Bring a taste of Ireland to your table with these St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Recipes! From comforting stews to savory pies, these hearty dishes will make your celebration extra special. Perfect for feeding a crowd or enjoying with family, these recipes are full of traditional flavors and modern twists.
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Corned Beef and Cabbage
This classic Irish-American dish features tender corned beef, roasted cabbage, and flavorful potatoes and carrots. Pair it with mustard for a tangy kick, making it a crowd-pleaser at any St. Patrick’s Day gathering.
Corned Beef and Cabbage
Corned Beef and Cabbage – THE BEST corned beef dinner with cabbage, potatoes and carrots, all roasted to perfection! Best served with mustard.
A lighter take on the traditional corned beef dinner, this soup is loaded with comforting flavors. Serve it with fresh soda bread for a meal that’s both hearty and satisfying.
Corned Beef and Cabbage Soup
Corned Beef and Cabbage Soup Recipe : A simple and tasty corned beef and cabbage soup!
Chunks of tender lamb simmered with potatoes and carrots in a rich Guinness gravy make this stew the ultimate comfort food. Serve it with a pint of stout for an authentic Irish dinner.
Hearty Irish Lamb Stew
Hearty Irish Lamb Stew with tender chunks of lamb, potatoes and carrots in a rich Guinness gravy.
This savory dish is topped with fluffy mashed potatoes and filled with a hearty meat and vegetable mixture. A great option for leftovers, this pie is perfect for your St. Patrick’s Day menu.
Traditional Irish Shepherd’s Pie [Hearty]
This classic Irish dish is hearty, and comforting. Shepherd’s pie is perfect for St. Patrick’s day. Makes great leftovers too.
This rich, flavorful stew combines tender beef with the deep notes of Guinness. Prepare it the day before for an even better taste as the flavors meld overnight.
Guinness and Beef Stew
A classic comfort meal in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. ☘️It is the perfect meal to have on hand the next day, if you get a little carried away celebrating your honorary Irish heritage on the 17th!
These savory potato pancakes are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Serve them alongside your favorite Irish main dish or enjoy them as a snack with sour cream.
Boxty Irish Pancakes
Boxty Irish pancakes are savory pancakes made with grated raw potatoes, mashed potatoes, flour, baking soda, and buttermilk. They are a delicious Irish side dish full of rich flavors.
This one-pot Irish stew is made with sausages, potatoes, and onions in a comforting broth. It’s an easy, flavorful dish that’s ideal for feeding a hungry crowd.
Sausage Stew with Potatoes (Dublin Coddle)
Dublin coddle is a classic Irish comfort food, a one-pot stew full of flavors your whole family will love. The basic pantry ingredients and simplicity of the dish make this St. Partick’s Day recipe popular all year round.
Sausages simmered in a spicy onion gravy offer a bold and hearty flavor. This dish pairs wonderfully with mashed potatoes or soda bread for a warming meal.
Devilled Sausages in a Spiced Onion Gravy
Devilled sausages in a spicy Worcestershire sauce, cayenne pepper, Marmite and English mustard gravy loaded with golden onions and garlic.
This quick, no-knead soda bread is made with plain yogurt instead of buttermilk. Freshly baked in under 40 minutes, it’s perfect for mopping up gravy or serving alongside stews.
Easy Irish Soda Bread with Yogurt
No buttermilk? No problem! You can make this Easy Irish Soda Bread with plain yogurt. This recipe is super quick too – you can have fresh bread in under 40 minutes. And no kneading or proving required!
Mashed potatoes meet sautéed cabbage and crispy bacon in this traditional Irish dish. Its creamy texture and smoky flavor make it a hit with both kids and adults.
Irish Colcannon with Bacon
Typically, Colcannon is made from mashed potatoes with cabbage (or kale), cream, butter, salt and pepper. Sometimes people add bacon, green onion, garlic and other types of toppings. Normally, this is considered a regional dish and there are different variations depending on where you are.
These light and fluffy potato cakes are pan-fried to golden perfection. Made with simple ingredients, they’re an excellent way to use leftover mashed potatoes.
Irish Potato Farls (Potato Cakes)
Light and fluffy potato cakes fried until perfectly golden brown! A potato farl is a potato cake or bread that is usually rolled out and cut into quarters; farl meaning four parts. The dough is pretty simple containing: mashed potatoes, flour, salt and butter. You can use leftover mashed potatoes or you can quickly boil some potatoes and mash them for the cakes.
Roasted turnips make a flavorful and healthy side dish. Their natural sweetness is enhanced with a crispy, golden exterior, making them a versatile addition to your holiday spread.
Roasted Turnips Recipe
These delicious roasted turnips are a simple, flavorful side dish that’s easy to make. Turnips are a fantastic root vegetable that can be served as a side or added to salads, grain bowls, or soups. Turnips, like most root vegetables, are available year-round but are at their peak from October to February.
Guinness Baked Oysters with Irish Cheddar and Bacon
These decadent oysters are baked with Guinness stout, melted cheddar, and crispy bacon for a show-stopping appetizer. A luxurious start to your celebration!
Guinness Baked Oysters with Irish Cheddar and Bacon
Guinness-Baked Oysters with Irish Cheddar and Bacon: A Rich and Flavorful Irish Delight.
Flaky puff pastry wraps around savory sausage filling in this ultimate comfort food. Perfect for parties, these sausage rolls are a bite of Ireland in every piece.
Irish Sausage Rolls
This Irish sausage roll recipe makes you the ultimate comfort food packed with meaty goodness and wrapped in a blanket of the easiest homemade flaky puff pastry. Every time I eat one, I am immediately transported home to Ireland.
Thank you to the incredible recipe developers who bring Irish culinary traditions to life and make every celebration more delicious. Your creativity inspires us to gather, share, and enjoy!
Laura Bais is the owner of Julie's Cafe Bakery food blog. From a young age, she had a passion for cooking, and at the age of 13, she made her first meal. After finishing high school, she undergraduates in Cultural Studies at the University of Rijeka, and graduates in Journalism at the University of Zagreb. At that time she honed her cooking skills, but also worked in marketing. Since her love for cooking never faded, in 2021 she finally decided to share her recipes with the world. Laura turned her hobby into a career and loves every moment of it. Now she writes about common mistakes in the kitchen and how to avoid them, about adding twists to traditional meals, etc. Her love for trying new foods often leads her to visit restaurants and attempt to recreate the meals at home. She has been featured on F and B Recipes and BOXROX, to name a few.