Recipe and photos by Launie Kettler

Top o' the morning to ya! ☘️

If you want to get your Irish on, grab some potatoes, cabbage, scallions, and sharp cheddar cheese. Because ‘tis time for some mashed potatoes that will make your heart soar and your feet Riverdance in joy! 

Traditionally, colcannon is made with cabbage or greens sauteed in butter. Which is plenty delicious. However, we thought we could give the dish a little extra pizazz.

So, we went right to the source and asked the potatoes some probing questions. And then we listened to the potatoes.

“Hey, Potatoes. How are you today?”

“Good, good.”

“It’s nearly spring, how great is that?”

“It’s pretty great. I’m a little tired of winter cuisine.”

“I know, right?”

“Even though I like to be stored in a cool, dark place, I say, ‘Bring on the sunshine, warm nights, and cold beer!’”

“I agree one hundred percent! So, here’s a personal question. Who do you like to hang out with?”

“Well, I really love bacon, scallions, and cheddar. When we all get together, it seems like the world is a slightly better place. Ya dig?”

“Oh, we dig it!”

So, we cooked off some bacon, reached for some good Irish cheddar, and thinly sliced some scallions.

You gotta give the potatoes what they want!

So, to give the potatoes in your life what they want, reach for your favorite F.N. Sharp Damascus Steel Chef Knife or utility kitchen knife, get that Acacia wood cutting board ready, and don’t forget to grab that head of cabbage, too! You’ve got a great Irish dish to make.

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Irish Colcannon Potatoes With Bacon Recipe

Yield: 4-6 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

Need Help Cutting Up That Cabbage? Check Out This How-To Guide

Instructions:

Storing & Reheating Instructions: Store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. To reheat, microwave until hot, approximately 1 ½ minutes.

About the Recipe Creator

Launie Kettler is a food writer and photographer who cooks big food in a small kitchen in northern Vermont. Her husband and cats are tolerant of the fact that she plays the same Wilco and Son Volt albums over and over while pontificating about the beauty of cumin. 

Launie is also the co-author of The Everything Mediterranean Slow Cooker Cookbook and her recipes have been featured in Where Women Cook, Fresh Magazine, and on Salon.

You can find and follow Launie's adventures on her social handle @teenytinykitchenvt on Instagram, Facebook, Threads and her blog at TeenyTinyKitchen.com.

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