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14 St. Patrick’s Day Recipes: Going Green!

By Holly Darnell, RD

March 13, 2025

Whether or not you truly celebrate St. Patty’s Day (which occurs on Monday, March 17, 2025), you’ve got to drink or eat something green (and wear something green!). Not only is it fun to join the green theme, green foods often mean nutrition-rich dishes, particularly in the recipes below.

While we won’t be recommending green eggs, we do have a green cake up our sleeves. And no, we’re not providing recipes for the standard St. Patrick’s Day fare: corned beef and cabbage, Irish soda bread, shepherd’s pie, or Irish coffee. (Though you can check out our homemade chicken pot pie, a dish that is very popular in Ireland.) Instead, we’re going green.

All of these recipes have been tested and are true: delicious, feature great macros, use a fabulous Ancient Nutrition product and, yes, are green! Check out these naturally green soups, appetizers, meals, snacks and desserts.

Let’s get to it!

1. Matcha latte with collagen

Not everyone wants to drink a matcha tea straight up. Instead, the popular matcha latte is what many prefer to start their morning with ... or have as an afternoon pick-me-up.

Thanks to its polyphenol compounds called catechins, a type of antioxidant found in other superfoods, matcha offers a variety of powerful benefits, including its ability to help support increased energy, weight management (in conjunction with an overall healthy diet and lifestyle), immune system health and overall well-being.

Because of Collagen Matcha Energizer, this matcha latte recipe is a cinch. Macros for this recipe are also excellent: 2 grams of carbs, 3 grams of fat and 6 grams of protein.

2. Avocado toast

Typically the avocado is used in guacamole, in salads and as a topping, but here it's the feature of this dish. The classic avocado toast is literally just avocado, toast and some sea salt sprinkled on top.

Here are four variations on the classic recipe. While you can use most breads, the crusty sourdough tends to marry the best. You can have for breakfast or lunch.

3. Green smoothie

The green smoothie is probably the most popular smoothie order. But rather than fork over $10 or more, simply make your own. While many different varieties exists, this recipe only includes seven ingredients and delivers a delicious flavor and an outstanding nutritional profile.

It includes Organic SuperGreens Berry Flavor that delivers 25 organic superfoods — like cleansing greens, fermented mushrooms, antioxidant-filled berries, adaptogenic herbs and more — all in a delicious berry flavor. You can also try the mango flavor.

4. Asparagus soup

Spring is the season for asparagus, as it’s one of the first green vegetables to make an appearance. Pick up a bunch at your local farmer’s market or grocery store, along with the other ingredients below, to make one of the tastiest soups around.

The most common asparagus soup uses cream (cream of asparagus soup), adding unnecessary dairy and sometimes too much fat for the average eater. Instead, the same creaminess is reached by using Yukon gold potatoes and Bone Broth Protein Chicken Soup, which also adds helpful protein.

5. Cream of broccoli soup

Cream of broccoli soup is typically loaded with butter and flour, but not this version that uses coconut oil, coconut milk and bone broth or collagen powder to give this soup the right type of texture along with good fats.

With the broccoli, greens and green onions, and garlic, this creamy broccoli soup is full of nutrients. One serving provides at least 100 percent daily required value of manganese as well as vitamins A, C and K.

6. Walnut basil pesto

Pesto is one of the most popular and easy Italian recipes. Typically, it relies on olive oil, basil and parmesan cheese for that classic taste.

That being said, it’s also typically very high in calories and fat. This walnut basil pesto adds a few ingredients — including high-protein Bone Broth Protein and healthy fats with walnuts — to lower the calorie count but expand the flavor and nutritional profile.

7. Kale quinoa cakes

These "cakes" are packed with protein, onions and spices make for a wonderful appetizer. You'll want to make them with the divine lemon dill yogurt sauce. They're easy to make and are delicious, plus they work as a starter for nearly any kind of meal.

Because each quinoa cake is sizable and filled with colorful ingredients, they're beautiful on the plate and can be used as part of an ambitious dinner menu.

8. Broccoli slaw

Cole slaw is a longtime spring (and summer) favorite side dish for many, but it’s also a little underwhelming with flavor and its bland color alongside being loaded with calories.

The new slaw on the block is broccoli slaw, which combines broccoli, cabbage and carrots for a great mix of not just colors but also nutrients. The additional broccoli slaw ingredients like slivered almonds and golden raisins add even more flavor and texture.

9. Mangorita mocktail

Among mocktails, the mangorita is fast becoming the most popular because of its delicious taste alongside it being loaded with vitamins and minerals. This version adds the Organic SuperGreens Mango powder to pack an extra wallop.

Alongside all of those superfoods and greens, you’re also going to receive a host of vitamins and minerals from one 229 calorie serving of this mangorita.

10. Matcha donuts

Matcha donuts are a trendy spin on glazed donut, but in this case they use a new collagen matcha powder with energizing coconut MCTs and adaptogenic superfoods. You'll never feel better about having a donut!

Clocking in a 317 calories per donut and 11 grams of performance fats, these glazed matcha donuts will also be a filling snack that won't send you down munchy alley.

The secret ingredient is Collagen Matcha Energizer, which gives these donuts their fun green color alongside incredible nutrition — including antioxidants from the matcha green tea, 10 types of collagen protein, MCT oil, clinically studied organic ashwagandha and L-theanine, an amino acid generally known for its relaxing qualities.

11. Mint chocolate chip smoothie

While green smoothies remain all the rage — and for good reason, given how nutritious they can be — have you tried the combination of greens and chocolate? They marry very well, as the greens flavor gets tempered by the chocolate.

Even better is that this smoothie includes eight outstanding ingredients, headlined by Organic Supergreens and Vanilla Bone Broth Protein.

This recipe also includes superfoods avocado and cacao nibs. Detoxifying Organic Supergreens is loaded with nutrients while Bone Broth Protein provides plenty of protein alongside gut, joint and skin benefits. Each 290 calorie serving is super balanced, with 20 grams of carbs, 10 grams of fat and 17 grams of protein.

12. Matcha protein bars

On the lookout for a new type of protein bar? This matcha-flavored protein bar fits the bill, for it looks and tastes uniquely delicious. And unlike that store-bought bar, this one is low in sugar and without any processed ingredients, including the star ingredient is our Collagen Matcha Energizer.

The macros are also excellent, with 30 grams of carbohydrates, 22 grams of fat and 10 grams of fat per bar. They can work as a pre-workout snack an hour or so before, or you may choose to eat after a workout.

13. Matcha cake pops

Matcha cake pops. Three magic words … and even better when you take a bite. These homemade cake pops are sure to be a hit with family and friends of all ages, as they're fun to make and eat.

The average cake pop recipe is loaded with sugar and simple carbs. At Ancient Nutrition, that is not the way. At 77 calories per cake pop, each contains 8 grams of carbs, 4.4 grams of fat and 1.8 grams of protein.

The slightly green color and matcha goodness comes from Collagen Matcha Energizer.

14. Collagen matcha smoothie

When we created our matcha collagen supplement, we immediately knew that a smoothie form of it would be its most popular expression. Here's a matcha smoothie with collagen and multiple other healthy ingredients, and we think it'll become one of your new smoothie favorites.

Please note the macros on this baby: 32 grams of good carbs, 23 grams of performance fats and 16 grams of protein. This is a real smoothie breakfast with balanced nutrition and that will keep you going for hours. Many smoothies lack fat, for example, and thus don't sustain prolonged energy.

To make it even better, you'll be happy to know that this recipe also provides more than 50 percent of your Daily Value of vitamins A, B2, E and K, as well as the mineral manganese.

Recipe developed by Holly Darnell, RD. Holly is a registered dietitian nutritionist who unlocked self-love at the intersection of exceptional food and practical solutions for healthy living. She’s passionate about helping others make simple, positive lifestyle changes on their individual path to healing.