Irish Potatoes Recipe {For St. Patrick's Day} - Simply Stacie (2024)

Irish Potatoes are a hearty side dish made with creamy mashed potatoes, garlic and cabbage. Serve for St. Patrick’s Day or anytime of year!

This isn’t your ordinary mashed potato recipe. In fact, I think this dish might be my very favourite mashed potatoes ever….I’m not even joking.

I’m not a huge mashed potato fan. I’ll eat them, but rarely do I ever crave them on my plate.

These Irish Potatoes, however, I was thinking about them long after I served them for dinner. They are a winner.

Another name for this recipe is Colcannon. It’s basically potatoes mixed with cabbage. It’s creamy, smooth and packed full of delicious flavor. You won’t even realize you are eating cabbage if you aren’t a fan.

When I served this recipe to my family, I had a cabbage hater tell me they were the best potatoes he’d ever tried. He ended up eating all the leftovers!

Ingredients for Irish Potatoes

This recipe for Irish Potatoes uses 3 lbs of potatoes that have been peeled and halved. I used regular white potatoes.

It also includes coarsely chopped cabbage. I despise chopping cabbage because it’s always a workout on the arms, but the final result is soooo worth it.

Flavorings include garlic cloves, chicken bouillon cubes, salt and pepper.

To get that mouthwatering creamy texture, use cream cheese, milk, butter and sour cream. Yum yum!

How to Make Irish Potatoes

In this recipe, you will cook some of the ingredients on the stove top and then move them over to the oven to finish off baking.

Start by adding the potatoes, cabbage, garlic and chicken bouillon cubes to a large pot of water on the stove. Boil until the potatoes are cooked (20 to 25 minutes).

Drain the pot and then add cream cheese, milk, butter, sour cream, salt and pepper. Mash mash mash!

Spread the mixture in a greased 3 quart casserole dish and cover.

Bake for 45 minutes at 350F. I garnished with sliced green onions to give a pop of color.

Helpful Kitchen Tools

These kitchen tools will help you prepare this recipe.

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• Potato masher
• Large pot
• Colander
• 3 quart casserole dish

Potato Recipes

Potato lover? I got ya covered.

• Potato Nachos –Crispy, flavorful potatoes loaded with taco sauce, green olives, green onions and lots of melty cheddar cheese. The perfect appetizer!
• Mashed Potato Casserole –Creamy and fluffy! This comfort food casserole is delicious for Thanksgiving or other special meals.
• Carrot and Potato Soup –Delicious, creamy and filling! This soup is for all you veggie lovers.
• Lemon Roasted Potatoes –Quick to prepare and come out of the oven hot and full of lemony deliciousness.
• Parmesan Thyme Roasted Potatoes –Delicious and crispy! My family loved this easy side dish.

You might also enjoy these Swedish Potatoes, Twice Baked Potato Casserole or Cheese Potato Salad.

Add some sweetness to your holiday table with these St. Patrick’s Day desserts. Make sure to try my Irish Brown Bread and Air Fryer Irish Soda Bread.

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