Shamrocks and More

Dinner Monday was of course Irish themed.  Looking at my options I decided to go with more kid friendly recipes.  This is a delicious dinner for any night of the week!!

Corned beef Sandwiches 

Rustic Italian Bread

Thinly sliced corned beef

Provolone cheese 

Your favorite Coleslaw

Butter each side of the bread.  In a skillet, place on piece of bread butter side down, cheese, then corned beef, coleslaw and then second piece of bread on top.  Let the bread get golden brown and then gently flip to second side.  

Creamy Roasted Potato Soup

1 5 lb. bag of Yukon gold potatoes

Olive oil

salt 

pepper

3 quarts of chicken stock

1/4lb. American cheese

Preheat oven at 375.  Dice the potatoes into pieces and place on a baking sheets (you will need two baking sheets so the potatoes are not crowded).  Drizzle the potatoes with olive oil, 2 T of salt and 1 T. of pepper. (this might seem like a lot of salt but potatoes need to be salted well.) 

Bake the potatoes for 1 hour tossing them after a 1/2 hour.  Then put diced potatoes in blender with 1 1/2 quarts of chicken stock.  (you can also use an immersion blender if you do not have a good standard blender).  Blend until smooth and pour into pot on stove on medium low. You will need to blend potatoes in 2 batches (if you like a chunky potato soup do not blend as well)  Simmer soup and add American cheese and the rest of the chicken stock. (you can add more chicken stock or water if the soup is too thick) Salt and pepper to taste.

You can top this soup with so many different things.  Here are some great suggestions:

Bacon

cheese

scallions

sour cream

caramelized onions

This is an easy kid friendly soup and perfect for dipping your sandwiches : )  Roasting the potatoes gives this soup a wonderful flavor and it is creamy without any cream!

A great fruit salad on the side and you have a wonderful meal any day of the week!  ENJOY!