Pumpkin with Walnuts and Blue Cheese Recipe

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Don't hold off on serving pumpkin as the dinner finale. Bring it to the forefront with this unique and lovely side dish that will garner you recipe requests.

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Pumpkin with Walnuts and Blue Cheese Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 25 min.

Yield: 12 Servings

20 25 45

Ingredients

5 pounds pie pumpkins, seeded, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
1/4 cup olive oil, divided
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon pepper
2 medium onions, chopped
2/3 cup chopped walnuts
2/3 cup crumbled blue cheese
20 fresh sage leaves, thinly sliced

Directions

Place pumpkin in a greased 15-in. x 1-in. x 1-in. baking pan; drizzle with 2 tablespoons oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake at 375° for 30-35 minutes or until tender.
In a large skillet, saute onions in remaining oil until tender. Add walnuts; cook 3-5 minutes longer or until toasted.
Place pumpkin on a serving platter. Top with onion mixture. Sprinkle with blue cheese and sage. Yield: 12 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving equals 154 calories, 11 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 6 mg cholesterol, 500 mg sodium, 12 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 4 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 fat, 1 starch.

Originally published as Pumpkin with Walnuts and Blue Cheese in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2011, p111