St. Patrick's Day Irish Potato Pie
Ready In: 55 mins
Serves: 4
Yields: 1 pie
Ingredients
- 6 -8 potatoes, peeled
- 6 bacon, strips
- 4 green onions, sliced paper thin
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon parsley flakes
- 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
- 8 drops green food coloring
Directions
- preheat oven to 400°F
- cook the potatoes in boiling water with the green food coloring added to the water, until tender and drain.
- in a skillet, fry bacon until crisp and lay out on paper towels to drain.
- trim onions so that you have the white part and about half of the green, wash well, and slice paper-thin.
- add onions to skillet and sauté in bacon grease over medium heat until soft.
- slice the boiled potatoes, and arrange half in the bottom of a pie plate.
- season with salt and pepper, 1/2 the garlic and 1/2 the parsley.
- layer with bacon, onion and one half of the cheese. cover with remaining potatoes and season again.
- cover with remaining cheese.
- bake for 30 minutes or until top is browned and cheese is melted.
- you can also layer in 1/2 pound of browned ground meat on top of each potato layer, if cooking for someone who won't eat a meatless meal.
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