Perfect meal to warm everyone up before heading out on Halloween night!!
1 hour prep time
1 1/2 to 2 hours cook time
1 medium pumpkin (or squash)
1 onion; chopped
1 garlic clove; minced
2 T. vegetable oil
1 lb. ground beef
2 T. soy sauce
2 T. brown sugar
1 (4 oz) can sliced mushrooms; finely chopped
1 can cream of chicken soup (10 3/4 oz)
3 cups cooked rice
**Optional: 2 T. brown sugar and 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice mixed together**
- Before starting the recipe, cut off the top of the pumpkin and thoroughly clean out the pulp and seeds.
- Optional, but highly recommended....rub the inside of the pumpkin really well with the brown sugar-spice mix
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- In large skillet, saute onions in vegetable oil until tender.
- Add and brown ground beef
- Add soy sauce, mushrooms, brown sugar and soup
- Simmer for 10 minutes; stirring occasionally
- Add cooked rice
- Spoon mixture into cleaned out pumpkin shell
- Replace pumpkin top and place entire pumpkin, with filling, on a baking sheet into the oven.
- Bake for 1 1/2-2 hours or until the inside of pumpkin is tender enough to eat.
- Put entire pumpkin on table, remove lid and serve!!!
Make sure you scoop out some of the pumpkin while you are serving too!! Great and fun way to get a serving of vegetables!!
