Slow Cooker Colcannon is the traditional Irish side dish of creamy buttery mashed potatoes and kale or cabbage cooked in a non-traditional way. The perfect accompaniment to your St. Patrick’s day feast 
Slow Cooker Colcannon is one of those comfort dishes that completely satisfies. It’s rich and creamy and loaded with all sorts of delicious extras, like cream and butter. This is not a low calorie dish or one that’s on any kind of a point system. It’s a hearty, stick to your ribs, good drinking base kind of dish to see you through the drinking holiday.
This Slow Cooker Colcannon is an easy take on the traditional Irish side dish of mashed potatoes with kale or cabbage. It’s one of our favorite Irish recipes and I make it a few times times a year because it goes with just about any comfort food, like braised beef, roast chicken, pork roast, seafood, and corned beef (of course). Or leave out the side meat and please the vegetarians in your life by serving it with a big green salad for dinner!
A medium waxy, thin skinned potato are creamy and ideal for mashing (I prefer Yukon Gold potatoes). I also like a mixture of cabbage and kale in my colcannon. Leeks, chives, and/or spring onions can be added as well for extra flavor.
Usually I cook colcannon on the stove but this year, I adapted the recipe for the slow cooker. It’s the perfect cooking method for all of you who will be spending St. Patrick’s day at work…or even if you decide to use up a sick day “wink wink” and start at the pub a little early.
Whether you are celebrating the St Patty’s Day holiday at home or in an Irish pub, this Slow Cooker Colcannon is one side dish that will make everyone happy…and don’t forget the Irish Spotted Dog!
- 8 medium-sized waxy potatoes, like Yukon Gold or Red Bliss (about 2.5 pounds)
- 3 cups chopped savoy cabbage or kale (can do a mixture of both)
- 4-6 cups water
- ¾ to 1 cup half and half
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, preferably grass-fed
- salt and pepper, to taste
- Peel potatoes and cut into quarters (if using organic potatoes, can leave the skins on and just scrub well). Place potatoes in the bottom of a slow cooker and cover with the chopped cabbage or kale. Add enough water to just cover the vegetables. Cover and cook on low for 7 hours, or until vegetables are tender.
- Reduce slow cooker to warm, remove the cooked vegetables and discard the liquid. Put the vegetables back in the slow cooker and lightly mash. Add the half and half and the butter and continue mashing until the mixture is creamy. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately or keep warm in slow cooker
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