If your family loves steak as much as mine, you will love this post! Make the perfect steak no matter what cut of beef you're using with the help of your trusty Dutch oven.
Estimated reading time: 12 minutes
While cooking steak on the grill or in a hot skillet are tried and true methods, sometimes you want a hands-off dinner.
Or perhaps you're trying a budget-friendly cut of meat but still want it to be fork tender. That's where a cast-iron Dutch oven comes in.
It allows you to sear, braise, bake, and smother meat, cooking it low and slow to get super tender and juicy beef every time, even if you're using a tough cut of beef.
Need some inspiration? Check out these delicious Dutch oven steak recipes to plan your next dinner.
Dutch Oven Steak Recipes Your Family Will Love
Can You Sear Steak In a Dutch Oven?
Yes, you can sear steak in a Dutch oven.
It's best to use a cast iron one because an enamel Dutch oven isn't rated for temperatures above 400°F. Searing requires temperatures between 400 to 500°F, which can cause the enamel to crack.
Use the black cast iron Dutch oven for searing instead.
Can You Cook Steaks in a Dutch Oven?
Certainly! You'll find 18+ recipes for doing just that below.
But the benefit of using a Dutch oven is that you can turn budget-friendly and typically tougher cuts of beef into fork-tender steak by using the Dutch oven and the right ingredients.
Delicious Dutch Oven Steak Recipes
1. Swiss Steak
A great way to turn an inexpensive cut of meat into a delicious meal, this Swiss steak recipe is easier than you think.
The beef is cooked slowly with tomatoes, green peppers, and a perfect blend of seasonings until it's super tender and so flavorful. Serve this dutch oven steak over white rice, mashed potatoes, or noodles.
Get the recipe at Spicy Southern Kitchen.
2. Carne Asada
A Meal in Mind has a fabulous recipe for Carne Asada that's paleo-friendly but so delicious that the whole family will love it.
The homemade spice rub can be adapted to your family's preferred spiciness level, which is great for those with kids who like things on the milder side.
Serve in tacos or burritos, over rice, or in a delicious taco salad.
3. Dutch Oven Tri Tip
Tri tip steak is a great balance between affordability and a decent cut of steak with great flavor.
Cooking this steak in Dutch Oven is an easy way to ensure the steak stays tender and juicy without getting overcooked. You can also add your vegetables to the pot, making cleanup after dinner a breeze.
Get the recipe at The Typical Mom. Serve with your favorite side dishes, like crusty bread or mac and cheese.
4. Beef Stroganoff
Beef stroganoff is a hearty family-friendly meal you can make while camping in your cast iron Dutch oven.
Wouldn't it be nice to enjoy something like this rather than the usual camp food fare? You could make it even simpler by cutting the veggies and meat at home, but it's pretty simple to do on-site, too.
Get the instructions at Camping for Foodies.
5. Braised Steak and Onions
Gav's Kitchen has a great recipe for braised steak and onions which includes instructions for the slow cooker, Dutch oven, and Instant Pot, so there's no excuse not to make it.
Chuck steak is perfect for braising and cooking slowly to create a "pulled beef" that's perfect with mashed potatoes and onion gravy.
6. Steak Mac and Cheese
Mac and cheese is pure comfort food, but if you're looking for ideas to take your usual mac to the next level, try Pinch of Yum's Steak and Cheddar Mac and Cheese.
You'll love the creamy sauce made with garlic, herbs, butter, and sharp cheddar cheese. Although it's made with top sirloin steak, it would also be an amazing venison steak recipe.
It's a mac and cheese meal that adults love just as much as the kids.
7. Steak Chili
Stew meat is seasoned and seared before adding onions, garlic, jalapenos, diced tomatoes, kidney beans, and a few other simple ingredients.
After cooking steak in dutch oven, serve this simple and delicious chili with a sprinkling of shredded cheese and a big slice of jalapeno cheddar cornbread.
It's a great game day meal or a warming dinner on a cold winter.
8. Cowboy Steak and Beans
Have you ever made cowboy beans before? Although the combination of beef and beans is common to many cultures, it's associated with cowboys who ate lots of the stuff on long cattle drives. It's a stick-to-your-ribs kind of meal.
Although traditionally made with ground beef, steak is a delicious substitution that makes the meal seem even heartier.
Several slices of bacon won't hurt, either. Serve cowboy beans with a big hunk of cornbread for a meal fit for any cattle driver.
9. Beef Stir Fry With Noodles
This meal from Cast Iron Recipes comes together quickly and is a terrific way to use the veggies you have in your fridge.
Bell peppers, carrots, broccoli, mushrooms, and onions are all simmered together in a scrumptious brown sugar soy sauce. Serve the beef stir fry over noodles or rice.
10. Dutch Oven Round Steak
Round steak is lean meat, so it's best cooked slowly to make it more tender and juicy. By cooking it slowly in the Dutch oven, these dutch oven steaks will be so tender you can cut it with a fork.
Add your favorite seasonings and some broth, and cook it along with some celery and onions for extra flavor.
You can add potatoes and carrots along with the meat for the last hour of cooking to make a complete one pot meal.
11. Braised Tri Tips
How good does the sauce look on these braised tri-tips?
The sauce is made from a combination of flavorful and savory ingredients like tomato puree, Worcestershire sauce, onions, carrots, shallots, garlic, rosemary, and seasonings with red wine and broth.
12. Crispy Sesame Beef
We rarely go to restaurants. Why bother when you can enjoy a delicious meal at home for a fraction of the price?
This crispy beef is made with less oil than the typical dish but is just as delicious as your favorite takeout.
Sirloin steak is cut into thin strips and tossed in a sauce made with soy sauce, orange juice, brown sugar, ginger, garlic, and a bit of vinegar.
Sprinkle sesame seeds and green onions on top when it's finished. Your family will be eager to dive in!
13. Oven Swiss Steak
How about a comforting meal of round steak smothered in mushroom gravy? It's the perfect Sunday supper.
While the recipe calls for making this in an oven-safe or cast iron skillet, your Dutch oven will work just fine for the same purpose.
Serve the gravy-covered steak, mashed potatoes, and roasted veggies on the side. Try not to lick the plate when you're done.
14. Dutch Oven Salisbury Steak
Another great idea for camping, this Salisbury steak meal is warm, comforting, and filling.
Made with cream of mushroom soup and sliced mushrooms to create a delicious mushroom gravy, you'll want to make a loaf of Dutch oven bread to go with it to sop up every drop.
Add potatoes and carrots along with the meat for a complete one-pot meal.
15. Cube Steak With Balsamic Onion Gravy
With a little love and your Dutch oven, you can turn an economical cube steak into a dish that looks like it should be in the pages of a magazine.
The balsamic onion gravy is made with red wine, beef broth, herbs, and spices. Enjoy the steak and loads of gravy with mashed potatoes, egg noodles, or over rice.
16. Beef Stew With Red Wine
Ditch the canned beef stew, and make this Dutch oven beef stew instead.
It's thick and savory, full of rich flavor, with plenty of veggies and hearty meat chunks to satisfy your hunger. The Dutch oven allows you to brown the meat, sauté the veggies, and then simmer the stew all in one pot.
You can't go wrong with tender pieces of stew meat, a standard mirepoix (carrots, onions, and celery), mushrooms, parsnips, potatoes, and peas.
17. Dutch Oven Pot Roast
For the juiciest pot roast ever, try this version that includes bacon. It makes everything better!
Brown the beef with bacon fat, add veggies and potatoes and cook it to perfection in the oven.
You'll love every bite of this comforting and tender Dutch oven pot roast from Dinner At the Zoo.
18. Dutch Oven Steak Diane
Whether you're feeding a crowd or looking for a hot, filling meal to feed your family on a cold winter's day, this easy recipe from Sweet and Savory Food fits the bill.
If you've heard of this recipe, you may know it's typically made with pan-fried beefsteak. However, this version is made with stew meat cooked until it's fork tender.
The meat, mushrooms, seasonings, red wine, broth, and Worcestershire sauce blend and meld together for hours to ensure every bite has so much flavor and is as delicious as it looks.
Serve this tender steak with creamy mashed potatoes and green beans to round out your meal.
More Dutch Oven Recipes
- Dutch Oven Soup Recipes
- Best Dutch Oven Chicken Breast Recipes
- 20+ Ground Beef Dutch Oven Recipes to Simplify Dinner
- Dutch Oven Blueberry Bread
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