DINNER IN A PUMPKIN
Dinner in a pumpkin with wild rice, beef and vegetables cooked in a yummy sauce - a fun way to celebrate Halloween.
Provided by Lauren Allen
Categories Main Course
Time 1h5m
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Cut the top off of the pumpkin--cutting an opening about 5-7 inches wide.
- Clean out the seeds and insides of the pumpkin until the inner walls of the pumpkin are smooth.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Season the ground beef with salt and pepper. Brown it in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Remove grease. Add onion, garlic, carrots, bell pepper and celery and saute for 2-3 minutes.
- Pour mixture into a large bowl. Add cooked rice and toss to combine.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 606 kcal, Carbohydrate 66 g, Protein 29 g, Fat 20 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, Cholesterol 69 mg, Sodium 246 mg, Fiber 5 g, Sugar 6 g, ServingSize 1 serving
DINNER IN A PUMPKIN
Dinner in a Pumpkin is a hearty casserole cooked right inside a pumpkin! Perfect for serving on Halloween night before the kids go trick or treating.
Provided by Echo Blickenstaff
Categories Dinner Main Course
Time 2h
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil. Thoroughly wash and dry the outside of the pumpkin. Cut the top off the pumpkin and clean out the pulp and seeds. Place the pumpkin on the baking sheet. Save the top.
- In a large skillet, sauté onion, celery, mushrooms, and garlic in butter. Add ground beef, sage, and thyme and cook until the beef is no longer pink. Drain the grease from the beef. Add salt, pepper, and water chestnuts.
- In a large bowl, mix soup, brown sugar, vinegar, and soy sauce.
- Add ground beef mixture and cooked rice to the bowl. Mix until everything is evenly coated with sauce. Empty bowl into the cleaned out pumpkin and replace pumpkin top.
- Bake for 1 hour on the lower rack of the oven, or on the rack where the pumpkin can be most centered in the oven. After 1 hour and 15 minutes, remove the top and check the sides of the pumpkin for doneness. The outside of the pumpkin will turn a dark orange, and the inside of the pumpkin should be tender and easily scoop off the sides with a spoon. If the inside of the pumpkin is still not fully cooked, bake for an additional 10-15 minutes. The cooking time will vary depending on the size of the pumpkin. Sometimes I've cooked the pumpkin as long as an hour and a half before it is ready.
- Using hot pads, place the pumpkin onto a serving plate, remove the lid, and stir. Be sure to scoop off chunks of cooked pumpkin into the casserole as it is served. That's the best part!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 447 kcal, Carbohydrate 45 g, Protein 20 g, Fat 21 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, Cholesterol 67 mg, Sodium 594 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 13 g, ServingSize 1 serving
DINNER IN A PUMPKIN
This is so yummy, I tried this at my friend's house this Halloween, well needless to say it will be a tradition at our house.
Provided by Riverbear
Categories Vegetable
Time 2h
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cut off the top of the pumpkin and thoroughly clean out pulp and seeds.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) In a large skillet sauté onions in vegetable oil until tender.
- Add meat and brown.
- Drain drippings from skillet.
- Add soy sauce, mushrooms,brown sugar and soup.
- Simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add cooked rice and water chestnuts.
- Spoon mixture into cleaned pumpkin shell.
- Replace pumpkin top and place entire pumpkin, with filling, on a baking sheet.
- Bake 1 hour or until inside meat of the pumpkin is tender.
- Put pumpkin on a plate.
- Remove pumpkin lid and serve meat.
- For your vegetable, scoop out pumpkin and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 540.9, Fat 31.5, SaturatedFat 10.7, Cholesterol 108.5, Sodium 938.5, Carbohydrate 30.2, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 7, Protein 32.7
DINNER IN A PUMPKIN
Scoop out hearty helpings of meat, rice and cooked pumpkin in this fun fall entree.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h35m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Wash each pumpkin; cut a 4-in. circle around stem. Remove top and set aside; discard seeds and loose fibers from inside. Place pumpkins in a shallow sturdy baking pan; set aside., In a large skillet, cook the beef, onion, celery and green pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender; drain. Stir in the soup, mushrooms, soy sauce and brown sugar. Cook for 3-4 minutes or until heated through. Fold in rice; spoon into pumpkins and replace tops. Brush outsides of pumpkins with oil. , Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or just until pumpkin is tender (do not overbake). Place on individual serving plates.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 559 calories, Fat 24g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 76mg cholesterol, Sodium 1714mg sodium, Carbohydrate 51g carbohydrate (12g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 34g protein.
DINNER IN A PUMPKIN II
The beef, rice and vegetables will be a dinner surprise when this pumpkin dish is placed on your table!
Provided by Joan
Categories Fruits and Vegetables Vegetables Squash
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 Degrees C). Cut off top of pumpkin, scrape out seeds and pith.
- In a large deep skillet, saute vegetables in 1/4 cup shortening until soft. Add beef; cook and crumble until evenly brown. Add the pepper, ketchup, garlic, salt, Worcestershire sauce and tomato sauce. Simmer 15-20 minutes.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine 2 cups of the beef mixture, soy sauce, mushrooms, brown sugar, soup and rice. Mix well, pour into pumpkin and replace lid. Cover and freeze remaining beef mixture.
- Place filled pumpkin on a baking sheet and bake for one hour or until pumpkin is tender. As you serve dinner, be sure to scoop out a little of the cooked pumpkin too.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1381.7 calories, Carbohydrate 67.5 g, Cholesterol 289.3 mg, Fat 90 g, Fiber 5 g, Protein 75.1 g, SaturatedFat 34.3 g, Sodium 5167.6 mg, Sugar 36.6 g
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