Cast iron skillet potatoes
2011
I am lucky to have a really well seasoned cast iron skillet. I don’t use it nearly enough as I could have, but the one thing I love about it is that you can start cooking something on the stove (brown some chicken for instance) throw some veggies in there and just pop it in the oven.
MANY years ago, I made Dutch oven pancakes similar to this recipe in the skillet and they turned out amazing. Way before I started to blog or could have taken a picture of it.
For this recipe, it takes about 2 minutes of prep and the oven does the rest.
Ingredients:
5-6 red potatoes, scrubbed clean and cut into chunks
1 tablespoon canola oil
salt and pepper and paprika to taste.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large bowl, add the cut up potatoes and oil and seasonings and stir until well coated. Put those into the cast iron skillet and bake for about 30-40 minutes or until nicely browned and when pierced with a fork, they are soft and cooked through.
I did check on them a few times and stirred the potatoes around so that they could brown on all sides.
They turned out so great. For any leftovers, you can heat these back up with some peppers, add a cooked fried egg for a great breakfast hash.
Later on today I have taped Kelsey’s Essentials Cooking show on The Cooking Channel because her whole show features recipes you can make in a cast iron skillet. Check out her menu of what she is making HERE
Do you have a cast iron skillet? What do you like to make in yours???
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We have 2 skillets, one regular size of 10 inches and a tiny one that is maybe 6 inches. Plus a griddle. We use both a lot. Did you know that you can actually get a little iron absorption from cooking in cast iron?
We do fritattas and pancakes, plus some general bulk cooking of chicken, etc.
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HI Jenn. Dennis just bought me my first cast iron skillet as part of my 6th anniversary gift. (I know that doesn’t sound romantic, but the sixth year is apparently the “iron anniversary” and I’m thrilled with it.) I’m going to give these a go in it soon. Have a great weekend.
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I don’t have a cast iron skillet, but I definitely want one. I like the idea, of like you said, partially cooking something on the stove and then throwing it in the oven to finish off.
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I have a cast iron skillet and a cast iron grill/griddle pan. I don’t use either often enough! I don’t think I seasoned them well enough so sometimes stuff sticks. Then it’s a pain to scrub and you need to reseason. haha I need to figure out the kinks and start using them more often. I’ve read a bunch of stuff lately that they’re so much healthier to cook in vs. the non stick stuff.
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Cast iron are the only skillets I have. Love my cast iron grill/griddle pan too. It is all my mom ever used, so it is really all I know how to cook in.
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