A Dutch oven with the lid removed showing a recently finished minced and dumplings with browned tops.

Outdoor Cast Iron Cooking Ideas

Arroz con Pollo

Arroz con pollo is a simple one-pot Mexican-inspired meal that is cooked in a Dutch oven. It creates a dish…

by Omar Alvarez

Bacon Apple Pie

Somewhere between sweet and savory, this pie mixes sweet-tart apples and salty bacon. It is unusual to think of bacon…

by Omar Alvarez

Cowboy Pinto Beans

Omar’s Pinto Beans have been a crowd favorite across America in various Dutch Oven and Chuck Wagon Competitions and cookouts.…

by Omar Alvarez

Corned Beef Stew

Corned beef stew is a kickback to the second world war when people lived off of simple rations like tinned…

by Tom Brewer

Pumpkin Scones

These pumpkin scones can be made with fresh, frozen, or tinned pumpkins, depending on what you have available. In America,…

by Saffron Hodgson