These St. Patrick's Day recipes will have you enjoying the luck 'o the Irish all day long. Start off with a bowl of steel cut oatmeal (Irish oatmeal) or maple oat scones, follow up with some peanut butter and jelly on Irish soda bread sandwiches for lunch, and enjoy corned beef and cabbage for dinner. Pack oatmeal cookies in the kids' lunch boxes and serve chocolate mint brownies with fudge frosting for dessert!
1. Green Smoothie
Stephanie Gallagher
There is really nothing authentically Irish about this smoothie, but a holiday celebrating the Emerald Isle is a perfect way to get kids to try this vegetable smoothie. Call it an Emerald smoothie, and don't tell them there's kale in it. They'll never know.
2. Maple Oatmeal Scones
Stephanie Gallagher
Similar to Starbucks' maple oat scones, these scones make a nice breakfast or afternoon snack.
3. Steel Cut Oatmeal
Stephanie Gallagher
This oatmeal recipe is creamy and delicious, and so simple, because it's made in the Crockpot. Just be sure to use Irish steel cut oats, or the oatmeal won't work.
4. Irish Soda Bread
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Delicious by itself, with butter, or as the bread for a St. Patrick's Day-inspired sandwich, this Irish soda bread recipe is guaranteed to be a hit with the kids.
5. Corned Beef Hash
Stephanie Gallagher
What better way to use leftover corned beef than corned beef hash? Serve with poached eggs for a delicious meal any time of the day.
6. Corned Beef and Cabbage
Stephanie Gallagher
It may not be truly Irish, but it's traditional for St. Patrick's Day in America. This corned beef and cabbage recipe is a cinch to prepare, too, because it's all done in the Crock pot.
7. Colcannon
Stephanie Gallagher
This authentic Irish dish is made of mashed potatoes, cabbage, onions and butter. A touch of bacon adds saltiness.
8. Roasted Potatoes
Stephanie Gallagher
Browned and crispy on the outside, yet soft on the inside, these roasted potatoes are an ideal way to celebrate the Emerald Isle.
9. Watergate Salad
Stephanie Gallagher
Green, creamy and sweet enough to be dessert, this Watergate salad is a retro recipe that kids love. Serve it as a side dish or a light dessert.
10. Chocolate Brownies with Mint and Fudge Frosting
Stephanie Gallagher
A layer of mint frosting makes these chocolate brownies fun for St. Patrick's Day. A dense chocolate brownie and another layer of fudge frosting makes them unbelievably delicious!
