These Cast-Iron Recipes Will Take You From Breakfast to Dessert

Skillet Caramel Apple Pie
Photo: Photo: Stephen DeVries, Prop Styling: Missie Neville Crawford; Food Styling: Torie Cox

If you own a cast-iron skillet, you adore it. If you don't own a cast-iron skillet, we suggest you buy one immediately. A well-seasoned cast-iron skillet is the key to some of our best recipes, and we've got proof that you can use it to make breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert. When cooking with cast-iron, you can make recipes on the stovetop, in the oven, and even on the grill. There's nothing better than a one-pot meal to minimize cleanup time, and these recipes are to die for. With cast-iron skillet breakfast recipes like potato bacon hash and our biggest cinnamon roll ever, you can satisfy savory and sweet cravings. When baking cast-iron skillet desserts, you get a browned crust and a soft, tender center, and we think that any warm cast-iron skillet dessert is best served with a scoop of cold vanilla ice cream. Be sure your cast-iron skillet is properly seasoned, because you'll want to use it for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert with these incredible recipes.

01 of 07

Potato-Bacon Hash

Potato-Bacon Hash
Stephen DeVries, Prop Styling: Missie Neville Crawford; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Potato-Bacon Hash

Southern-style brunch is served with this full-of-flavor hash recipe.

02 of 07

Classic Grilled Cheese

Ham and Dijon Grilled Cheese
Photo: Stephen DeVries, Prop Styling: Missie Neville Crawford; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Classic Grilled Cheese

You can't go wrong with an all-time classic grilled cheese like this golden brown, perfectly cheesy, slightly crunchy one.

03 of 07

Cast-Iron Pork Cacciatore

Cast-Iron Pork Cacciatore
Stephen DeVries, Prop Styling: Missie Neville Crawford; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Cast-Iron Pork Cacciatore

This beautiful pork skillet recipe is on the table in just 30 minutes. Oh yes we did.

04 of 07

Beef Stew with Buttery Garlic Bread

Beef Stew with Buttery Garlic Bread
Stephen DeVries, Prop Styling: Missie Neville Crawford; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Beef Stew with Buttery Garlic Bread

There's nothing like a warm beef stew to comfort you on a cold night. Put the bread in your cast-iron skillet, not the oven, for the crispiest result.

05 of 07

Lighter Pan-Fried Chicken with Green Beans and Tomatoes

Lighter Pan-Fried Chicken with Green Beans and Tomatoes
Stephen DeVries, Prop Styling: Missie Neville Crawford; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Lighter Pan-Fried Chicken with Green Beans and Tomatoes

When you pan-fry in a cast-iron skillet, you still get deep-fryer quality crispiness.

06 of 07

Skillet Caramel Apple Pie

Skillet Caramel Apple Pie
Photo: Stephen DeVries, Prop Styling: Missie Neville Crawford; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Skillet Caramel Apple Pie

If you're going to bake apple pie this fall, choose this skillet version that's made with a rich, bourbon-spiked caramel sauce.

07 of 07

Texas Skillet Cake

Texas Skillet Cake
Stephen DeVries, Prop Styling: Missie Neville Crawford; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Texas Skillet Cake

The classic Texas sheet cake flavor you love with the thickness and decadence of a brownie. Need we say more?

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