7 Easy Cast Iron Skillet Recipes You Need to Try | Allrecipes

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: buttermilk

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

cream of chicken soup

🥗Healthier: homemade chicken broth

💰Cheaper: cream of mushroom soup

Homemade broth can be lower in sodium.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: colby jack cheese

Colby jack is often less expensive and melts well.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is a healthier fat option.

Preheat the oven to 375°F.

Cook bacon in a cast iron skillet until crispy, then remove and set aside, leaving the drippings in the skillet.

Add ground beef and ground sausage to the skillet and brown until crumbled.

Add chopped veggies to the skillet and cook until softened.

Stir in cream of mushroom, sour cream, milk, frozen corn, and the cooked bacon.

Top the mixture with cheddar cheese and arrange tater tots in a circle on top.

Sprinkle additional cheddar cheese over the tater tots.

Bake in the oven at 375°F until the tater tots are crispy and the casserole is hot and bubbly.

Let the casserole sit for 10 minutes before serving, topping with green onions.

Preheat the oven to 425°F for the roasted chicken.

Toss potatoes with rosemary, olive oil, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in the cast iron skillet.

Season the chicken with salt, pepper, and lemon pepper, and tuck the wings back.

Place the seasoned chicken on top of the potatoes in the skillet.

Roast in the oven at 425°F for 50 to 60 minutes until the chicken is done.

Let the chicken rest after roasting.

Prepare campfire queso by cooking sausage and ground beef in a cast iron skillet.

Add jalapeno, red onion, and red bell pepper to the skillet and cook until softened.

Stir in cheeses including Rotel, cream cheese, Velveeta, and pepper jack cheese.

Cover and place on indirect heat on the grill or smoker set on low, cooking for an hour or two.

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