needs ideas for "irish" theme pot luck

To keep it traditional, you can't go wrong by just throwing a bunch of root vegetables and your meat of choice in a slow cooker. Lamb is traditional, but lean beef cubes, or even diced chicken can work. Potatoes, carrots, onions, etc. Add some barley, celery, peas, and/or maybe even mushrooms and you're off. Whisk in just a bit of cornstarch to thicken. Salt/pepper to taste.

Another option that may be a little "healthier" is a ground turkey/cabbage stew. Again with carrots, potatoes, onion. Or maybe a shepherd's pie. Lots of good stuff!

We are having one at work next week as well and I have NO ideas. It's on Friday on top of it and I am Catholic so I would like to bring something that is meat-less!

What about a vegitarian shepherds pie? :happy:

Chop up cabbage and fry with a bit of oil, bacon, and onions. For St Patrick's day, I plan to make this and add boiled new potatoes with a couple cuts in them to the pan while the cabbage is cooking as well (the corned beef will be in the crock pot )

Shepherd's pie!

Shepherds pie isn't really a quintisentially Irish dish. I'm sure they do eat it regularly in Ireland but It is more an English dish. For more Irish recipes check out:

Irish Soda Bread: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1432/irish-soda-bread

Irish Stew: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/9624/irish-stew

Boxty (Irish potato pancakes): http://homecooking.about.com/od/vegetablerecipes/r/blv253.htm

and any recipe containing guinness:

Black Velvet cake (Chocolate & Guinness cake with cream cheese frosting)

http://www.nigella.com/recipes/view/chocolate-guinness-cake-3086

and beef & Guinness pie:

http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/beef-recipes/steak-guinness-and-cheese-pie-with-a-puff-pastry-lid

Bailey's and coffee.

http://www.cookinglight.com/entertaining/holidays-occasions/healthy-irish-recipes-00400000065746/

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Someone posted on recipes a stuffed cabbage crock-pot dish that sounded really good.

Irish "Nachos" (made with potatoes instead of chips).

http://www.justapinch.com/recipes/appetizer/vegetable-appetizer/irish-nachos-2.html

I haven't tried this exact recipe, but it gives you the idea. Everyone loves these and you can add or leave out whatever you want. You can even lighten them by using low fat cheese and sour cream and adding extra veggies. The main trick is to get the potatoes right- I slice and roast mine in the oven first. Yum!

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Isn't Corned beef and cabbage an exclusively Irish-American dish? I did not think it was typically served in Ireland.

No, we;re not big on corned beef but we do 'bubble and squeak' which is boiled ham and cabbage, the corned beef thing I assume is a bastardisation that happened when we moved to the US...Nobody really eats that though, I mean it's traditional Irish but not very common. Irish stew, beef and Guinness pie, anything with potatoes are all traditional.....

ETA to add, proper mashed potatoes, not the kind from a box. Every time I go to the US I find it nearly impossible to get decent mashed potatoes or colcannon. Bangers and mash is actually English in origin..

If you're having chips (fries) a good Irish sauce is whiskey and mushroom sauce, it's lush! And hot whiskeys....lots of 'em....

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Colcannon would be my choice-- mashed potatoes with cabbage in them.

I saw a recipe for Reuben Dip on allrecipes.com that I'm going to try. Looks yummy!

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