Take-out Tuesday, Easy, Elegant Irish Dinner
Being in the St. Patrick’s Day mood around here right now,
we decided to have an “Irish” dinner
Lamb chops, potatoes and asparagus
Potatoes are an Irish staple,
and lamb or mutton are common too
I wasn’t sure about asparagus, but it was green!
HHjrs favorite way to do lamb chops
is to marinate them with fresh rosemary & mint
and then cook them on the grill
The marinade is made with soy sauce, a little brown sugar,
sesame oil, crushed mint and rosemary
The aroma of fresh mint and rosemary
made the whole house smell divine!
A few hours bathing in this marinade
added a delightful flavor to the chops
Because the soy sauce is salty,
just season the meat with a little pepper
We love Hash Brown Casseroles made with frozen hash browns
This version includes roasted garlic, red onions,
and Vermont White Cheddar
which all add wonderful flavor
I don’t recommend using refrigerated hash browns potatoes
for casseroles
Use only thawed frozen potatoes
Something about the texture of refrigerated potatoes is off,
and they don’t seem to ever soften up,
even after cooking for hours in a slow cooker
An easy, yet elegant Irish dinner!
ROSEMARY & MINT MARINATED LAMB CHOPS
Ingredients
- 5-6 bone in loin lamb chops
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 T brown sugar
- dash of sesame oil
- 3-4 sprigs of rosemary leaves removed and chopped
- 10-12 mint leaves crushed and chopped
- pepper
Instructions
- Combine first 3 ingredients in a ziplock bag. Add crushed/chopped herbs. Sprinkle the lamb chops with pepper and put them in the bag with marinade. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours for flavors to infuse. Grill chops until done. Serves 3
ROASTED GARLIC HASHBROWN GRATIN
Ingredients
- 20 oz. frozen hash brown potatoes thawed
- 1 head garlic
- 4 T butter {1/2 stick} melted
- 1/4 cup light sour cream
- 1/2 red onion chopped
- 6 oz. 2% Vermont White Cheddar cheese {Cracker Barrel in green wrapper} grated
Instructions
- Cut top of garlic head off and discard. Place garlic on a square of foil, drizzle with Olive oil and bring up all 4 corners into a package. Place in a 400 degree oven for 1 hour. Remove and open foil to cool.
- Place thawed potatoes in a large mixing bowl, add melted butter, onion and garlic by squeezing the garlic head directly over potatoes and discarding the papery garlic shell. Mix.
- Gently mix in grated cheese and turn into a sprayed baking dish. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until thoroughly heated and golden on top. Serves 4-6. Great leftover!
Get your Irish on!
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Sounds delicious Jenna! We had lamp chops for the first time in ages a couple of weekends ago. I’d forgotten how good they are. Aren’t you glad you have a chef son? 🙂 ☘️💚
Thanks Mary, we love lamb chops and yes I am very spoiled by my chef!
Such a fine meal, Jenna. I love me some lamb chops 🙂
Me too Angie, they’re my favorite 😋
This sounds lovely and it looks beautiful. That marinade would be good on pork too, I think!
Thanks Jeanie!
I have a jar of pickled asparagus from the local farmer’s market. That will make a great garnish on Friday. I’m glad you mentioned asparagus. Your dinner looks delicious.
Thanks Linda, I’ve never had pickled asparagus, is it good?
Actually it is. Nice and crunchy with a dill, not sweet flavor. The farmer’s market doesn’t have much in the way of fresh foods right now, but there is a stand that sells pickles, jams, etc. to help support students going on their church’s mission trips. I had enjoyed their bread and butter pickles, but they were out, so we gave this a try!
Interesting!
Those lamb chops look delicious thanks to your son, The Chef. It sounds like a perfect St. Patrick’s Day dinner 💚☘️
Thanks Pam, we love lamb chops, all the kids love them too!
Good morning, Jenna! Your elegant Irish dinner looks delicious, and the presentation is so pretty. I love any hash brown casserole. They are always a hit when you serve them or take them to a potluck. Wishing you a wonderful day!
Thanks so much Shannon~hash brown casserole is a staple around here, we have it all the time~ I hope you have a great St. Patrick’s Day ☘️
I love lamb chops! Perfect Irish dinner!
Thanks Nancy, I do too, they’re my favorite dinner!
Your meal looks fabulous, Jenna, and thank you for the tip on using the frozen hash browns and not the refrigerated ones. Happy St. Paddy’s Day, and Birthday for Miss CC! 💚☘️💚
Thank you Kitty! Yes, I don’t know why but the refrigerated hash browns just don’t cook right in a casserole~
Everything looks so tasty and what a fun way to ‘get your green on’!
Thank you Mary, we love lamb chops 🙂
I love those little lamb chops, wish they weren’t so expensive! Your Irish dinner looks delicious!
Thanks Leslie, sometimes my grocery store has them at a reasonable price, they are my favorite 🙂
Oh yumm! I love all those things and your presentation looks delicious! Thanks for the roasted garlic reminder too. We used to do a batch every weekend – time to do another round! Hope you have a great week my friend!
Thanks so much Barbara! Roasted garlic is such a magic ingredient isn’t it ~Happy Spring 🌷🌷
It looks like a perfect Irish meal Jenna! Hubs and I love lamb and asparagus both, and I always marinate the lamb too – it just makes them so tasty! The hashbrown potatoes sound fantastic too. Hope you enjoyed your delicious meal on St. Patrick’s day!
Thanks Kim, lamb chops and asparagus are two of my very favorites!