Mushroom Baby Marrow Lentil Ragu Lasagna
Our mushroom baby marrow lentil ragu lasagna is a must-try this holiday season, offering a vegan-friendly, low-carb alternative to a traditional recipe. The key to this recipe is finding the right balance between the layers of the lasagna, and incorporating all the rich flavours.
The Dutch Oven offers chefs an ideal environment to layer the lasagna thanks to its thick and high enamelled cast iron walls. Simply start building the layers from the base of Dutch Oven upwards and top it with the lentil ragu. Once that is complete, continue layering the lasagna with sliced celeriac, sliced zucchinis and mushrooms until the Dutch Oven is full.
This recipe serves up to eight portions and takes just under two hours to prepare from start to finish, making it a great option when entertaining guests. Garnish the lasagna with vegan cashew nut cheese, providing a classic cheesy flavour to your dish, albeit with a vegan twist.
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Vegan Eggplant Chickpea Slow Pot Quinoa
Our vegan eggplant chickpea tomato slow pot quinoa recipe is as delicious as it is aesthetic. Start by softening onions and garlic in the Dutch Oven on medium to low heat before toasting the spices. The mixture of cumin, cinnamon, and paprika offers a much-needed kick to this dish, complimenting the quinoa wonderfully.
The Dutch Oven will slow-cook the quinoa, ensuring all the flavours from the spices and surrounding vegetables are integrated seamlessly into the dish. Serve with fluffy quinoa, shredded purple cabbage, sliced avocados, and sprouts for a well-rounded meal.
Inject some colour at the dinner table this holiday season with this vegan delight, offering guests a hearty alternative in just under two hours. This recipe is easy to put together and can even be made overnight before your guests arrive, serving up to eight portions.
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Vegan Butter Chicken
Our vegan butter chicken recipe provides a unique twist on this classic Indian dish, replacing the butter with creamy coconut milk. Once the vegan chicken strips are slightly browned, introduce the garlic, onions, and spices at the base of the Dutch Oven and cook for a few minutes.
The garam masala spice, turmeric powder, and fresh cayenne pepper maintains the heat component of this traditional recipe, while the coconut milk acts as a perfect substitute for butter. Stir the ingredients frequently, including the vegan chicken strips, tomato paste, and spices, as they simmer for 10 to 15 minutes in the Dutch Oven to achieve the appropriate creamy consistency.
This dish takes just under an hour to prepare, going from stovetop to table in no time. Our vegan butter chicken recipe accommodates between four and six servings, but can easily be adjusted for more guests. The naan bread and jasmine rice round off this vegan delight, complimenting the mock-chicken to perfection.
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Dal Soup with Chilli Coconut Topping
Kick off your holiday meal with a perfectly simmered soup and get your feast off on the right foot. Our Dal Soup with Chilli Coconut topping is rich in flavours and spices, while the chickpeas offer the dish some much-needed texture.
The fresh ginger, and nigella, cumin, and turmeric seeds ensure this soup is not lacking in flavour, while the cayenne pepper introduces a spicy element to this hearty dish. The Dutch Oven is the ideal cooking vessel for simmering soups, exposing ingredients to a consistent heat source throughout and locking in moisture due to its tight-fitting lid and thick enamelled cast iron walls.
This recipe takes just over two hours to prepare, but is well worth the wait, and requires little monitoring as it cooks. This soup serves up to six people and is a great way to whet the appetite before moving onto the main course.
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Butternut Mac and Cheese
Our butternut mac and cheese recipe offers a twist on a traditional recipe and is sure to make your menu this holiday season. The butternut squash puree is chock full of flavours, combining chickpeas, garlic, nutritional yeast, and mustard to form a delicious alternative to the cheesy, creamy flavours of a classic mac and cheese.
The Dutch Oven provides our mac and cheese with the ideal environment to cook to perfection, allowing all the rich flavours of the butternut puree to mingle with one another. Top this dish off with our crumb topping for an added crunch and enjoy! This recipe takes just over an hour to prepare from start to finish and can serve between four and six portions.
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Garlic Artichokes
Our garlic artichokes recipe makes for a great side dish, injecting a much-needed green component to your meal. Simply, trim the stem of the artichokes and using a scissor, snip the pointed part of the petals. Once that is complete, the Dutch Oven will take care of the rest, boiling them for approximately 40 to 45 minutes.
Drizzle with warm lemon garlic butter et voila – the perfect holiday side dish is complete. This recipe is extremely easy to put together, taking under one hour to be served. This dish can typically serve between two and four portions, but can easily be adjusted for more guests.
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Greek Style Tomato and Butter Bean Bake with Feta and Honey Topping
Why not take a trip down to the Mediterranean this holiday season and try our Greek style tomato and butter bean bake with feta and honey topping? While a saucepan is used for this recipe, a Dutch Oven is equally capable of accommodating this delicious treat.
Begin by sauteing the onions, celery, and carrots until they are completely soft. The combination of garlic, spices, chilli flakes, and oregano contrast the beans wonderfully, injecting another layer of flavour into this dish. The Dutch Oven is perfect for this recipe, exposing ingredients to a consistent heat source.
Simply substitute the feta for vegan cheese or remove it altogether from this recipe! This recipe serves up to four people and is ready to be served in just under an hour.
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Thai Green Curry
Looking to add some extra spice this holiday season? Consider our Thai Green Curry recipe. This recipe makes for a healthy meal for the whole family, including a number of fresh vegetables such as asparagus, bok choy, and sugar snap peas.
Start by browning the sweet potato in the Dutch Oven for approximately five minutes before adding the soy and fish sauce. The Dutch Oven pot will simmer the coconut milk, stock, a kefir lime leaves to perfection until the sweet potatoes are completely tender. This recipe takes under an hour to prepare and could be used to compliment your holiday feast as a thoughtful side dish. Simply do not add fish sauce and this dish can easily be transformed into a vegan delight.
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No-Knead Dutch Oven Bread
There’s nothing quite like the aroma of freshly baked bread in your kitchen throughout the holiday season. Our No-Knead Dutch Oven bread recipe requires four simple ingredients and is extremely easy to make. Featuring yeast, flour, water, and a dash of salt, simplicity is key with this recipe.
The trick to pulling off a perfectly crispy exterior and soft interior is to ensure the dough is evenly distributed around the pot before closing the lid. The Dutch Oven will take care of the rest, offering it the ideal surface to rise to perfection. In fact, our Round Dutch Ovens are usually recommended for this recipe. This recipe takes less than an hour to make, however, keep in mind that the dough must rest overnight.
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Dutch Oven vs. French Oven
The French and Dutch Oven share many similarities and as a result, are often used interchangeably. However, one key distinction exists. In fact, the French Oven elevated the original Dutch Oven design from the 18th century, replacing pure cast iron with enamelled cast iron. Today, Le Creuset’s Dutch Ovens are a staple in households, emerging as a kitchen workhorse due to its versatility and durability. It is also commonly referred to as a cocotte.
Host a magical family dinner this holiday season
The Dutch Oven has been used in recent times to revolutionize traditional recipes into hearty and healthy vegan treats. The Dutch Oven pot is extremely easy to use and is ideal for plant-based one-pot recipes.
Whether you’re looking to make a vegan lasagna, or a hearty soup, the Dutch Oven is versatile enough to be used for these recipes, offering home cooks and professional chefs alike to tackle new cooking techniques. This iconic piece of cookware even makes for a great Christmas gift!
These were just nine of our favourite Dutch Oven vegan and vegetarian friendly recipes. For more inspiration, visit our featured recipes and step up your cooking game this holiday season with some of our favourite meals.
