25+ one dish cast iron skillet and Dutch oven recipes for easy indoor, outdoor and wood stove cooking.
Cast iron is the number one cookware in my kitchen. Our grandmothers knew the wonder of cast iron and there are some old-fashioned things, okay a lot of old-fashioned things, we’d do best to go back to and leave the newer stuff in the stores. Teflon is not allowed in our home but despite it’s questionable health issues, cast iron is much more efficient at turning out luscious desserts, succulent meats, and fluffy breads. Are ya hungry yet?
Oh, good. Because I’ve got some fun cast iron Dutch oven recipes. Because really, half the fun of cast iron is being able to cook on a wood stove (how to cook on a wood stove) or outdoors with coals. You now, true pioneer stuff.
Am I the only Mom who loves only dirtying up one pan and having supper ready?
Cast Iron One Skillet Main Dish
Beyond just cooking eggs in cast iron, there are so many one-skillet dishes that you’ll love below!
- One Skillet Meat and Potatoes
- One Skillet Broccoli Cheese Cornbread-Real Food Style
- One Skillet Steak Meal
- One Skillet Pasta Pizza
- Bacon, Egg, & Potato Bake
- Kale and Tomato Crustless Quiche
- Gluten Free Kale and Salmon Cake Patties
- Salsa Verde Chicken & Dumplings
- Winter Squash Frittata
- Enchilada Casserole
Old-Fashioned Cooking for a Busy Home
Tired of hectic meal times and complicated recipes or relying on processed foods? Instead, learn how to have
- Simple and easy time tested from scratch meals.
- Easy skillet suppers
- Nourishing and kid-approved soups and stews
- Old-fashioned baked goods from buttermilk pie, homemade cake mixes, to Mom’s chocolate chip cookies
- Don’t spend all day in the kitchen, tips for busy times without sacrificing hand made goodies
- Wholesome ingredients without processed and questionable items
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Cast Iron One Skillet Desserts
- Dutch Baby Pancakes
- Campfire One Skillet Rob Roy Cookies
- One Skillet Pumpkin Cake Gluten and Dairy Free Options
- One Skillet Pumpkin Granola Cookie
- One Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie
- Gluten Free Fried Apples
- Caramel Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls
- Grain Free Berry Cobbler
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Dutch Oven Recipes-Main Dish
- How to Cook with a Dutch Oven on an Open Fire
- Dutch Oven Chicken and Vegetable Bake
- Off-grid Cooking with Dutch Ovens + recipes
- No Knead Artisan Bread w/ a twist
- Dutch Oven Cheesy Potatoes
- Dutch Oven Chicken and Dumplings
Dutch Oven Desserts
- Dutch Oven Pumpkin Pie
- Dutch Oven Cheesecake
- Dutch Oven Peach Cobbler
- Dutch Oven Zucchini Bread
- Berry & Cherry Cobbler
- Fun bit of Dutch Oven history and how-to
Love cast iron
I just recently received my first cast iron Dutch oven for our camping trips. I’ve been using cast iron for years for my stove top, now I’m ready for the next adventure. Besides buying the Lodge company’s liners, is there any other options for lining my Dutch oven for quick clean up while camping? I noticed parchment paper, (possibly?) in one of your pictures, and was thinking how cheap and easy that would be!
Shauna,
I use parchment paper a lot, it’s frugal and much easier on clean up.
I always take the top off of my dutch oven about 30 minutes before the chicken is done. I baste it and then let the skin crisp up.
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Our families have used cast iron for generations after generations and would not do without it! Would love to win the Lodge set and start the grand children with their own cast iron pieces!! Looking forward to trying your recipes also!!!!
our favorites are cornbread & biscuits. All the recipes here sound yummy, can’t wait to try them!
I’ve used a cast iron skillet for years and recently invested in a Dutch oven… would love more pieces. Looking forward to trying the recipes!
I like Dutch Oven Stew but I need to try Dutch Oven Cheesecake!
I am excited to try the dutch oven cheesecake. My family cooks all of our meat and veggies in our 12″ cast iron skillet.
I thoroughly enjoy making frittatas in my frying pan. I use whichever veggies or meat I can find, cook it up, spice it, and add the eggs…just let them cook with a lid on the pan. But then I have met very few recipes I don’t like – pref. grain-free.
Nice giveaway – thanks!
Dutch Oven Chicken and Dumplings sounds delish!
Love making cornbread in my skillet
YAY! This would be so wonderful. We installed a larger wood stove this year and I am so eager to start cooking on it this winter. Thank you so much for posting these recipes, I have pinned it! 🙂
Anything that is healthy but can still act like comfort food! New to cast iron. Excited to learn 🙂
I would LOVE to learn how to use cast iron!!! 🙂 🙂
Love the cinnamon buns
Hoe cake…. Kinda like a biscuit cooked on the stove or a thick not sweet pancake. My MaMa used to make the best! Served with sour cream n syrup! Yummy!
Ooooh – Chicken and Dumplings! Yeah!
I absolutely love cast iron.. Pineapple upside down cake made in mine is my all time favorite!! I can remember my memaw making Milk gravy in hers
cornbread & peach cobbler, but they all sound delicious!! Thanks for the recipes and all the help that you send my way!!!
Favorite, that’s hard everything is better. But I would say Mt. Dew Potatoes. Sliced potatoes, cheese, onion, bacon, and Mt. Dew for moisture.
Oh and one of my FAVORITE cast iron recipes is German Pancakes 🙂 Made with our own eggs and raw milk 😉
I LOVE cast iron, and I would love to replace ALL my cookware with it one day! Thanks for the great post and the awesome giveaway!
I love cooking in my cast iron pans!
Have used cast iron cook ware since I was married 43 years ago my favorite dish one of many is venison stew I would love to win this because my one son wants a set for Christmas this would be perfect
I need to try this for my iron deficiency anemia 🙁
If I have to choose one recipe I would choose the enchilada one. If I can pick more add the potato egg and cheese one, the chocolate chip cookie, the cinnamon rolls…
I can’t wait to try the Dutch Oven Chicken and Dumplings Recipe!! I love to make stew in my ci pots. I sure could use some more! 🙂
I love making sheppards pie in cast iron.
I’ve been on the hunt for a dutch oven to start baking breads and am so excited about this opportunity! So of course, the no knead artisan bread with a twist recipe is my favorite. Thanks for the giveaway!
Cornbread and stews are at the top of my favorite cast iron recipes.
I love to make Sante Fe stew and I am thinking that the skillet cornbread would be an awesome side. And if I am lucky enough to win, I have a sweet potato pie with a gooey pecan topping I would love to have baking along side of it at the same time. lol
Cast iron cookware is the best! I am so glad it is making a well-deserved comeback.
Mexican cornbread baked in the cast iron skillet — fabulous!!
My favorite recipe in cast iron is cornbread, I have a small 6 inch cast iron skillet for this recipe, made with fresh ground corn from my parents garden.
I have been wanting a cast iron dutch oven…more so since the weather has got me in the mood for soups and chillis.
I love my cast iron skillet! I have an amazing pizza recipe, pop it all in and stick it in the oven!
My husband and I both LOVE to cook in cast iron. Our favorite Dutch oven recipe is a no-knead “sourdough” bread: Combine 3 cups flour, 1-1/2 tsp. sea salt, and 1-1/2 tsp. yeast together in a large glass or ceramic bowl (no metal for this recipe). Add 1-1/2 cups lukewarm water. Stir just enough to combine. Let set in a warm area for at least 4 hours. Preheat your Dutch oven to about 400F (either over coals, briquettes, or in the oven). Turn your dough out onto a floured surface. Fold the dough over onto itself once or twice adding enough flour for it to hold somewhat of a shape. Place dough into the preheated Dutch oven. Cover with lid and bake 45 minutes to 1 hour until golden. YUM!
After several of the basic loaves, we also started adding ingredients (just before you turn it out onto the floured surface) like cheese, onion, herbs, dried fruit, etc. Really good!
My favorite cornbread in cast iron is quick, easy, and has just a hint of a bite. Our regular (we all have our favorite) cornbread recipe with the addition of a jalapeno sliced thin and scattered over the top. Yum! Thank you for the chance to enter!
I love to use cast iron to cook it make such a difference in the flavor. I only have two cast iron pieces, a chicken fryer with a lid and a skillet that were my great grandma’s.
Here is my favorite one pot meal that I make in my cast iron:
Chicken Taco Rice
2 chicken breasts
1 can chicken broth
1 taco seasoning packet
1 small can tomato sauce
1 can corn
2 cups minute rice
Toppings: shredded chees, lettuce and sour cream.
Cook your chicken breasts, remove from pan and chop into small pieces.
Combine, chicken, chicken broth, seasoning packet, tomato sauce and corn (undrained, moisture needed to cook rice) in skillet, simmer five minutes. Remove from heat, add minute rice. Cover with lid for five minutes. Serve over corn chips or wrapped in a flour tortilla with toppings of choice.
I have also added black olives to this on occasion.
My kids love it, it is fast and easy and clean up is quick.
Enjoy
My favorite recipe is Chicken Paprikash which was passed down from my Hungarian grandfather. Mine will never be as amazing as his, but I love making this for my family and I. Thanks!
I LOVE the giant cookie in a skillet and doing cornbread- so many great recipes listed! I have fond memories of doing baked apples in a dutch oven while camping, and I would so LOVE to do that again!
My whole family loves the one pan chocolate chip cookie recipe I do in my skillet.
I use cast iron every day. This set would be awesome.
I love any kind of bread cooked in a cast iron skillet. My Granny’s cornbread is especially delicious. I have her recipes, too.
Fave recipe is our Chuicken Vegie, made in the Crock-pot…and fresh Cornbread! YUM!
Thank you for the opportunity to enter this contest for a chance to win this wonderful cast iron set!
Our Girl Scout troop made awesome lasagna and a Martha Wasington cake in a cast iron Dutch oven. They were outrageously delicious!
The recipes look delicious!
I’ve never cooked with cast iron, but I would LOVE to try it…I’ve seen so many interesting recipes.
Cast iron is the ONLY way to go!! I enjoy cooking outdoors and I have one frying pan and am looking to expand.
definitely hash browns.
I don’t know what my favorite recipe would be. I’ll have to try them all!
Sautéed chicken breasts in a lemon caper butter sauce. Yummy! Cornbread runs a close second, though.
I make a really good sweet potato hash in my cast iron skillets and I can not wait to try some of these recipes!!! Thanks for sharing them!
This would be a wonderful gift for my daughter!
Favorite cast iron recipe : Cornbread!
Soups, stews and chowders of any kind but my favorite is beef stew with homemade biscuits.
Just trashed all of my teflon and bought a few small cast iron pieces, would love this set to complete them ! Happy Holidays to you all!
i always wanted to make cornbread in an iron pan! My favorite of all time is fried potatoes in my mom’s old skillet!
Giant Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe (in a Cast Iron Pan) is probably going to be my favorite, but won’t know till I make at least a few dozen recipes, lol.
The Caramel Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls sound delicious! Will have to try making those as well as several other recipe’s!
Glad I found this place – some of these recipes look awesome.
These would be awesome. the recipes looks great too!
MMMM…peach cobbler!
I think my wife would totally love this site! BTW, cinnamon rolls look FANTASTIC!
Thank you for your ideas, love them!
I love my cast iron – having more would be the best!
Would be awesome to get before the holidays….
Been up and down this page. How do I register for the give away? Joined you list too 😀
Walter,
it’s the little box below the list of websites sponsoring the giveaway. It says enter to win and you “like” the facebook pages for entries. If you can’t see the box, try refreshing the page.
This is exactly what I needed right now! About to season my first cast iron skillet. Now I am ready to roll. Thanks!
The dutch oven pumpkin pie!!!!!!!