Dublin Coddle One Dish Dinner for St. Patrick's Day

This has become our traditional St. Patrick's Day dinner!  We love it and you can't go wring with this recipe.  I found this recipe on SimplyPotatoes.com. I always cook it up with a few minor changes (that you will see below).

Dublin Coddle One-Dish Dinner

"Coddle" is the Irish name for this traditional comfort food - a favorite of Dubliners young and old. A hearty helping of sausage and potatoes with bacon and carrots creates a simple, satisfying meal.

Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Time-To-Table: 50 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients:

• 3 slices uncooked bacon, cut into small pieces*
• 6 frozen pork sausage links, cut in half crosswise (or Jimmy Dean Sage Sausage)* *
• 1 cup thinly sliced onion
• 1 cup 1/4-inch thick sliced carrots
• 6-7 medium sized Russet potatoes cut up in cubes or sliced round. (You could also try red potatoes.)
• 1 cup apple juice***
• 1 tablespoon parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions:

1. In 4 quart Dutch oven or large saucepan, cook bacon and sausage until
browned. Drain on paper towels; set aside.

2. In same saucepan, cook onions, stirring occasionally, until soft and lightly
golden. Add carrots, potatoes, apple juice, parsley, salt and cooked bacon
and sausage.

3. Reduce heat to low. Cover; cook 30-35 minutes or until potatoes and
vegetables are soft, adding more apple juice if the mixture gets too dry.


TIPS:


*I cooked and added all the bacon as directed. The flavor was amazing, but I like my bacon to be on the crispier side. So, when I make this, I add the bacon as directed, but then make a couple of more slices to crumble on top just before serving.

**If sausages are too frozen to cut; thaw slightly. Add some spice and heat to this entree up by using spicy pork sausage links. Also, I used Jimmy Dean Sage Flavored Sausage. The added sage stepped up the flavor of this dish.

***I definitely used more than 1 cup of apple juice. I added it throughout the cooking process so it created a little broth, which was perfect to have with some crusty bread.