22 Cast Iron Skillet Recipes You’ll Make Over and Over
There’s a reason the cast iron skillet is an absolute legend in the kitchen—nothing builds deep flavor and golden crusts quite like it. This lineup covers all your weeknight craving bases with creamy lemon chicken, taco rice skillets, and red wine pork chops alongside cozy cornbread and healthy shepherd’s pie. When dessert time rolls around, you can whip up cherry chocolate cakes and peach cobblers without dirtying another dish. These easy one-pan meals prove that your skillet really can do it all.
Creamy Skillet Lemon Chicken
This delicious Creamy Skillet Lemon Chicken recipe is a simple recipe perfect for a quick weeknight dinner. Creamy lemon sauce with a tang from cream cheese makes this dish unlike any other chicken dinner. The refreshing lemon flavor will win the whole family over for sure!
Italian Skillet Chicken
Italian Skillet Chicken is a family-friendly, simple and fresh 35-minute meal! Uses fresh tomatoes for homemade tomato sauce and is topped with cheese.
Garlic Butter Cast-Iron Seared Scallops
If you love garlic butter cast-iron seared scallops with a restaurant-quality crust and tender, buttery centers, this quick Southern-style seafood recipe is about to become one of your favorites.
Ground Turkey Skillet Recipe
Your weeknight dinners just got a whole lot tastier! This Ground Turkey Skillet is full of fresh veggies including zucchini, peppers, and corn. It comes together in just one pan in under 30 minutes making it perfect for even the busiest of nights.
Skillet Cherry Chocolate Cake
It may look like an unusual cake recipe, but this Skillet Chocolate Cherry Cake will be an absolute hit with your family and friends.
Kielbasa, Peppers, and Cauliflower Rice Skillet
Eating healthy doesn’t mean spending all night in the kitchen! This easy, one skillet dinner takes under 30 minutes! Kielbasa sausage and savory veggies makes this complete meal perfect for dinner or meal preps!
Marinated and Pan Seared Cast Iron Pork Chops
Pan seared pork chops with an incredible marinade are perfect for a quick weeknight meal. Family friendly food, delicious over salad or something else!
CAST IRON SKILLET CORNBREAD RECIPE
Dense and moist with just a touch sweetness, this Cast Iron Skillet Cornbread is an old-fashioned recipe that’s the best of the best! Serve it alongside your favorite BBQ pulled pork or by itself with pats of softened butter and a drizzle of honey.
SOUTHWEST SKILLET GROUND BEEF AND SWEET POTATO RECIPE
A 30 minute meal, made in one pan, hearty, satisfying, and healthy dinner – what’s not to love! This Skillet Ground Beef and Sweet Potato recipe takes on Southwest flavors with a veggie and sweet potato base and includes perfectly seasoned lean ground beef.
Cast Iron Pork Chops with Mushrooms, Red Wine & Thyme
Make these super juicy Cast Iron Pork Chops in just 25 minutes – for a delicious, flavor packed dinner. With garlic, mushrooms & thyme, these chops are seared, then simmered in red wine for the juiciest chops you’ve ever had.
Wholegrain Cast Iron Skillet Cookie
What’s better than chocolate chip cookies? A double batch of spelt chocolate chip cookies pressed into a cast iron pan and baked into one gigantic Cast Iron Skillet Cookie! Made with whole grain flour, studded with dark chocolate chunks and dried cherries, this spelt cookie is the dessert you’ve been waiting for. Served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, it truly doesn’t get any better.
30 Minute Skillet Lasagna Recipe
This 30 Minute Skillet Lasagna recipe is a real game changer. The noodles cook in the sauce and is topped with a creamy cheese mixture at the end. It’s fast, easy and tastes just like it’s traditional counterpart.
Delicious Peach Cobbler in a Cast Iron Skillet
This easy peach cobbler recipes is a family favorite! Flavorful and lightly spiced peaches topped with the softest biscuit crust ever. So simple to bake up in a GRIZZLY Cast Iron skillet, you’ll be asked for the recipe again and again!
Healthy Skillet Shepherd’s Pie
This Healthy Skillet Shepherd’s Pie features chickpea noodles instead of potatoes and is the perfect dinner for a busy weeknight. Take it from the stove to the table in just 30 minutes!
Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie
This Skillet Cookie, also known as Pizookie – is chewy with golden crispy edges, a soft center and loaded with chocolate chips! This easy to make chocolate chip cookie bakes in a single skillet and can be served warm right from the oven!
Sweet Potato Brownie Skillet
Rich, chocolatey, indulgent, and you’d almost never guess there’s a whole sweet potato baked right inside! Use your 10 inch cast iron skillet to make this delicious Sweet Potato Brownie Skillet to share! Grab a spoon and dig in!
Cast Iron Skillet Chicken Recipe
In Cameroon there’s a scrumptious chicken recipe called Poulet DG, which is really just a fancy name for Cast Iron Skillet Chicken Recipe. The chicken thighs are cooked in a cast iron skillet alongside vegetables like bell peppers, green beans, and plantains and then coated in a yummy parsley sauce.
Filet Steak in Cast Iron Skillet with Cream Sauce
This recipe is made with thick, 7 oz filet steaks that are cooked in a cast iron skillet, then served with a cream sauce. This recipe is inspired by Eswatini’s national dish, but can be enjoyed anywhere!
Cast Iron Pan Pizza (Copycat Pizza Hut Pizza Recipe)
Hellooooo crispy, fried crust and a thick, almost focaccia-like puffy interior with all your favorite toppings! This Cast Iron Pan Pizza recipe doesn’t taste just like Pizza Hut: it tastes 1,000x better.
Taco Rice Skillet
This Cheesy Taco Rice Skillet is made in just 30 minutes and is a one-skillet wonder that the whole family will love. With simple ingredients like ground beef, rice, and diced tomatoes this is a meal you will end up having again and again!
Skillet Chicken Pot Pie
Skillet chicken pot pie is a comfort meal in a pan! Made all in one pan and finished in the oven, it’s a delicious mess-free dish.
Cast Iron Ribeye with Garlic Mushrooms
Once you make steak in a cast iron skillet you’ll never go back! This Cast Iron Ribeye with Garlic Mushrooms takes about 20 minutes to make but is worthy of any special occasion.
