The Irish Potatoes

My sister gave me this recipe years ago and it has become a staple of our holiday or ‘company is coming’ type of dinner. It’s easy to assemble and can be prepared ahead of time. It pairs well with beef, ham, or chicken. Leftovers, if there are any, reheat well. Everyone always loves ‘The Irish Potatoes.’ Yes, I know ‘The Irish Potatoes’ are fattening, but without the butter, whipping cream, and half and half it is just not as good. Substituting margarine or frozen hash browns would be a travesty.

Step: 1

Place the potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Cook the potatoes at a boil for 10 minutes; drain. Set potatoes aside to cool.

Step: 2

Once potatoes are cool enough to handle, slide the skin from the potatoes and discard; refrigerate peeled potatoes until completely cold, about 1 hour.

Step: 3

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step: 4

Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon butter.

Step: 5

Grate 2 of the potatoes into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle about 1/4 of the minced onion over the layer of potato; season with salt and black pepper. Repeat layering until all ingredients are used and dish is full.

Step: 6

Drizzle melted butter, whipping cream, and half and half over the potato mixture; season with paprika.

Step: 7

Bake in the preheated oven until the top is bubbling, about 30 minutes.

Step: 8

Garnish with chopped fresh parsley to serve.

Per Serving: 448 calories; protein 6.5g; carbohydrates 67.8g; fat 17.8g; cholesterol 50.1mg; sodium 118.3mg.

Getting stay in and cook your food instead of eat in the evening out is good a step in the right way if you’re more point on eating healthier. There’s no good way to know exactly what’s happen into the food you’re eating than by making it yourself! Mastering the main dish is only half the battle , though . And once you’ve mastering your chicken, steak, or fish, that is time to turn your attention to the ever- important side dishes.

A side dish would easily make down of your health goals, as sugar , sodium, fat, and calories can all get rather high quickly if you’re not careful . But with our healthy side dish recipes, you won’t ever run into that problem .