The ultimate guide to St Patrick’s Day Food! Whether you want breakfast, dinner, desserts, or something green we’ve got you covered!
What are traditional irish foods?
Staples of a traditional Irish diet include foods like potatoes, bread, cheese, and meat—specifically pork, lamb, and corned beef.
Commonly eaten vegetables include carrots, cabbage, rhubarb, and leeks while commonly eaten fruits include apples and plums.
When I’m cooking for St. Patrick’s Day, I love recipes that center around many of the commonly eaten Irish foods to celebrate!
What food to eat on st. patrick’s day
Usually St. Patrick’s day is packed with celebrations — from the parade in the morning to potlucks or parties through the night. Start your day off right by whipping up a hearty breakfast, continue on with a delicious lunch, a few Irish-inspired snacks, and a feast for dinner!
Top it off with pints of Guinness, maybe some Irish whiskey, and you’re in for a great St. Patrick’s Day! As always, drink responsibly!
Breakfast
Nothing beats coming home from the St. Patty’s Day parade to a delicious traditional Irish breakfast…which means anything including bacon, sausage, eggs, bread, or potatoes! Pair that with a mug of Irish coffee and your day will be off to a great start. 😉
Cheesy Pork and Potato Breakfast Skillet
This Cheesy Pork and Potato Breakfast Skillet is GREAT for a quick and easy breakfast or dinner! Ready in 30 minutes or less, this skillet is quick, easy, and so delicious! Full of Applewood Smoked Bacon Marinated Fresh Pork, potatoes, veggies, cheese, and topped with eggs cooked your favorite way!
How to Cook Bacon in the Oven
How to Cook Bacon in the Oven: an easy, mess-free, simple method for perfectly cooked bacon! You'll never pan-fry your bacon again!
Breakfast Mashed Potato Casserole Recipe
Breakfast Mashed Potato Casserole. Because mashed potatoes for brunch is now a thing. 😉 Full of mashed potatoes, sausage, panko, and eggs, it's easy, indulgent, and delicious!
Air Fryer Breakfast Potatoes
These Air Fryer Breakfast Potatoes are fluffy on the inside and extra crispy on the outside. Tossed with butter and seasonings then air fried to perfection, these potatoes are SO flavorful and make an easy breakfast side dish.
Overnight Breakfast Sausage Casserole
This Overnight Breakfast Sausage Casserole can be prepped and made the night before! It's quick, easy, cheesy, and loaded with breakfast sausage, veggies, egg, toasted bread, and more!
Lunch
Ireland is an island, meaning the seafood is always super fresh! Although fish and seafood aren’t quite as popular as red meat, it’s always nice to add a little variety to your St. Patty’s Day eats!
Salmon Patties
These Salmon Patties are crispy on the outside and fluffy in the middle. Loaded with garlic, Worcestershire sauce, Dijon, hot sauce, and more, this appetizer is packed with flavor!
Easy Reuben Soup
This Easy Reuben Soup recipe has all the best reuben sandwich flavors! It's loaded with Yukon gold potatoes, sauerkraut, corned beef, swiss cheese, veggies, garlic, and more, then served with a side of toasted marbled rye bread! Only requires 12 ingredients!
Salmon Soup
This Salmon Soup is the ultimate comfort food for cold winter nights! A creamy, flavorful broth is packed with crispy bacon, veggies, and perfectly cooked salmon.
Beef Stew
This Beef Stew is a classic stick-to-your-ribs dinner! This super easy, hearty meal is packed with tender beef, fluffy potatoes, and more!
Easy Beer Cheese Soup
This Easy Beer Cheese Soup Recipe is so rich, so creamy, and loaded with bacon, veggies, beer, dijon, THREE ooey, gooey, cheeses, and more!
Snacks
My favorite part of St. Patrick’s Day might be the snacks! Beer and cheese? Yes please!
Beer Bread
This Beer Bread is hearty, buttery, and SO easy to make! No yeast, kneading, or rise time required!
Cheese Bombs with Beer Cheese Dip
These Cheese Bombs with Beer Cheese Dip are a great, easy game day snack! Pillsbury biscuits are stuffed with cheese and paired with a beer cheese sauce!
Homemade Air Fryer Pretzel Bites
These Homemade Air Fryer Pretzel Bites are made with refrigerated canned biscuit dough, boiled in a water/baking soda solution, and air fried or baked to golden perfection! Don't forget the butter/garlic powder wash and crunchy sea salt!
Dinner
I absolutely love a classic, comforting, and cozy meat and potatoes dinner—and apparently so do the Irish!
Shepherd’s Pie
This Shepherd's Pie Recipe is a comfort food classic. Loaded with a rich gravy, beef, veggies, and creamy mashed potatoes - this is sure to be a family favorite!
Slow Cooker Beef Stew
This Slow Cooker Beef Stew is a stick-to-your-ribs meal made healthier. Loaded with chuck roast, veggies, and a rich broth, this is the perfect, hearty fall meal!
Poor Man’s Stew
This Poor Man's Stew is budget friendly, hearty, and packed with flavor. Ground beef, fluffy potatoes, and veggies are simmered in a thick and flavorful broth, then topped with sour cream and cheese.
Cabbage Roll Soup
This Cabbage Roll Soup is the perfect hearty, flavorful, cozy winter dinner that's packed with beef, bacon, rice, and veggies! A quick and easy twist on traditional cabbage rolls.
Instant Pot Shepherd’s Pie
This Instant Pot Shepherd's Pie is the ultimate comfort food recipe. Ground beef is cooked in a flavorful gravy, layered with homemade mashed potatoes, and topped off with melty cheddar cheese.
Seafood Lasagna
This Seafood Lasagna is a family favorite! This classic dinner is loaded with alfredo sauce, scallops, shrimp, crab, and a creamy cottage cheese or ricotta spinach filling.
Dessert
These desserts are the perfect way to end a St. Patrick’s Day full of good food!
Lucky Charms Marshmallow Treats Recipe
I love these Lucky Charms Marshmallow Treats, because they're crunchy, they're a little salty, so buttery, and hello, there are TWO kinds of marshmallows!
Lucky Charms Cookies
These Lucky Charms Cookies are moist, chewy, crunchy, and packed with Lucky Charms cereal, Lucky Charms marshmallows, and white chocolate chips!
One Bowl Brownies
These One-Bowl Brownies are so easy to make requiring just 10 minutes and 8 ingredients! They're perfectly moist, fudge-y, gooey, chocolatey, and delicious!
How to Make a Milkshake
How to Make a Milkshake: 3 Simple Steps and 10 Minutes for the perfect thick and creamy milkshake! Try vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, mint Oreo, and more!
Pro tip
Spice up your brownies and milkshake with a splash of Bailey’s Irish Cream.
Green food for st. patrick’s day
Traditional or not, eating green foods on St. Patrick’s Day is classic! Here are some of my favorite green recipes to serve!
Avocado Tuna Salad
This Avocado Tuna Salad is light, fresh, and just as creamy as classic tuna salad without the mayo! Serve it on bread, with crackers, in a wrap, you name it!
Air Fryer Broccoli
This Air Fryer Broccoli is a flavorful yet versatile side dish. Broccoli florets are tossed with parmesan, olive oil, and seasonings then air fried until crisp-tender.
Cilantro Lime Sauce
This Cilantro Lime Sauce is fresh, creamy, tangy and makes the perfect dip, sauce, or dressing. Serve it with french fries, in tacos, on fish, and more!
Easy Guacamole Recipe
This is the BEST Easy Guacamole Recipe. A classic chip dip with fresh ingredients and simple seasonings. The best part? It’s easily customizable!
How to Make Easy Homemade Basil Pesto
How to Make Easy Homemade Basil Pesto. This recipe is quick, easy, fresh, and SO versatile! Loaded with basil, pine nuts, garlic, lemon, and parmesan . . . this tastes like summer! PSST - I have ingredient substitutions and serving suggestions listed below!
Cut Out Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
These Cut out Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting are a holiday favorite! They're crisp and golden on the outside, but soft and fluffy in the middle. Topped with the BEST cream cheese frosting.
Pro tip
Use a shamrock or leprechaun shaped cookie cutter for your sugar cookies and add a bit of green food coloring to the frosting!
No Churn Mint Oreo Ice Cream Recipe
No ice cream machine is needed to make this No Churn Mint Oreo Ice Cream Recipe! 7 ingredients & 10 minutes for the fluffiest, creamiest ice cream ever!
Five Ingredient Mint Chocolate Candy
This is five ingredient mint chocolate candy. Chocolate that crunches slightly when you bite into it, filled with creamy, sweet, sugary, minty perfection!
Thin Mint Cookie Recipe
Easy Homemade Copycat Thin Mint Cookie Recipe. Your choice of chocolate: baker's chocolate (semi-sweet, dark, or milk) OR Andes Mints AND your choice of cookie base: Ritz cracker, Oreo Thins, or Nilla Wafers! You're 5 minutes and 2-4 ingredients away from deliciousness!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
– Jennifer