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.
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.
I played with several iterations before finally coming up with this simple skillet dinner that highlights all of those flavors intrinsic to traditional Colcannon.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Scott went back three more times and was practically scraping the bits from the bottom of the pan. No leftovers here.
Irish Banger Skillet
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
- 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.
- 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.
Notes
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Oh my goodness!! I found this recipe when looking up fast recipes for St Patrick’s Day. It’s definitely quick, but much to my surprise it is ohhhhh sooooo delicious! I have two teenage boys who literally licked the skillet clean. It is now part of our weekly rotation. I have used all different flavors of Trader Joe’s chicken sausage and have mixed them too. We love it every time. I add a quick Irish Soda Bread and the meal is perfect and easy.
Made this last year for St. Patrick’s Day – easy and really tasty with the Trader Joe’s bangers. I have everything to make it again this year – along with Irish entertainment (streaming concert this year, movie last year). Terrific night planned!
Can this be a oven dish instead?
I think you could prepare the dish through the first step and then put it in a hot (400°-450°) oven, tightly covered for 20 minutes. You’ll want to check the doneness of potatoes and carrots and if it needs more time give it another few minutes.
I want to thank you. My youngest son and I went to Walmart after to church for dinner. We was talking about what to get when I suggested maybe something with cabbage since it’s St Patricks Day. So we sat there in the parking lot googling recipes when we came across yours. I liked the one skillet idea and a 10 yo thought it looked good. I had to substitute kielbasa for banger sausage being a small midwestern town but it was amazing. This is the first dish I’ve ever made with cabbage and the hubby and all 4 kids ate it up! I think it may become a regular meal for us. Thank you for making a cabbage meal my family enjoyed.
I’m so happy to know that you and your entire family enjoyed this skillet dinner! I think kielbasa is a fine substitute and I understand that availability is different depending on where you live. I applaud you for making it your own! Happy St. Patrick’s Day.
Anxious to try this recipe—more to my liking than mashed potatoes w/gravy! Bought some Bangers at Trader Joe’s yesterday just to try. I’m of Scottish descent—have had Blood Sausage, but never Bangers. The checkout guy said he loves these and is always happy when they’re in the store—apparently, it’s a seasonal item w/Trader Joe’s. Visited our Wild Birds Unlimited down the road where a stately English gentleman works and mentioned the Bangers to him and he was glad I told him bc he, too, loves Trader Joe’s Bangers. I guess we’ll see how they turn out. This recipe looks wonderful!
I will be at Trader Joe’s later today, so I’m definitely going to look for them! Thanks for the tip and enjoy the recipe!
Do you boil your bangers before you brown them?
No I didn’t boil them before. I brown them in the pan and then they continue to cook with the vegetables.
Where do you get good bangers? I bought Johnsonville “Irish Garlic”, but I felt like they didn’t have a lot of flavor. Was considering sauteeing a few fresh cloves of garlic with the onion in the sausage fat before adding the cabbage.
I got mine at The Fresh Market, but I’ve seen them at Whole Foods as well. If not there, try your local butcher.
Super easy and delicious! My Irish self really enjoyed this!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it Brittney!
Thank you! Made it for St Patrick’s — hubby had 3rds!
So glad he enjoyed it!
Looks like a totally satisfying meal – I love that you just used a skillet!
A skillet is all you need for this one! Don’t you just love that?
This looks amazing– I am definitely making this next week! Pinning 🙂
Glad you like it, Michelle!
This looks so colorful and healthy. Thanks so much for sharing!
I love a good one skillet meal and this is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day. It looks delicious!
Thanks, Luci — it’s a favorite in our house!
Thanks for this really great looking and sounding recipe. I will be happy to try this on March 14!
St. Patrick’s Day is March 17 — but this skillet is delicious anytime!
This is some real heat fare! Like you I am super lazy so one pot dishes like this are ny absolute favourite! Great post
I’m so glad you like it. Sometimes you can have quick and easy with warm and satisfying! That’s a good day!
This is a perfect meal to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day with! Love how everything comes together in one skillet. I’m all for keeping clean-up minimal!
I know – we do enough dishes, don’t we?
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.
Cream would amp up the indulgence quotient! I like it!
This looks so good Lisa! Think I`m stealing this for St Patties Day!!
steal away!
oh yum!! this looks like the most amazing way to have a taste of ireland at home 🙂 thanks for sharing!!
Thanks for saying so, Nicole!
This dish looks incredible! Now I have a recipe to make for St. Patrick’s Day!
Enjoy it Jillian! Happy St. Patty’s Day!
This looks like a great weeknight meal! I’m all about one pot meals too. 🙂
I’m on a detox this week but I am absolutely marking this recipe as a celebratory dish for when I’m through 😛
I think I’m in need of a detox too — you’ll have to let me know what kind you do!
A perfect St. Patrick’s Day feast for those of us (ME!) who love simple weeknight meals and no-fuss clean-up. 🙂
I know, love a quick cleanup! And Scott practically licked his plate!
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!
Enjoy it, Betty! And Happy St. Patty’s Day!
This looks divine! Pinning!
Thanks, April. I appreciate it!
Who wouldn’t love this any night of the week. Not sure if I can find “bangers” but any great sausage would work. Nice and tasty for sure.
Use whatever sausage you can find — Italian would work, or maybe a smoky kielbasa!
Being both Irish and Polish I LOVE the idea of trying it with kielbasa. yum!!!
Definitely make it your own, Brooke!
I wish I could get good bangers here. Miss this type of food from my childhood.
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!
A lovely take on Colcannon. We totally love quick easy recipes like this on week nights. Really looking forward to trying this!
Please let me know how you like it, Meeta!
Oh this looks yum!! I feel you on the 100 pans to use hahaha… This just needs a little toast to soak up the juices.
Sometimes, I’m lazy when it comes to doing a mound of dishes!