Corned Beef Ideas

Growing up, corned beef was an occasional—and much-enjoyed—breakfast treat. I was more familiar with the kind that came in a can, and I always looked forward to Saturday mornings watching cartoons as the smell of corned beef frying with garlic, onions, and tomatoes filled the kitchen. It was many years later that I was properly introduced to the kind that didn’t come in a can, which opened my eyes to a whole other world of cured meat goodness.

Corned beef, however it’s packaged, is not inexpensive, but around this time of year, almost every supermarket has it on sale because of St. Patrick’s Day. I don’t know about you, but every time I prepare corned beef, I always end up with a lot left over. If you find yourself in that same predicament, we thought we’d help you out with a few ideas for those corned beef leftovers.

Here are a few that caught our eye:

Corned Beef and Slaw Sandwich. It doesn’t get easier than this. Turn any extra cabbage into a quick creamy slaw that pairs perfectly with the salty goodness of corned beef.

Corned Beef Hash with Creamy Horseradish Sauce. Go the corned beef hash route and spice it up with creamy horseradish sauce.

Corned Beef Hash Baked Eggs. Same hash idea, but with a twist: baked eggs on top!

Corned Beef Cabbage Grilled Cheese. Because melted cheese. Amen.

Corned Beef Cheeseburger. Take the corned beef and melted cheese, then add a burger. Boom.

Caraway Havarti Grits with Shrimp and Corned Beef. Southern dish with an Irish twist. Plus, who can resist cheesy grits?

Those are just a few ideas from our lovely TK members! How about you? Do you have any favorite ways to enjoy leftover corned beef? Come share below!