From breakfast to dessert, you’ve got the option to make any course with this versatile pan.
Looking for cast iron skillet recipes to try?
It offers tons of versatility, and when properly seasoned, a cast-iron skillet becomes non-stick.
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Since it improves with age, its also rumored to make your food taste better over time.
Caring for andcleaning a cast-iron skilletis no joke.
The hearty dinner comes together in 30 minutes with the help of store-bought pasta sauce and pre-packaged cheese ravioli.
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Zucchini Frittata With Parmesan
To many, breakfast is optional and usually an afterthought.
Youll begin by heating up your veggies on the stovetop.
Pour the egg mixture into the skillet before transferring the entire thing to the oven.
Sheri Giblin
Bake apple pie, obviously.
By this point, your house should be smelling of autumn.
One wrong move and the whole thing is stuck!
Victor Protasio
If youve ever been victim to sticking hash browns, you should probably convert to a cast-iron skillet.
Once its really hot, it cooks food easily.
So, this recipe is like a cross between American pancakes and popovers.
Greg DuPree
If you like both, youll love this dish.
It only requires a few steps, starting with baking a homemade batter.
While it cooks, youll make a lemon-y whipped cream mixture that stands in for a custard.
Greg DuPree
Shawarma-Spiced Chicken Thighs
Long-roasted shawarma-style chicken with creamy garlic-yogurt sauce hits the spot every time.
The onions pick up the juices from the chicken in the cast-iron skillet.
The result: A sweet and sour sauce that saturates pork chops and crispy vegetables.
Greg DuPree
Potato-Parsnip Latkes
Name something tastier than crispy potatoes.
While the fried potatoes are perhaps best-known as a Hanukkah staple, we love them all year.
Add your cheese in single layers and cook them until browned (30 seconds per side).
Top this halibut with cherry tomatoes, shallot, lime, honey, and cilantro to complete the palate.
Apple pie is an American classic.
The key ingredients: the apples, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
Greg DuPree
Layered Potatoes With Garlic Herb Butter
What’s better than potatoes?
Potatoes layered atop more potatoes.
Pair the potatoes with seasonal sides any time of year.
Greg DuPree
Herbed Ham and Cheese Baked Eggs
Victor Protasio
Serving a crowd for breakfast?
Forget the big bowl of scrambled eggs; do something different.
An herby frittata is a great way to satisfy your guests' appetites.
Heami Lee
The secret is batch cooking the steak so it develops that beautiful brown crusthelped along by the umami-rich sauce.
A sprinkling of salty ham tops it off before it gets whisked into the oven to set.
Try some gnocchi with broccoli rabe.
Victor Protasio
Add fennel and some meaty sausage to hit all your basescarbs, greens, and protein.
Victor Protasio
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Greg DuPree