A Meal In A Pumpkin Recipes

DINNER IN A PUMPKIN

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!

TERI'S DINNER IN A PUMPKIN

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, mix ground beef and sausage. Cook and stir until evenly browned. Mix in salt and pepper, pumpkin pie spice, and brown sugar.
• Drain meats, and mix in chicken stock and rice. Cover, and cook 25 to 30 minutes, until rice is tender.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Remove and reserve top of pumpkin. Scoop out seeds and stringy pulp.
• Mix cream of celery soup, cream of mushroom soup, mushroom stems and pieces, and green beans into the beef and sausage mixture. Spoon mixture into the pumpkin, and replace pumpkin top.
• Place pumpkin on a large baking sheet, and bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until pumpkin is tender. Scoop out portions of filling and parts of the cooked pulp to serve.

DINNER IN A PUMPKIN

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.

DINNER IN A PUMPKIN

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.

A MEAL IN A PUMPKIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Brown and drain beef along with onions and sausage.
• Cook until no longer pink and drain well.
• Cut top off of pumpkin and reserve.
• Clean seeds and strings from pumpkin.
• Clean well.
• Coat pumpkin skin with shortening.
• Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl.
• Spoon ingredients into pumpkin.
• Place top back on pumpkin.
• Wrap foil over the stem.
• Bake on a cookie sheet for 2 to 3 hours depending on the size of pumpkin.
• DO NOT OVERBAKE. The pumpkin should not begin to brown.

PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Place the pumpkin in a large saucepan, cover with water and bring to the boil. Cover with a lid and simmer for 15 mins or until tender. Drain pumpkin; let cool.
• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface and use it to line a 22cm loose-bottomed tart tin. Chill for 15 mins. Line the pastry with baking parchment and baking beans, then bake for 15 mins. Remove the beans and paper, and cook for a further 10 mins until the base is pale golden and biscuity. Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly.
• Increase oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Push the cooled pumpkin through a sieve into a large bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the sugar, salt, nutmeg and half the cinnamon. Mix in the beaten eggs, melted butter and milk, then add to the pumpkin purée and stir to combine. Pour into the tart shell and cook for 10 mins, then reduce the temperature to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Continue to bake for 35-40 mins until the filling has just set.
• Leave to cool, then remove the pie from the tin. Mix the remaining cinnamon with the icing sugar and dust over the pie. Serve chilled.