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20 Dutch Oven Recipes to Soothe Your Soul

By Megan Soll
Updated February 08, 2019
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When it comes to comfort food, Dutch ovens are ideal for creating deep flavors, delicious roasts, and crave-worthy meals. A good cast iron Dutch oven is a must for any serious home cook. Whether it’s a holiday or a normal weekday, this cookware will have your meals making the grade, and then some.Using the right size and shape can make or break a Dutch oven dish. (see: Which Dutch Oven Size Should You Buy). Go for the tried-and-true Le Creuset vessel or an on-trend Staub cocotte-- no matter the style, any Dutch oven will open up endless recipe opportunities. Create beautifully braised meat, pot roasts, hearty beef stew, healing chicken soup or the creamiest mac and cheese. Use it like a slow cooker, a bread maker, or a pot for frying perfectly crispy doughnuts. Go for these easy Dutch oven recipes or try out a few more challenging ones for the ultimate reward: dinner.See below for our favorite recipes to cook in a Dutch oven.
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Viet Beef Stew with Star Anise and Lemongrass

Viet Beef Stew with Star Anise and Lemongrass
Credit: Greg DuPree
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Baguette and bo kho are great friends, but you also can serve the stew over pasta.

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Braised Kale with Bacon and Apples

Braised Kale with Bacon and Apples
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Everything is better with bacon, including this fall-inspired braised kale with Granny Smith apples.

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Fisherman's-Style Seafood Stew

Fisherman's-Style Seafood Stew
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The crusty ciabatta toasts make this Fisherman’s-Style Seafood Stew warming winter meal.

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Best-Ever Cold Fried Chicken

Best-Ever Cold Fried Chicken
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This extra-crispy chicken retains its crunch in the fridge. It’s ideal for picnics or just eating right out of the icebox.

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Stout-Braised Short Ribs

Stout-Braised Short Ribs
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Braising short ribs in beer makes them supertender and adds a slight bitter note.

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Lamb Barbacoa with Masala Adobo

Lamb Barbacoa with Masala Adobo
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Cook this dish in a smaller Dutch with boneless lamb and omit the leaves—the results are just as spectacular.

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Wine-Braised Beef with Green-Garlic Soubise and Young Chicories

Wine-Braised Beef with Green-Garlic Soubise and Young Chicories
Credit: Victor Protasio
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These beef cheeks become fork-tender in the oven and add to the glistening, wine-fortified sauce.

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Lemon-Oregano Roasted Chicken with Potatoes and Olives

Lemon-Oregano Roasted Chicken with Potatoes and Olives
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Tangy roasted Meyer lemons pair beautifully with quartered potatoes, olives, oregano and chicken in this simple one-pot recipe.

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Chicken with Herb Dumplings

Chicken with Herb Dumplings
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Any number of fresh herbs would work well in these biscuit-like dumplings. Use parsley, tarragon, chives, cilantro or even mint.

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Rice Pudding with Macerated Guavas

Rice Pudding with Macerated Guavas
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Chef Sheyla Alvarado makes an elegant dessert by topping vanilla-flecked warm rice pudding with sweet guavas and ice cream.

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Root-Vegetable Minestrone

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This minestrone is exceptional because it’s packed with so many great vegetables and delicious toasted angel hair pasta.

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Freshly Baked Bread

Freshly Baked Bread
Credit: Matthew Armendariz
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How to make bread at home the easy way, with tips on baking the perfect loaf without a sourdough starter.

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Pork Braised in Milk

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The late cookbook author Marcella Hazan popularized this Italian method of slow-cooking pork shoulder in milk, which yields a velvety sauce for spooning over the pork and sopping with bread.

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Spicy Kimchi Tofu Stew

Spicy Kimchi Tofu Stew
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Stop at a Korean market on the way home and you can have this soothing, vibrant dish on the table in 30 minutes.

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Warm Sausage and Lentil Salad

Warm Sausage and Lentil Salad
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This earthy French classic with smoked sausages, greens lentils and pungent mustard vinaigrette is great for winter weekends in front of the fire.

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Three-Chile Beef Chili

Three-Chile Beef Chili
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With coffee, dark beer, smoky bacon and three kinds of chiles, this is one deep, rich, spicy pot of beef chili.

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Posole Rojo

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This long-simmered tomato- and pork-based soup was Priya Krishna’s hangover cure when she lived in Mexico.

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Turmeric Chicken Stew

Turmeric Chicken Stew
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Swap hominy for noodles in this version of chicken stew. Fresh turmeric and lime juice add an irresistible deep flavor.

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Hanukkah Doughnuts

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These fried treats are simply made from balls of yeast dough and filled with chocolate, creams, curd or, as here, jam.

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Gochujang Cioppino

Gochujang Cioppino
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This zippy dish with shrimp, squid, mussels and cod gets a lively Korean twist with tofu and gochujang (Korean red pepper paste).

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    1 of 20 Viet Beef Stew with Star Anise and Lemongrass
    2 of 20 Braised Kale with Bacon and Apples
    3 of 20 Fisherman's-Style Seafood Stew
    4 of 20 Best-Ever Cold Fried Chicken
    5 of 20 Stout-Braised Short Ribs
    6 of 20 Lamb Barbacoa with Masala Adobo
    7 of 20 Wine-Braised Beef with Green-Garlic Soubise and Young Chicories
    8 of 20 Lemon-Oregano Roasted Chicken with Potatoes and Olives
    9 of 20 Chicken with Herb Dumplings
    10 of 20 Rice Pudding with Macerated Guavas
    11 of 20 Root-Vegetable Minestrone
    12 of 20 Freshly Baked Bread
    13 of 20 Pork Braised in Milk
    14 of 20 Spicy Kimchi Tofu Stew
    15 of 20 Warm Sausage and Lentil Salad
    16 of 20 Three-Chile Beef Chili
    17 of 20 Posole Rojo
    18 of 20 Turmeric Chicken Stew
    19 of 20 Hanukkah Doughnuts
    20 of 20 Gochujang Cioppino

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