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 love cooking more than anything in this world. It is therapeutic for me and helps with my depression and anxiety. I would probably faint if I won this. Thank you for the chance. I would be grateful to have this in my kitchen!
I’ve never owned a Dutch oven. Always wanted to buy one but haven’t got around it yet. But i remember mom would make the best plov in her Dutch Oven!
US only address!! What happened to Canadian followers for LeCreuset entry?? Natasha’s Kitchen and you Natasha–for this disappointment. I buy LeCrueset in Canada. I follow your website–only in the US you post!
Hi Marlen, thank you so much for following our blog! There was a specific request for US only from the company so we are honoring that. I wish I had a prize for everyone though! 🙂 We have started giveaways pretty regularly so keep an eye out for future giveaways.
I got a Dutch oven in Costco several years back, usually just make your beef plov in it. Absolutely the best! Will definitely be trying more of your recipes ! Thanks so much for having all these amazing recipes and easy to follow instructions! You’re the best!
this set has the perfects sizes that I need! Love LC !! Thank you Natasha !
I can’t find the Rafflecroft widget to enter. I’ve been married almost 46 yrs. and have never had a good set of cookware and I love to cook. It would be a dream to own this set of cookware!
The widget is at the very bottom of the giveaway page, just above the comments Judy!
I make chicken and dumplings in my Lodge dutch oven as well as soups.
I really like your recipes. Thank you
Hello Natasha. I love to browse all your awesome recipes that you share. It would be a dream come true for me to have this cooking set as I do not have any. And I’ve been longing to try your recipes. Thank you.
I make killer Chicken Tortilla Soup in my Dutch oven. Happy to share the recipe…but how?
You can share it here in the comments!
Hi Don! I would love to try your recipe! My email: natasha @ natashaskitchen.com (no spaces) 🙂 Thanks so much for thinking of me! 🙂
Hi Don, I just emailed you so you can just reply to that email. Thanks again!! 🙂
i brown chicken breast and sundried tomatoes, mix in cream of chicken soup, mushrooms, sour cream and heavy cream. simmer and put over rice or buttered noodles.
I love to make zuppa toscana in my Dutch oven.
I have an old cast iron dutch oven that has the wire “handle” for hanging over the campfire. It is an indispensable piece of camping equipment – your oven at the camp. I also have a ceramic coated one that I use at home to make stews with roasts and veggies. All the flavor stays in the pot. Until it goes into me. Incredible!
Don’t have one yet. Would love to own these and pass them to my kids!
My dutch oven is old and doesn’t have non-stick coating so I almost never cook in it, but my family loves cabbage rolls and plov. Would love to have new set, I have been looking at Le Creuset for a while now, great company, great quality products, but can’t afford it. Defiantly would be cooking more with this new set!!!
When we moved the box with the covers for ALL of my pots and Dutch oven did not make it to our new home.
So I am making do with a few pots from Walmart.
I most miss making bread, stews and stuffed cabbage in the lovely orange Dutch oven I inherited from my Mom.
I have a cast iron dutch oven, handed down by my father.. love it! I’ve always wanted one of these. but couldn’t afford one. have a large family and this addition would really be wonderful!
Hello, Natasha,
I was trying a few recipes from your website and I’m very happy that I found you on the internet. Your’s recipes are amazing. I do Stuffed Cabbage Rolls all the time and I love it. I never try to do it in this dishes what you have but still, they are so good. Thank you so much for doing this for us all.
I would love to have a Dutch oven to make my own bread and cabbage rolls.
Luv it ! Set of LeCreust cookware great.
I love that the blue makes everything look so much yummier!
The Dutch oven I have is old it was a gift when we got married 31 years ago. I love to make baked cabbage with spicey Italian sausages, baked 3 cheese penne and raspberry apple crumble hmmmm. I love to cook and luckily my family’s likes to eat. I would love to have this set of gourmet cookware and I would put it to good use .