30 St. Patrick's Day Recipes, From Corned Beef and Cabbage to Irish Soda Bread These classic Irish, Irish American, and Irish-inspired dishes are perfect for St. Patrick's Day and next-day leftovers. By Jodie Kautzmann Jodie Kautzmann Jodie Kautzmann is an editor, baker, and confectioner with more than 15 years of experience in content creation, recipe development, and pastry production. She's obsessed with the fine details and ingredients that take dishes from tasty to outright otherworldly. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Published on March 6, 2026 Add Us On SAVE ALL RECIPES NEW! Save as a collection on MyRecipes Close Credit: Fred Hardy / Food Styling by Ali Ramee / Prop Styling by Christina Brockman We have all the St. Patrick's Day recipes you need, from Irish American classics such as corned beef and cabbage to traditional Irish standbys like soda bread. You can design your meal around single-serving lamb pies, which are a specialty of the Dingle Peninsula. Or, make fish pie the star of your dinner — we've got two great versions to choose from. Curate your celebratory spread with recipes for boxty, seafood chowder, skillet-roasted lamb loins, and more St. Patrick's Day food — and don't forget the Irish cocktails! Keep all of your recipes at your fingertips. With the MyRecipes app you can easily save and organize your favorites from anywhere, including Instagram and TikTok, in one convenient place. Get the free app. 01 of 30 Guinness Irish Meatball Stew Food & Wine / Photo by Jen Causey / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styling by Josh Hoggle Trade traditional stew meat for tender lamb meatballs, then simmer them in a Guinness-spiked broth with potatoes, carrots, celery, and herbs. Get the Recipe Save 02 of 30 Irish Cheddar and Chive Boxty Food & Wine / Photo by Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styling by Priscilla Montiel Fold sharp Irish Cheddar and fresh chives into boxty — Irish potato pancakes — made with both riced and grated russet potatoes, a combination that gives the pancakes crisp edges and a creamy center. Get the Recipe Save 03 of 30 Corned Beef and Cabbage Fred Hardy / Food Styling by Ali Ramee / Prop Styling by Christina Brockman Corned beef demands a long, slow simmer, but making it is largely a hands-off affair. Here, we keep tradition by pairing the salty meat with sweet cabbage plus potatoes, carrots, and turnips for a one-pot meal that requires only half an hour of active work time — perfect for St. Patrick's Day or any other chilly day. Get the Recipe Save 04 of 30 Irish Soda Bread Food & Wine / Photo by Jen Causey / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Stylist by Josh Hoggle When it comes to breadmaking, it doesn't get much simpler than this recipe. Our Irish soda bread dough comes together in about five minutes using just four ingredients and a single bowl, then bakes for roughly half an hour. It emerges from the oven with a crisp crust and tender crumb, perfect for slathering with your favorite Irish butter. Get the Recipe Save 05 of 30 Buttery Irish Cabbage Christopher Testani / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen Sweet, slightly al dente, and infinitely buttery, this super-easy recipe from The Global Pantry Cookbook by Ann Taylor Pittman and Scott Mowbrday is sure to delight cabbage lovers and skeptics alike. Serve it alongside pot roast or stew. Get the Recipe Save 06 of 30 Dingle Pies (Irish Lamb Pies with Herbs) Caitlin Bensel Bring on the luck of the Irish with these savory handpies, filled with lamb that's been cooked with thyme, rosemary, and sage until fall-apart tender. Each pie is like a self-contained, handheld potpie, bursting with rich, aromatic flavor. Get the Recipe Save 07 of 30 Salmon with New Potatoes, Spinach, and Cider Cream Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Julia Bayless Salmon has long been an essential part of the Irish diet — no wonder, for an island in the Atlantic. Jp McMahon's recipe for rich, crisp-skinned salmon with golden potato wedges, wilted spinach, and bright, cider-spiked cream makes a spectacular St. Patrick's Day dinner. Get the Recipe Save 08 of 30 Shepherd's Pie Caitlin Bensel / Prop Styling by Christina Daley / Food Styling by Ali Ramee Shepherd's pie is as beloved in Ireland as it is in Britain. Chef Tom Aikens' version is especially luxurious; he infuses the dairy with fresh herbs before folding it into the mashed potatoes that top succulent minced lamb. Get the Recipe Save 09 of 30 Potato Leek Soup Victor Protasio Yukon Gold potatoes, leeks, celery, and chicken stock are at the heart of this crowd-pleasing, customizable recipe from food writer Emily Nunn. Get the Recipe Save 10 of 30 Guinness-Glazed Ham Caitlin Bensel Galway chef Jp McMahon uses a combination of light brown sugar and Ireland's most famous stout to create a simple glaze that develops a malty, caramellike bittersweetness in the oven. Get the Recipe Save 11 of 30 Colcannon Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Prissy Montiel This riff on classic Irish colcannon features buttery mashed potatoes swirled with ribbons of tender, sautéed red cabbage. Get the Recipe Save 12 of 30 Grilled Leg of Lamb with Garlic and Rosemary William F. Dickey II Longtime Chez Panisse chef Cal Peternell strategically cuts his leg of lamb before marinating it in an easy mix of garlic, olive oil, and rosemary to ensure quick cooking on the grill. Get the Recipe Save 13 of 30 Fish Pie Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Julia Bayless A mix of fresh white pollock and smoked haddock is blanketed in a creamy, cider-tinged sauce speckled with chopped chives and dill, then topped with buttery potato puree and baked until golden and bubbling. Get the Recipe Save 14 of 30 Seafood-and-Seaweed Chowder Caitlin Bensel Seaweed brings a subtle salinity to this chowder filled with mussels, clams, and cod. Source dried kelp or kombu in the international foods aisle at your local grocery store, or find it online. Get the Recipe Save 15 of 30 Skillet-Roasted Lamb Loins with Herbs © John Kernick Impressive but achievable in less than an hour, these delicately flavored lamb loins are rubbed with herbs, garlic, and shallots, then seared in a skillet and roasted in the oven. Get the Recipe Save 16 of 30 Buttery Vanilla Shortbread Fred Hardy / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Christina Daley Unlike traditional Scottish shortbread, Irish shortbread includes a small amount of cornstarch to limit gluten development, delivering a particularly dense, delicate, meltingly tender crumb. Use Kerrygold butter for extra Irish flavor. Get the Recipe Save 17 of 30 Irish Brown Bread Food & Wine / Photo by Jen Causey / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Lydia Purcell Irish brown bread is the whole-grain cousin of Irish soda bread, replacing a portion of the white flour with whole wheat flour for an especially hearty and complex-tasting quick bread loaf that's equally effortless to pull together. Get the Recipe Save 18 of 30 Irish Buttered Carrots © Ian Knauer Here, steamed carrots are tossed in butter along with thyme and either parsley or celery leaves for a simple side that can easily accompany a variety of mains. Seek out good-quality Irish butter to make the dish really sing. Get the Recipe Save 19 of 30 Porter Bundt Cake with Whiskey-Caramel Sauce © Con Poulos Deep, dark, and delicious, this warmly spiced cake leans on porter, molasses, and maple syrup for its rich flavor and hue. A simple whiskey-infused caramel sauce blankets each slice for extra dimension. Get the Recipe Save 20 of 30 Irish Potato Boxty © Ian Knauer Classic Irish boxty are made from a combination of mashed and grated potatoes to yield soft-centered cakes with crisp exteriors. Infinitely versatile, they can be incorporated into any meal of the day. Get the Recipe Save 21 of 30 Irish Potato and Corned Beef Cakes © Ian Knauer This meaty version of Irish boxty is perhaps the dish to make the day after St. Paddy's — it's a wonderful use for your leftover corned beef. You'll need a cup of shredded meat. Get the Recipe Save 22 of 30 Apple Tart with Apricot Glaze Christopher Hirsheimer Simple apple tarts like this one are common on the St. Patrick's Day table in Ireland, where they're typically served with warm custard sauce. Get the Recipe Save 23 of 30 Braised Lamb with Herb-Scented Jus © Fredrika Stjärne Chef David Mawhinny's tender braised leg of lamb serves eight, but don't worry about having too many leftovers if you're not feeding guests — the extra meat and juices are terrific layered with pickled veggies onto focaccia for sandwiches. Get the Recipe Save 24 of 30 Slow Cooker Corned Beef with Cabbage, Carrots, and Potatoes © David Steele Corned beef is one of the most popular Irish American dishes served on St. Patrick’s Day, with roots in traditional preservation methods used before refrigeration, when meats were cured or pickled to extend their shelf life. This modern version streamlines the process by letting your slow cooker do most of the work, requiring just 15 minutes of active time. Get the Recipe Save 25 of 30 Irish Fish Pie Kristin Teig "A staple in Irish and Irish American households, fish pie is usually topped with a puree of white potatoes," Mary-Frances Heck, former F&W senior food editor, writes in her cookbook, Sweet Potatoes. "But swap white potatoes for sweet potatoes, and it turns out that the mild brininess of the fish is fantastic with the slightly sweet topping." Get the Recipe Save 26 of 30 Smoked Salmon Toasts with Mustard Butter © Fredrika Stjärne Instead of smoked salmon's usual partner of cream cheese, softened Dijon-dill butter is smeared on these crostini from chef David Tannis. Try substituting Irish brown bread for the baguette — you'll need to make the slices a bit thicker to avoid it crumbling, and keep a watchful eye as it broils to prevent burning. Get the Recipe Save 27 of 30 Bread Pudding with Irish Whiskey © Stephanie Meyer Andrew Zimmern's decadent bread pudding just might be the ultimate St. Paddy's Day dessert. It features rich brioche in a warmly spiced custard that's studded with whiskey-soaked raisins and served with whiskey-spiked crème anglaise. Zimmern recommends using Jameson — you'll need a third of a cup. Get the Recipe Save 28 of 30 Battered Cod with Marie Rose Sauce © Quentin Bacon In Ireland, fish and chips is one of the most popular takeout meals, and the shops selling it are called "chippers" as opposed to British "chippies." Turn this fried cod from Dublin-born chef Cathal Armstrong into a meal by serving alongside the requisite chips. Get the Recipe Save 29 of 30 Irish Lamb and Turnip Stew © Christina Holmes Called stobhach in Gaelic, this lamb stew is often considered Ireland's national dish — and it's a traditional choice for enjoying on St. Patrick's Day. Our version from 2007 F&W Best New Chef April Bloomfield is finished with a shower of parsley and mint for bright pops of freshness. Get the Recipe Save 30 of 30 Irish Soda Bread Pudding © Ian Knauer Irish soda bread is denser than yeasted bread, so it's able to soak up even more custardy goodness for an especially tender dessert — use a day-old loaf here if possible. Get the Recipe Save Explore more: Food Holidays & Occasions St. Patrick's Day Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit