6 Best St. Patrick’s Day Recipes

I’ll show you six delicious recipes you can make to celebrate St Patrick’s Day on March 17 in the United States. Find the recipes you and your family would enjoy and get your shopping list together to make sure you get all your ingredients and the choicest corned beef at your local grocery store.

Recipe 1: Traditional Corned Beef and Cabbage

You can’t go wrong with this tasty Traditional Corned Beef and Cabbage recipe. Your stovetop does all the work for this quintessential one-pot meal. (I’m going to make this recipe to celebrate St. Patty’s Day in 2024.)

Recipe 2: Traditional Corned Beef and Cabbage

Do you have an Instant Pot? Learn how to make this Instant Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage recipe that can be ready in half the time of the stovetop version.

Recipe 3: Easy Irish Soda Bread

This Easy Irish Soda Bread recipe is the perfect companion to your main St. Patrick’s Day meal. You can make this crusty artisan loaf of bread without having to use yeast.

Recipe 4: Whole Wheat Irish Soda Bread

If you’d like to improve the nutrition of your baked goods, you’ll love this Whole Wheat Irish Soda Bread recipe. I know that everyone around your Saint Patrick’s Day dinner table will enjoy this tasty and surprisingly light bread.

Recipe 5: Saint Patrick’s Bacon Casserole

If you’re looking for something unique to serve alongside your corned beef or if you’d like to try something different this year, this Saint Patrick’s Bacon Casserole recipe is for you!

Recipe 6: Traditional Irish Apple Cake

Looking for a delicious treat to top off your meal? Learn how to make this Traditional Irish Apple Cake recipe for St. Patrick’s Day or any day you feel like a delicious treat.

My Recipe Choices for St. Patrick’s Day in 2024

I’m going to make a Traditional Corned Beef and Cabbage recipe for St. Patrick’s Day this year, and I picked out my ingredients this week:

• Bay Leaves and Black Peppercorns
• Carrots
• Corned Beef
• Green Cabbage
• Thin Skinned Potatoes
• Yellow Onions

I already had my bay leaves and black peppercorns in my pantry. I also didn’t need to get yellow onions since I bought some extra in preparation for making my French Onion Soup recipe.

Selecting the Best Corned Beef

When you select your corned beef, remember to get one that says “flat cut.” This type of corned beef will cook evenly and slice beautifully.

And don’t forget, no matter how you cook your Corned Beef, when you go to slice it, be sure to cut “against the grain” to get those beautiful, picture-perfect slices. (I show you how to do this in my Instant Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage recipe.)

Completing Your St. Patrick’s Day Meal

Don’t forget the condiments. My family enjoys a variety of mustards with their corned beef. My son Ben and I like grainy mustards, while my husband Ted prefers regular yellow mustard the best.

In addition to your main dish, don’t forget to make Irish Soda bread as an accompaniment and Traditional Irish Apple Cake for a scrumptious dessert.

I hope you’ll find many tasty recipes to make your St. Patrick’s Day special this year! 😊☘️

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When it comes to electric grain mills, after I did A LOT of research, I decided to buy a Mockmill. And am I so happy I did! The Mockmill is a very affordable but beautifully crafted German-made mill that stone grinds grain with settings ranging from 1 to 10—fine to coarse ground grain.

Learn more about Mockmill electric grain mills for making fresh flour and their Flake Lover’s Flaker that flakes whole grain in minutes. (This is not a sponsored post, I bought the Mockmill products that I show you, and I’m a happy user of their devices in my kitchen.)

• Mockmill 100 Grain Mill unboxing
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