leftover corned beef and red-skinned potatoes before topping the mixture with a poached egg.
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Irish Cream Jelly Shots
An old-school spiked coffee drink just got an update. These boozy jelly shots have everything the cocktail does — coffee, Baileys and whipped cream. Cut them into squares or use a small shamrock cookie cutter for good luck.
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Melissa's Corned Beef and Cabbage
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Dressed Up Irish Coffee
Nancy’s boozy confection is not for the faint of heart. To kick her Irish coffee up a notch, she uses peppermint schnapps and two different types of Irish whiskey. Don’t forget the whipped cream to top it off!
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Wild Rice Stuffed Cabbage
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Gluten-Free Irish Soda Bread
Soda bread takes only a few moments to make. It requires no yeast, so no worrying that your yeast is old or your kitchen too hot. You simply throw some flours in a bowl, add rolled oats, baking soda and salt and stir in some buttermilk. Slide it into a hot oven and you have crusty, warm bread in under an hour.
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