Calling all pumpkin lovers! Prepare to be amazed by the culinary masterpiece that is Dinner in a Pumpkin. This incredible dish combines the best of autumn flavors with a unique and eye-catching presentation. The succulent turkey filling, roasted vegetables, and fluffy wild rice come together to create a symphony of tastes and textures, all nestled inside a roasted pumpkin. As you delve into this delightful meal, you'll be treated to a medley of savory, sweet, and earthy notes that will leave your taste buds dancing. But the pumpkin doesn't stop there; we also have tantalizing recipes like Pumpkin Risotto with Goat Cheese, Pumpkin Soup with Crispy Sage, and Pumpkin Pie Bars with Gingersnap Crust. Get ready to embark on a culinary journey like no other, where pumpkin takes center stage and your taste buds will be forever grateful.
Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!
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
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
TERI'S DINNER IN A PUMPKIN
I make this for my family every year around this time...and I feel you might like it as well. It also makes a wonderful addition to regular Thanksgiving day fare! Try serving it on a platter surrounded by small ornamental squash for a dramatic presentation.
Provided by Teri Blackburn Pell
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork Ground Pork Recipes
Time 1h45m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 12
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 629 calories, Carbohydrate 46.2 g, Cholesterol 93.9 mg, Fat 40.4 g, Fiber 4.3 g, Protein 23.9 g, SaturatedFat 14.9 g, Sodium 1652.5 mg, Sugar 11.1 g
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
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
This recipe was published in the Post-Dispatch several years ago. This is a fun way to serve supper to your family on Halloween. Get the kids involved with the preparation. From the kitchen of Tona Thornburg Court, Bridgeton MO.
Provided by Tona C.
Categories < 4 Hours
Time 2h
Yield 1 casserole, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cut off the top of the pumpkin and thoroughly clean out seeds. Paint an appropriate face on the front of the pumpkin with a permanent marking pen or acrylic paint. Set pumpkin shell aside.
- Saute onion in oil in a large skillet until tender. Add beef; cook until browned. Drain and discard grease from skillet. Stir the soy sauce, brown sugar, mushrooms and soup into the meat mixture.
- Simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add cooked rice and water chestnuts. Spoon mixture into the cleaned pumpkin shell; replace pumpkin top.
- Place entire pumpkin, with meat mixture inside, on a baking sheet. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven 1 hour, or until inside flesh of pumpkin is tender.
- Put pumpkin on a serving plate, remove top and serve meal from pumpkin. For the begetable, scoop out cooked pumpkin and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 503.6, Fat 30.3, SaturatedFat 10.3, Cholesterol 106.9, Sodium 771, Carbohydrate 24.2, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 5.9, Protein 31.8
Tips:
- Choose a pumpkin that is large enough to hold all of your ingredients. A 10-pound pumpkin will yield about 4 cups of cooked pumpkin.
- Cut the pumpkin in half and scoop out the seeds and pulp. You can save the seeds to roast later.
- Place the pumpkin halves on a baking sheet and roast them in a preheated oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for about 45 minutes, or until the pumpkin is tender.
- Once the pumpkin is roasted, let it cool slightly before handling it.
- Use a fork to scrape the cooked pumpkin out of the skin.
- You can use cooked pumpkin in a variety of recipes, such as soups, stews, casseroles, and pies.
Conclusion:
Dinner in a pumpkin is a delicious and easy way to enjoy this fall vegetable. With a little creativity, you can create a dish that is both satisfying and nutritious. So next time you're looking for a new dinner idea, give dinner in a pumpkin a try.
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