6 one-pan recipes you can make in your iron skillet

It's time to make use of the cast-iron skillet tucked away in your cabinet. Designed to cook meals at high heat, the skillet naturally becomes more seasoned and naturally nonstick each time you use oil in it. Along with adding more flavor to your meals, its nonstick quality comes without potentially harmful chemicals. An added bonus? When you cook with cast iron, a small amount of iron is released into your food—good news for people who have iron-deficiency anemia!

Here are recipes for six one-pan wonders, from Colorado-based Tieghan Gerard, author of Half Baked Harvest Cookbook: Recipes from My Barn in the Mountains and creator of HalfBakedHarvest.com, and Sharon Palmer, RDN, the "Plant-Powered Dietitian" from Los Angeles. These dishes will quickly turn your iron skillet into your favorite piece of cookware.