Secret to no one, my cast iron pan is my favorite cooking utensil.  I’m a huge supporter of cast iron cookware, and firmly believe that with one of these beauties on your stove you’ll never need another pan.  Here are the recipes to prove it. Also see the different installments of The Cast Iron Chronicles, a series that documents the restoration of a badly rusted cast iron pan.

Cast Iron Recipes:

Apple Sage Fritters

Blackened Red Drum

Boiled Peanuts

Breakfast Nests

Butterbeans

Buttermilk Skillet Pancakes

Butternut Squash & Sausage Stuffing

Candied Meyer Lemons

Caramel Fried Green Tomatoes

Carolina Red Rice

Chicken Pot Pie

Chipotle Sweet Potato Bowls

Chorizo Shrimp & Grits

Citrus & Dill Crab Cakes

Country Ham, Eggs, Grits, and Red Eye Gravy

Country Style Steak

Crispy Marshmallow Bars

Dark Chocolate Coconut Granola Bars

Drop Biscuits

Filet Mignon

Fried Chicken

Fried Chicken Bites

Fried Fish Sandwich

Fried Green Tomatoes

Fried Livermush

Fried Pickles

Fried Plantains

Fruit Cobbler

Garlic Skillet Smashed Potatoes

Habanero Grouper

Jalapeño Crab Cakes

Oyster Casserole

Pecan Crusted Dolphin Fish

Perfectly Cooked Steak

Roasted Tomato Shrimp & Grits

Sauerkraut & Dumplings

Seared Scallops

Shrimp, Collards, & Cheese Grits

Skillet au Gratin

Skillet Cornbread

Skillet Sausage Quiche

Smothered Pork Chops

Southern Fried Chicken Sandwich

Sweet & Spicy Brussels Sprouts

Sweet Potato Pancakes

Sybil’s Brunswick Stew

Tar Heel Pie

Truffled Mushroom Grits

Water, Butter, Wine

The Cast Iron Chronicles

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6