FABULOUS COLCANNON (MASHED POTATOES AND CABBAGE)

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This is not the traditional colcannon, a mashed potato and cabbage dish from Ireland. I have spiced it up and put my own spin on it, but it is WONDERFUL comfort food. Cheap and easy. I top it with cheese and serve as a main dish.

Provided by Ashley Robinson

Categories Side Dish Potato Side Dish Recipes Mashed Potato Recipes

Time 1h5m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

3 pounds potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
¼ cup milk
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
¼ cup unsalted butter
4 slices bacon, chopped
1 onion, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
½ head cabbage, sliced into thin strips
½ cup water
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 cups fully cooked ham, cut into bite-size pieces

Steps:

Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil, set heat to medium-low, and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain potatoes and transfer to a large mixing bowl.
Stir milk, mayonnaise, and butter into potatoes. Mash with a potato masher until smooth.
Cook and stir bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until fat is rendered, 3 to 5 minutes.
Stir onion, garlic, and cayenne pepper into bacon and drippings and cook, stirring often, until onions are translucent, about 5 minutes.
Stir cabbage and water into onion mixture until cabbage is wilted, about 5 more minutes. Season with salt and black pepper.
Fold cabbage mixture into mashed potatoes.
Cook and stir ham pieces in the same skillet used for cabbage mixture until lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes.
Stir cooked ham into mashed potato and cabbage mixture until combined.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 342.6 calories, Carbohydrate 36 g, Cholesterol 41 mg, Fat 17 g, Fiber 5.8 g, Protein 12.8 g, SaturatedFat 7.1 g, Sodium 585.4 mg, Sugar 4.7 g