boiled dinner

noun

, Northern and North Midland U.S.

1. a meal of meat and vegetables, as of corned beef, cabbage, and potatoes, prepared by boiling.

Word History and Origins

Origin of boiled dinner¹

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805

Example Sentences

My early memories cemented cabbage as little more than root vegetable filler in a boiled dinner starring brackish corned beef, or encasing humble beef and rice filling in my German-born grandmother's stuffed cabbage rolls.

From Salon

I’m thinking of the classic French pot au feu — a boiled dinner of beef, chicken, sausage and vegetables.

From Seattle Times

Even corned beef and cabbage is a mixture of what the Irish eat and a New England boiled dinner.

From New York Times

He returned to St. John’s in 2006 and helped found Atlantica in nearby Portugal Cove, one of Newfoundland’s first serious restaurants in a province better known for boiled dinner.

From New York Times

A pot of beef and vegetables popular all over is New England boiled dinner, and it’s essentially a pot roast simmered in water with lots of root vegetables.

From Seattle Times