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Colcannon Recipe (Cabbage and Potatoes)
Colcannon combines the flavors of sweet cabbage, fried onion, and creamy mashed potatoes to create a traditional Irish dish that the family will love!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 293 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American , Irish
Ingredients
- 3 pounds Russet potatoes or baking potatoes, peeled & quartered
- ½ cup half and half or heavy whipping cream, warmed
- ¼ cup salted butter melted, more as needed
- 1 white onion or 2 leeks
- ½ head green cabbage about 6 cups
- 3 tablespoons melted salted butter
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the potatoes and simmer for 12-15 minutes or until fork-tender.
- While the potatoes are cooking, prepare the onion or leeks, and cabbage. Dice the white onion into ½-inch pieces or slice the white and light green parts of the leeks thinly and rinse well. Cut the cabbage into 1-inch pieces.
- Melt ¼ cup of butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook the onion or leeks and cabbage in the butter until the onion is translucent and the cabbage is tender.
- Once the potatoes are cooked, drain them and return them to the warm pot. Mash the potatoes with a potato masher, adding cream and butter as needed to reach a smooth consistency. Season with salt and pepper.
- Gently fold the mashed potatoes, cabbage, and onions together.
- Top with additional melted butter if desired.
- Gently fold together mashed potatoes, cabbage & onions. Top with additional melted butter if desired and crumbled bacon if using.
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Notes
- If desired, replace 1lb of potatoes with 1lb of parsnips. Russet potatoes are nice and starchy and make great mashed potatoes, Yukon gold is another good choice. Potatoes can be mashed with a masher or potato ricer.
- Kale can be added to the cabbage or used in place of cabbage in this dish.
- To Add Bacon: We love the flavor bacon adds to colcannon, so we often use it in place of butter to fry the onions/leeks and cabbage.
- If you love bacon, cook 4-6 slices of bacon in a pan until crispy. Remove the bacon and set aside. Add 1 tablespoon of butter to the bacon drippings.
- Cook onion or leeks and cabbage in the bacon drippings until the onion is translucent and the cabbage is tender.
- Mix the bacon, cabbage, and onions with the mashed potatoes per the recipe above.
Nutrition Information
Calories
293
(15%)
Carbohydrates
36g
(12%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
0.4g
Cholesterol
43mg
(14%)
Sodium
103mg
(4%)
Potassium
843mg
(24%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
585IU
(12%)
Vitamin C
32mg
(36%)
Calcium
61mg
(6%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 293
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 293 | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 36g | 12% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 43mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 103mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 843mg | 18% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 585IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 32mg | 36% |
| Calcium | 61mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.