Healthier Irish Comfort Food Dinners: What to Cook (Mar 14)
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Healthier Irish Comfort Food Dinners for a week of celebrating St. Patrick's Day and the Emerald Isle. From soup, one-pot low carb dinner, to sheet pan and leftovers. These delicious, healthy-ish recipes are simple and delicious, perfect for celebrating all things Irish.
While St. Patrick's Day is but a day, we like to celebrate the delicious food of Ireland all week. Most recipes are traditional to Ireland, but there are a few Irish American favorites too. A blending of the greens.
If you're planning your St. Patrick's Day dinner, you might want to check out our page filled with Irish recipes, perfect for the holiday.
While I've listed the Irish Soda Bread with Buttermilk and Raisins recipe in the menu below, you might also want to check out my Brown Irish Soda Bread with Molasses or the Traditional Brown Irish Soda Bread.
If you're celebrating with tea, be sure and take a look at these Easy Irish Afternoon Tea recipes.
Irish Main Dish Ideas
- Shepherd's Pie with Champ Mash
- Pub Style Beef Pot Pies
- Irish Pub Recipes
- Cottage Pie
- Instant Pot Corned Beef
- Skillet Dublin Coddle
- Traditional Irish Lamb Stew
Healthier Irish Comfort Food Dinners
We're beginning this week of Irish comfort food dinners with a simple Irish Potato Leek Soup, packed with vegetables and flavor. You might want to add soda bread and a salad to round out the meal.
On Tuesday, we're baking salmon with spring flavors and vegetables, on a sheet pan, in 30 minutes or less.
Knowing that Thursday, St. Patrick's Day, will be a dinner of slight indulgence, Wednesday's dinner is a low-carb version of delicious Shepherd's Pie.
For Thursday, it's all about Corned Beef and Cabbage... and baby carrots too. Plan ahead as this meal takes a bit of time. But believe me, it's so worth it. Plus, Friday's dinner will use leftovers from this meal.
Friday's dinner is a quick leftover Corned Beef Hash, made in a skillet, and done in a flash.
The treats this week are traditional and delicious, including a non-alcoholic version of Irish Coffee.
Have a great "green" week!
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HEALTHIER IRISH COMFORT FOOD DINNERS: WHAT TO COOK (MAR 14)
Monday: Irish Potato Leek Soup
Tuesday: Baked Salmon with Asparagus and Dill
Wednesday: Low Carb Spring Vegetable Shepherd's Pie
Thursday: Easy One Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage
Friday: Leftover Corned Beef Hash
Treat: Irish Soda Bread, Irish Apple Cake, and Non-Alcoholic Irish Coffee
Healthy Irish Comfort Food Dinners: What to Cook (Mar 14)
Healthier Irish Comfort Food Dinners for a week of celebrating St. Patrick's Day and the Emerald Isle. From soup, one-pot low carb dinner, to sheet pan and leftovers. These delicious, healthy-ish recipes are simple and delicious, perfect for celebrating all things Irish.
Monday: Irish Potato Leek Soup
Irish Vegetable Potato Leek Soup is a hearty bowl of delicious comfort. Perfect for brisk days, it's a healthy soup that will warm your toes.
Simple Baked Salmon with Asparagus and Dill Sauce
This low-carb recipe for "Baked Salmon with Asparagus and Yogurt Dill Sauce is so simple and easy, yet full of delicious flavor. Bake in the oven, on a sheet-pan in under 30 minutes!"
Wednesday: Spring Vegetable Shepherd's Pie
"We use cauliflower for the topping instead of the usual mashed potatoes; cauliflower has twice the fiber and about a fourth of the carbs. For a gluten-free version, use 2 tablespoons of cornstarch in place of the all-purpose flour in step 3."
Thursday: Easy One Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage
Recipes for Corned Beef and Cabbage are often considered a quintessential Irish fare for St. Patrick's Day. A moist, tender and intensely, beautifully flavored brisket with comfort food favorites of potatoes, carrots, and cabbage.
Friday: Corned Beef and Cabbage Hash
Do you have leftover corned beef and cabbage from St. Patrick's Day? This Corned Beef Hash is a favorite way to use leftovers! Simple, easy and oh my, so delicious!
Treat: Irish Soda Bread with Buttermilk and Raisins
Irish Soda Bread, a national heritage… and a Wilson family favorite. Whether it be St. Patrick’s Day or any spring day. A delicious twist on the traditional Irish Soda Bread.
Treat: Cast Iron Irish Apple Cake
"Irish Apple Cake is a traditional dessert in Ireland. Recipes for the moist and tender cast iron cake are as varied as the beautiful people who live in the Emerald Isle. This heritage recipe is a simple and tasty dessert everyone will love."
Treat: Non Alcoholic Irish Coffee
This Non Alcoholic Irish Coffee mocktail is a favorite among flavored coffee lovers. Rich and warm and absolutely, positively perfect for St. Patrick's Day!
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