Why does everything taste better in a dutch oven? Check out these amazing dutch oven recipes from casseroles, to soups, creamy pasta bakes and even dutch oven bread.
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The Dutch Oven We Use:
We use this 5.5 Qt Dutch oven by Le Creuset (Amazon affiliate link). We actually have 2 (in Red and Blue). Now all I need is the white one and I can decorate for the 4th of July! 😉 The non-stick coating makes it super easy to clean, cook with and maintain. We’re giving away a fantastic set of LeCreuset cookware including this 5.5 Qt Dutch oven. Enter the giveaway below!
Our Best Dutch Oven Recipes
Dutch ovens have been around FOR-EVER! The dutch oven is such a versatile tool in the kitchen. It makes everything taste better because they have a heavy bottom for even heat conduction and they have heavy lids that seal in moisture and flavor. This pot is most useful for dutch oven recipes that need to go from the stove to the oven, reducing what we call the “dish factor” (less dishes!). They also retain heat really well and are lovely for serving.
Our dutch oven recipes are among some of the top recipes on our site. If you’re on the fence about investing in a dutch oven, this post may help you see the vast possibilities for cooking with a dutch oven. We have everything from dutch oven steel cut oats to a gorgeous pork tenderloin roast for the holidays, to something as simple as cooking shrimp pasta, and even corn pops treats!
Dutch Oven Soups and Stews:
- Tender Beef Stew – tender morsels of beef and veggies (photo above)
- Soup Kharcho – a dutch oven beef, tomato and rice soup
- Sauerkraut Soup – completely delicous with white beans and bacon.
- Lamb Stew – a holiday worthy goes from stove to oven in the dutch oven
- Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup – a classic made creamy
- Clam Chowder – New England style with a secret garnish!
Dutch Oven Casseroles and Pasta Bakes:
- Chicken Tetrazzini is perfect in a dutch oven and goes from the stove to the oven
- Dutch Oven Chicken Pasta with a creamy white wine tomato sauce
- Sweet Potato Casserole – with an irresistible crunchy topping and creamy center
- Spaghetti and Meatballs – sear the juicy meatballs and make the sauce in one pot
Dutch Oven Pilafs and Plov Recipes:
- Buckwheat and Beef Pilaf – Natasha’s favorite pilaf (photo above)
- Beef Plov – flavorful rice with tender morsels of beef
- Mushroom Marinara – Alla’s homemade pasta sauce
- Mushroom Rice Pilaf – an easy excellent side dish
- Creamy Chicken and Rice – a one-pot meal similar to risotto
Dutch Oven Bread:
- Easy 5-Seed Dutch Oven Bread – crispy outside and so soft inside.
Surprising Dutch Oven Recipes:
- How to Cook Beans in a Dutch Oven – homemade is just way better than canned!
- Braised Cabbage with beef – the dutch oven is perfect for braising recipes
- Stuffed Cabbage Rolls – just like Mom’s! These are cooked to perfection in a dutch oven.
Do you have any favorite Dutch Oven Recipe? Let me know in a comment below! We just love putting our dutch oven to work!
I would like to try to make Mom’s pot roast because I miss her.
My favorite is Chicken Spaghetti in a Dutch Oven. My mom makes the best chicken spaghetti ever!!!
Thank you for this opportunity. Love your web site!
A pork shoulder and a can of coke. Slow cook on 275 degrees 4 hours or until meat easily shreds. Add bbq sauce to taste, viola, pulled pork. And le creuset would make this just the yummiest.
I would love to make my recipe for osso buco cooked in red wine in this beautiful Dutch oven. , of course I’ll serve it over creamy polenta !!
To have these in my kitchen would be fantastic!!! I love to make up new recipes of stews, casseroles as I go along. I taste test constantly so I guess it just depends on what I’m partial to on any given day. Thanks for the opportunity to win this Le Creuset cookware.
love to use the dutch oven for soups and stews also chilli.
I would love to have a Dutch oven to make my own bread and cabbage rolls.
Aw, too bad this contest is not open to people in Canada. This would be a dream to win!
I’m having difficulties locating my YouTube’s username. There help form doesn’t help at all. I’ve subscribed to your channel successfully already, any suggestions?
Hi Leslie, If you go to your profile page on Youtube (where it has all of the videos you have liked), it will have your user name at the top left. You could also enter the first part of the email you use to sign into your Youtube account. So if your email is LucyMae@gmail, it would be: “LucyMae” That will work great 🙂
Thank you, Natasha: I can’t even count how many of your recipe’s I have made, everyone is outstanding!!! I thank you and my husband thanks you!!!
Dreaming of a lamb stew with feather light dumplings that will turn out scrumptious in Le Creuset !
I would love to make my Mom’s White Chiken made with Coconut milk and flavoured with Whole spices in the Dutch oven. Yum!!!! I don’t have one, but on my list as I love slow cooking.
Does it have to be our own recipe, or something that we follow from the net will do?
Hi Supriya, thank you for entering! Just to clarify, there is no recipe required for entry. I was only curious what folks liked to make in their dutch ovens and an answer of marking one of the multiple choice options would be perfect 🙂
Thank you for your prompt reply.
Happy to clarify things for you! 🙂
Hi natasha i am gonna be sooooo happy if I win this for a longest time I want to buy this🤞😊.
Haven’t used this one. Would be nice to try for my bread that I bake for our big family of 9. Looking for something of sort. Thank you Natash! I get inspiration from your website full of flavor!
Bread and stews are my favorite things to make in a Dutch oven.
Dutch ovens work so well to make stews and pot roasts.
One can never have too many Dutch Ovens. I make soups. stews, fry chicken, and they are great for heating up food. I just love the gentle warming of food and how the food stays warm during a meal.
I love making artisan bread in a Dutch oven!
Slow cooked anything