Dinner in a Pumpkin Recipe

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Scoop out hearty helpings of meat, rice and cooked pumpkin in this fun fall entree.

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Dinner in a Pumpkin Recipe

Prep: 45 min. Bake: 50 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

4 medium pie pumpkins (2-1/2 pounds each)
1-1/4 pounds ground beef
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1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
1 can (4 ounces) mushroom stems and pieces, drained
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 cups hot cooked rice
2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Directions

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. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1-1/4 cups) equals 559 calories, 24 g fat (8 g saturated fat), 76 mg cholesterol, 1,714 mg sodium, 51 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 34 g protein.

Originally published as Dinner in a Pumpkin in Taste of Home's Halloween Annual 2006, p32

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Reviewed on Nov. 01, 2012 by KatyDid2010

you don't need 4 medium pumpkins. I think next time I will make it in one Medium pumpkin or you could use four small pumpkins. It looks amazing when it comes out of the over and it's really yummy! :)

Reviewed on Oct. 21, 2012 by wkidd69

good recipe--maybe would salt and/or sugar the inside of the pumpkin before baking. I have a lot of pumpkin left over and will make pumpkin soup out of it; also have a lot of left over filling. I would recommend this meal through the holidays :-)