I cook rice with mine.

I bake sourdough bread with my Dutch oven.

I like to make a variation zuppa tuscana (the olive garden soup) in mine.

• 1lb spicy italian sausage
• 1lb bacon, cut small
• 4-6 big potatos depending on size, cut small
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 bulb garlic, crushed
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 big box of chicken broth
• 1 bag spinach
• Crushed red pepper

Brown the sausage with red pepper first then remove. Start to cook onions and garlic then add and cook bacon. Add broth and potatoes. Once potatoes are cooked add sausage back in. Finish with heavy cream and spinach. The whole bag of spinach seems crazy at first but it will shrink fast.

This clam chowder recipe is really good too: https://www.spendwithpennies.com/new-england-clam-chowder/

gumbo!

I love making Boeuf Bourguignon with it. I’m using the americas test kitchen recipe most of the time https://www.americastestkitchen.com/recipes/7324-modern-beef-burgundy

I love Chile Colorado. This lady does a fantastic job https://www.isabeleats.com/chile-colorado-recipe/

They’re awesome for pasta sauce. I sautee a diced onion and tomato paste in olive oil, add a ton of chopped garlic, and then a couple large cans of tomatoes (or peeled whole tomatoes if available). Add 1/4-1/2 cup of red wine, some salt, perhaps mushrooms and herbs, and simmer for 20 minutes and then put in the oven at about 360 for 2-2.5 hours. It takes way less stirring then on the stovetop and comes out very nicely reduced and flavorful.

I dunno if it’s a “Dutch oven recipe” but here’s the first recipe I cooked in mine.

https://natashaskitchen.com/braised-cabbage-with-beef/

Also great for baking sourdough bread.

https://www.theclevercarrot.com/2014/01/sourdough-bread-a-beginners-guide/