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Irish Banger Skillet

Have you ever had Colcannon?  It’s a typical Irish dish of mashed potatoes and kale or cabbage, combined into a stick-to-your-ribs side dish.  Some versions add ham, some bacon and virtually all of them require multiple pots, pans and casserole dishes. 

 

Irish Banger Skillet | Garlic + Zest

Call me lazy, but for a midweek dinner (even St. Patty’s Day), I want something that doesn’t require an hour of washing dishes afterwards.  Something like this Irish Banger Skillet.

 

Irish Banger Skillet | Garlic + Zest

 I played with several iterations  before finally coming up with this simple skillet dinner that highlights all of those flavors intrinsic to traditional Colcannon.

 

Irish Banger Skillet | Garlic + Zest

Instead of stopping at a side dish,  I made it a meal with Irish Banger Sausages.  And the entire thing is made in one skillet.  Yes.  One.

Irish Banger Skillet | Garlic + Zest

A quick stovetop  wonder that’s easily do-able on a weeknight, with soulful slices of red potato, shreds of cabbage, chunks of carrot and savory, meaty sausage.

 


Irish Banger Skillet | Garlic + Zest

It’s so good and so simple, you won’t want to save it for St. Patty’s Day – this will become one of your weekly standards.

 

Irish Banger Skillet | Garlic + Zest

Now because this is a one skillet meal, it’s not necessarily the prettiest thing, but let me say that what it lacks in  presentation, it more than makes up for in flavor.

 

 

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Scott went back three more times and was practically scraping the bits from the bottom of the pan.    No leftovers here.

 

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Irish Banger Skillet | Garlic + Zest
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Irish Banger Skillet
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 

A simple, savory one pan meal -- perfect for weeknights or St. Patty's Day!

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Irish
Servings: 4
Calories: 1039 kcal
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 pound Irish banger sausage
  • 1/2 pound red skinned potatoes sliced thinly crosswise
  • 1 medium onion sliced thinly crosswise
  • 1/2 head green cabbage cored and thinly sliced
  • 3 carrots peeled and sliced on a diagonal into 1/2" pieces
  • 1 1/2 cups low sodium chicken or vegetable broth, divided
  • 2 teaspoons fresh thyme divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
Instructions
  1. In a 10-inch skillet with a tight fitting lid, heat the olive oil over medium high heat. When the oil starts to glisten and moire, carefully add the sausages and cook, turning occasionally until browned. Transfer the sausages to a plate. Into the pan, over a medium heat, layer in half of the onion, potatoes and cabbage. Layer the remaining onions, potatoes and cabbage. Sprinkle with carrots and add 1 teaspoon of the thyme. Pour 3/4 cup of broth over the vegetables, sprinkle with salt and pepper and cover tightly. Simmer for 10 minutes.
  2. After the vegetables have cooked for 10 minutes, nestle the sausages into the potato mixture, along with any accumulated juices. Add the remaining broth and thyme, cover and cook for an additional 10 minutes, or until potatoes and carrots are very tender. Remove the sausages and cut them into chunks. Return the sausages to the pan and serve.
Recipe Notes

Can be doubled - use a 12" skillet.

Nutrition Facts
Irish Banger Skillet
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1039 Calories from Fat 675
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 75g 115%
Saturated Fat 22g 110%
Cholesterol 163mg 54%
Sodium 2204mg 92%
Potassium 1989mg 57%
Total Carbohydrates 47g 16%
Dietary Fiber 11g 44%
Sugars 15g
Protein 44g 88%
Vitamin A 315.5%
Vitamin C 129.8%
Calcium 18.1%
Iron 30.7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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This easy one pan dinner is perfect for St. Patty's Day! Irish Banger Sausages, red potatoes, carrots and cabbage round out this meal!
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Comments

  2. A lovely take on Colcannon. We totally love quick easy recipes like this on week nights. Really looking forward to trying this!

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    • Believe it or not, I found Irish Bangers at the Fresh Market — and I’ll bet they have them at Whole Foods. It not, pick your favorite sausage from the market!

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  6. This WILL be our St. Patty dinner! Thank you Lisa…going to start checking local meat/butchers to see if I can find some authentic banger sausage! Did a search and found I could order online through Amazon and North Country Smokehouse….but would prefer to pick up fresh, so I’ve got some phone calls to make. Thanks for sharing – anxious to make this recipe!

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  13. Yep. Totally get you there on the dishes thing. And, yum! We tried something very similar in Edinburgh actually, which one of our friends made. He added cream to make it a lovely smooth creamy dish, but I think it would be just as good either way.

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