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Savory Irish Potato Pie Recipe – Crispy crust layered with potatoes, onions, and bacon. The Saint Patrick’s Day favorite is a must-have at an Irish dinner!

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Why We Love This Irish Potato Pie Recipe

Getting ready for a big Saint Patrick’s Day celebration? St. Patty’s Day is the best! You don’t have to be Irish to celebrate. Heck, you don’t even have to like beer or the color green. Although it helps.

A sensational scalloped Irish Potato Pie with bacon and onions. Just the things to get your Irish eyes a’smiling! Saint Patrick’s Day was simply meant to be a day of feasting. Feasting to commemorate Saint Patrick and the culture of Ireland.

I can help you there…

Over the last few years I’ve published several Saint Paddy’s Day recipes that are fun to put together into one glorious Irish feast.

Dishes Like:

Sweet Soda Bread
Irish Boxtys
Chocolate Guinness Floats
Dubliner Cheese Fondue
Bangers and Mash
Irish Apple Beer Bread
And Baileys Irish Cream Brownies

And today we’re continuing the tradition with an Irish Potato Pie. The simple potato pie is filled with creamy scalloped potatoes, bacon, onions, and herbs. It’s tender and rich with a crisp buttery crust.

The layers of potatoes bake with a drizzle of heavy cream, so they soften into decadent folds of silky goodness. Irish Potato Pie makes an irresistible St. Paddy’s Day side dish or appetizer.

It’s also a fantastic make-ahead to warm up on March 17th, just in case you think you’ll be “seeing leprechauns” by dinner time. Sláinte!

Ingredients You Need

This rustic Irish potato pie uses easy to find ingredients to make a delicious, savory tart! Here’s what you’ll need:

Frozen Puff Pastry – thawed
Butter
Thick Cut Bacon– cut into pieces
Peel and Sliced Potatoes – starchy or waxy potatoes
Onion – chopped
Fresh Dill – the more the merrier
Heavy Cream – to create a silky texture inside and brown the top
Salt and Pepper
Chive or Scallion – for garnish

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How to Make These Irish Potatoes

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and place the thawed puff pastry in an 8 or 9-inch tart pan and crimp the edges down. Remove the excess dough to help fill in gaps to make the rim all even. Place the crust in the fridge until you are ready to fill it.

Put a skillet on the stovetop, over medium-high heat, and add in the butter and bacon.

Saute until the bacon is crispy, then add in the onions, potatoes, and dill. Season the mixture with plenty of salt and pepper.

Serving Suggestions

Eat this Irish potato pie for breakfast or as a decadent side dish for holidays! Potato pie is perfect for a brunch feast, too! Try pairing it with some of my personal favorites:

Brown Sugar Ham
Spatchco*ck Smoked Turkey
Spinach Scrambled Egg Muffins
Savory Breakfast Scones
Easy Waffles
Irish Soda Bread Muffins

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of potatoes are best for potato pie?

You can use any type of potatoes that you would like! Russet or Yukon gold potatoes are a both a great option. Larger potatoes are easier to peel and slice thin. Using a mandolin slicer is the easiest way to slice them as thin as you will need them in the Irish potato tart recipe!

Can I use pie crust instead of puff pastry?

If you prefer, you can make a homemade pie crust for this potato pie! For ease, you can also use a store-bought pie crust or puff pastry crust!

Can you freeze this recipe?

Yes, you can keep this pie in the freezer, properly stored, for up to 6 months. When you are ready to bake it, make sure to thaw the pie out completely before reheating.

How long will this recipe last in the fridge?

This potato dish can last in the fridge up to 4-5 days when it is stored in an airtight container, or wrapped well. That makes it a wonderful make ahead recipe. You can make your potato pie fully, and keep it wrapped in the fridge until you are ready to heat it up and serve! Heat it up in the oven until heated through.

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Looking for More Irish Recipes? Be Sure to Also Check Out:

Irish Boxty Potato Pancake Recipe
Irish Cabbage and Bacon Recipe
Shepherd’s Pie Recipe
Sweet Irish Soda Bread Recipe
Irish Creamy Cauliflower Soup Recipe
Chocolate Guinness Floats Recipe
Creamed Cabbage Recipe by Allrecipes

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Irish Potato Pie Recipe

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 55 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes

Savory Irish Potato Pie Recipe – Crispy crust layered with potatoes, onions, and bacon. The Saint Patrick’s Day favorite is a must have at an Irish dinner!

Servings: 8 slices

Ingredients

US Customary – Metric

1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
4 tablespoons butter
7 slices bacon (thick-cut slices), chopped
5 potatoes, (or 4 large) peeled and sliced thin
1 onion, peeled and sliced thin
1 tablespoon fresh dill
1/2 cup heavy cream or half & half
Salt and pepper
Chive or scallion for garnish

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place the thawed puff pastry in a 8- or 9-inch tart pan and crimp the edges. Remove the excess dough and piece it along the rim if needed to make the rim even in some places. Refrigerate the crust until ready to fill.
Place the butter and bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté until the bacon is crispy then toss in the onions, followed by the potatoes and dill. Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper. Gently stir 3-5 minutes,to mix the onions and potatoes and coat in bacon grease. (The potatoes don’t need to be cooked through.) Then spoon the mixture into the crust and drizzle with heavy cream.
Bake on the low rack in the oven for 35-45 minutes, until the potatoes are fork-tender and the crust is golden. Rest for 10 minutes, then sprinkle with chopped chive and cut.

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Notes

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice, Calories: 265kcal, Carbohydrates: 18g, Protein: 6g, Fat: 19g, Saturated Fat: 9g, Cholesterol: 48mg, Sodium: 197mg, Potassium: 619mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 0g, Vitamin A: 400IU, Vitamin C: 16.2mg, Calcium: 54mg, Iron: 4.4mg

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Irish

Author: Sommer Collier

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Savory Irish Potato Pie Recipe (VIDEO) - A Spicy Perspective (2024)

FAQs

What are the characteristics of a savory pie? ›

Outside of a crust and a filling that generally avoids overly sweet tastes in favor of sour, salty, bitter and umami, there are few limitations on what can qualify as a savory pie. It might be made of puff pastry dough and baked, or with a slightly denser shell that will stand up to deep frying.

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Why is sweet potato pie popular in the South? ›

The first sweet potato pies were requested by and perfected for the slave owners in the Big House as a way to imitate European traditions. After the Civil War, Southerners continued to favor the sweet potato pie to thumb their noses at the Northern pumpkin pie.

What is white potato pie made of? ›

Aside from mashed potatoes, the essential ingredients are precise measurements of sugar, butter, eggs, and evaporated milk. Although lemon appears in most recipes, not all bakers use it as a flavoring agent.

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How many calories are in potato pie? ›

413 Calories

Fat	17.8 g
Carbs	44.9 g
Fibre	-
Protein	18 g

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Who invented the savory pie? ›

The history of the pie has its roots in ancient Egypt and Greece. The ancient Greeks ate pie (artocreas), though it was of the savory type with meat in an open pastry shell. The Romans may have been the first to create a pie that included a top and bottom crust.

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What pie do people like the most? ›

Apple Pie. Apple pie is arguably one of the most popular pie flavors. A symbol of America, the apple pie was actually invented by the British. Apple pie is simply made with sliced apples on double-crusted pastry dough.

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What is the healthiest pie in the world? ›

In the pumpkin pie, calories, carbs and sodium are lower, while protein is higher. But the apple pie takes the cake when it comes to fiber and potassium, and it has less added sugar.

Why is the white potato called the Irish potato? ›

Potatoes are native to the Andes Mountains of South America. We call them Irish potatoes because the potato was first brought back to Europe in the 1500's and developed as a crop there. The Irish immigrants brought the culture of potato to the United States.

What is the least fattening pie? ›

At around 300 calories per slice, pumpkin pie is a good bet for an indulgent dessert. It's a calorie bargain compared with other fall pies —apple pie weighs in at around 400 calories, and pecan pie at about 500 calories per slice. The type of crust used can make a big calorie difference.

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What pie has the most calories? ›

Pecan Pie (About 503 calories per 1/8 of a standard pie)

And sadly, one healthy ingredient doesn't transform a decadent dessert into a health food. Pecan pie is particularly offensive because it contains lots of butter and is loaded with sugars from brown sugar, corn syrup, and molasses.

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Is pumpkin or sweet potato pie healthier? ›

However, when pumpkin is out of its natural pie habitat, it's definitely lower in sugar than sweet potatoes (a win for pumpkin!). But while sweet potatoes have more calories, that's because they are packed with greater amounts of carbohydrates, protein, and fats (all necessary parts of your diet).

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What is savory food description? ›

Savory foods are characterized by a rich, full-bodied taste that is often described as “meaty” or “earthy.” This flavor profile is achieved through the use of ingredients such as herbs, spices, and meats.

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How would you describe a savory dish? ›

It's often described as a meaty flavor, which makes sense since it indicates the presence of protein (specifically, the amino acid glutamate). Other common descriptors of a savory taste are: “full of flavor,” “delicious,” and “tasty,” which show that it's really hard to quantify what savory tastes like.

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What are the characteristics of pies? ›

What makes a good pie?

Crust is uniformly browned and golden brown around the side, somewhat lighter brown on bottom.
Crust is flaky and tender.
Filling is firm, smooth, and sufficiently cooked.
Flavor is well-blended, with the filling characteristic for that kind of pie.
It holds its form when served.

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What are the characteristics of savoury shortcrust pastry? ›

Shortcrust pastry is a French-style dough with a crumbly, biscuit-like texture. This style of dough is "short" because the amount of flour is usually double the amount of fat, allowing it to break apart more easily than American-style pie dough (a closer ratio of flour to fat).

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