A Week's Worth of St. Patrick's Day-Inspired Dinners

Monday: Smothered Cabbage with Sausage 

Cabbage is an Irish food staple! Make yours taste oh-so delish by adding smoked sausage, amber beer, and hot sauce to the pot.

Recipe: Try our Smothered Cabbage with Sausage

Tuesday: Baked Irish Breakfast

The week of St. Patty's Day is the perfect excuse to have breakfast for dinner! This Irish meal also happens to be healthy and super tasty, so it's a win-win!

Recipe: Try our Baked Irish Breakfast

Wednesday: Pistachio-Citrus Pesto with Green Beans & Gemelli

It may not be a traditional Irish dish, but hey – anything this green makes for a festive St. Patrick's Day dinner in our book!

Recipe: Try our Pistachio-Citrus Pesto with Green Beans & Gemelli

Thursday: Irish Beef Stew

What makes this stew so Irish, you ask? The whole bottle of Guinness stout – that's what!

Recipe: Try our Irish Beef Stew

Friday: Beer-Marinated Steak Fajitas

Sure, fajitas are a classic Tex-Mex eat, but soak steak in some beer for long enough and voila – you've got yourself an instant St. Patrick's go-to meal!

Recipe: Try our Beer-Marinated Steak Fajitas

Shopping List

For the smothered cabbage with sausage:

• 3 to 4 tbsp. vegetable or olive oil
• 8 oz. smoked sausage (such as andouille) or 8 oz. baked ham
• 2 medium onions
• 1/2 to 3/4 cup amber beer
• 1 can (28 oz.) whole tomatoes in purée
• 1/2 cup pitted green olives
• 1 tsp. dried basil
• 1 head (about 2 1/2 lb.) green cabbage
• Hot sauce

For the baked Irish breakfasts:

• 1 stick butter
• Sea salt
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 4 country-style pork sausage links (about 10 oz. total)
• 8 oz. bacon
• 2 onions
• 4 oz. fresh spinach
• 8 eggs
• 8 cherry tomatoes
• Flat-leaf parsley leaves

For the pistachio-citrus pesto with green beans & gemelli:

• 1/3- 1/2 cup shelled pistachios
• 1 cup (packed) basil
• 1 cup (packed) flat-leaf parsley
• 1/2 cup (packed) mint
• 1 small red chile, such as finger or Holland chile
• 2 small or 1 large clove garlic
• 1 lemon
• About 2 tsp. lemon zest
• About 2 tsp. orange zest
• Salt and pepper
• About 1/3 - 1/2 EVOO
• 1/4 cup (a fat handful) grated pecorino cheese
• 1/2 pound green beans
• 1 pound gemelli pasta

For the Irish beef stew:

• 1 1/2 pounds hanger steak
• 1 onion
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 bottle (11.2 oz.) Guinness stout
• 1 1/4 cups tomato sauce
• 2 teaspoons chopped rosemary
• 1 cup frozen peas
• Crusty bread

For the beer-marinated steak fajitas:

• 1 pound beef skirt steak
• 1 12-ounce can light beer
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• Salt and pepper
• 3 red, green or orange bell peppers
• 1 large onion
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 8 flour tortillas (6-inch)
• 1 cup jarred salsa
• 1/4 cup cilantro leaves