Looking for good, simple Dutch oven recipes

[EPD1102]

I've had a cast iron Dutch oven for several years but all I've ever really cooked are peach cobbler and some chili.
I was wondering if anyone has any good, simple recipes that they're willing to share.
I'll start it off by sharing the peach cobbler recipe that I use. It's very simple but comes out great.
In a 4-quart Dutch oven, dump in two large cans of sliced peaches in heavy syrup, add one box cake mix, and them slice up a stick of butter on top. Put coals underneath and on top of the Dutch oven and it cooks up into a great cobbler.
The same recipe in a 20-quart Dutch oven is eight large cans of sliced peaches in heavy syrup, five boxes of cake mix, and five sticks of butter. By the way, a 20-quart Dutch oven is huge for most people. I only bought one that size because I didn't realize how big it was when I bought it.

 

[mrjarrell]

Here's one of my favourite Dutch oven recipes, even though I do it on the stove top. I've actually had to double the recipe at times, because it's so popular with my family. It's darned good. I like to add a little more brown sugar than the recipe calls for. I like it a bit sweet. This is the same recipe I use, but mine's from an older Japanese/Korean cookbook. To get the carrots right just use a peeler and shave the carrots. I also shred the chicken, rather than leave it in parts. Makes it so the chicken absorbs more of the sauce.

Dak Jim Recipe by Flavors of Asia | ifood.tv

 

[bradw266]

Here's one that my family loves. Nothing like a hot breakfast in the great outdoors.

Mountain Man Breakfast
1/2 lb bacon (or pre-cooked sausage)
Med onion
2 lb. bag of hash brown potatoes
1/2 pound of grated cheddar
1 dozen eggs
Small jar of salsa (optional)
The following requires 6-9 bottom coals and 12 -15 top coals:
Pre-heat 12" Dutch Oven. Slice bacon and onion into small pieces and brown in the bottom of the DO until onions are clear. Stir in the hash brown potatoes and cover; remove cover and stir occasionally to brown and heat potatoes (15-20 minutes) Scramble the eggs in a separate container and pour the
mixture over the hash browns. Cover and cook until eggs start to set.(10 - 15 minutes) Sprinkle grated cheese over egg mixture, cover and continue heating until eggs are completely set and cheese is melted. Optional: cover cheese/egg mixture with a small jar (~ 1 cup) of SALSA. Cover and cook for an additional 3-5 minutes. Slice and server like quiche. (Real men don't eat quiche but I sure get lots of requests to cook up the Mountain Man.) Cooking times will vary with the weather and your state of awake but its almost impossible to screw up.
Serves 6.

 

[meyer4589]

Along the lines of your peach cobbler, same thing but instead of peaches use cherry and apple filling. We use to make it when I was in scouts called it Chapple.

 

[buckstopshere]

Tonight I cooked up a simple and cheap dinner for my family in the DO.

2 packs of Raman chicken flavored noodles
1 and 1/2 turkey breast (or whatever meat, squirrel is tasty) cubed and browned in turkey bacon grease
1 egg
Pepper to taste
Broccoli chopped

Bring water to a boil, cook for about 5 minutes. Add chicken flavor, stir. Serve. Enjoy.

Doesnt get much more simple than this. My kids and he wife love it.

 

[sbsg2005]

Try to find a cook book called "Lovin' Dutch Ovens" it is around $20 dollars on amazon. It is loaded with a lot of good information and lots of good recipes.

 

[repeter1977]

It has been abit since I have done dutch oven cooking, however, I know that there are some good ones in the recipe book that the Boy Scouts sell. I might still have a copy around, or be able to find one from a friend. Good luck

 

[nate1865]

Dutch oven ribs:

Buy some country style ribs or baby back ribs. Cut a big piece of foil that can completely wrap around it, place it in the middle. Make a bit of a box around it. Put some onions on the bottom. Place your ribs on top. Pour your favorite bbq on it. Lots of it. Put some more onions on top. Then, wrap the foil around. Wrap the foil around again.

Put 2-3 of these little packages into the dutch oven.

Heat on low heat for 3-4 hours.

Make sure to use plenty of bbq sauce. If you don't the ribs will get tough (especially the country style ribs).

 

[climber409]

One box of a white cake,One can of peaches,cherry,ect. your choice,One can of seven up. Yum!!!

 

[smspears592]

This is a great post!

 

[fullmetaljesus]

Dutch ovens are cool i guess. But i could never figure out how to plug them in.

 

[beez1954]

I recommend this site:


Byron's Dutch Oven Recipes

 

[Stschil]

Chili, beer, and a heavy blanket.
You'll think it's hilarious, but I bet your lady doesn't.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L82YAaC7PzU&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[Deadly Z Driver]

Chili, beer, and a heavy blanket.
You'll think it's hilarious, but I bet your lady doesn't.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L82YAaC7PzU&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Oh man I can't believe this didn't happen sooner... lol when I looked through all the post earlier I couldn't believe my eyes... lol

 

[kludge]

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[Clay]

we used to make dump cake in boy scouts.

1 box cake mix
1 stick butter
1 can fruit pie filling

pour fruit pie filling in bottom
dump cake mix on top
cut up butter and put on top of cake mix.

Set on coals, put some coals on top. cook til done. usually took 30 or 40 minutes and was awesome.

 

[capn willie]

Pineapple upside down cake

Jiffy yellow cake mix
1 can pineapple slices
1/2 cup brown sugar
12 maraschino cherries
2 Tbsp butter

Butter in first, add brown sugar, throw in the pinapple, add cherries in each ring, throw in the cake batter

Sorry can't help with dinner recipes - that usually involves
Chop up potatoes
Brown some kind of meat
Cut up onion
Pour a beer in and cover

 

[IUprof]

I highly recommend this one

Glorious One-Pot Meals by Elizabeth Yarnell

 

[Netranger]

Cottage Hams, Green Beans, Potatoes, Onions...put it all in, including the juice from the green beans, cover it and plop it on the coals. Go for about a 30-45 hike and start eating once you return. Just make sure that there is plenty of liquid in the pot to boil/steam everything without evaporating. If the beans have no juice, then add water or broth. The hams will fall apart...YUMMY!!! Enjoy.

 

[crocket]

its not my recipe but it is the best pot roast i have ever ate. check out the pioneer women on the food network and follow the directions exactly..it is killer.i have done with a deer roast.in a D.O.