Previously posted on TKL by Debbie.D.,.AL

DINNER-IN-A-PUMPKIN

1 (8-10 lb.) pumpkin
1 1/2 lbs. ground beef
1 small onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 1/2 tsp. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. mixed Italian herbs
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
4 cups tomato juice
3 cups cabbage, shredded
1/2 lb. green beans
1 cup rice, uncooked

Wash pumpkin, cut off top, and scrape out seeds and
discard. Cook ground beef slightly, drain off grease.

Add onion and garlic, sauté slightly. Add seasonings
and tomato juice; heat. Mix with uncooked rice. Shred
cabbage and cut green beans. Layer 1/3 each of the
cabbage, green beans, rice, and meat mixture in
pumpkin. Repeat layers and replace lid. Bake at 350
degrees for 2 1/2-3 hours or until done. Pumpkin is
done when it is soft when pierced with a fork. Serve
with tossed green salad and cornbread.

This is a fun dish to serve before the kids go trick or
treating!

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Previously posted on TKL by Gina,.Fla

DINNER IN A PUMPKIN

1 small to med. pumpkin
2 tbsp vegetable oil
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 1/2 c. cooked rice
1 (4oz.) can sliced mushrooms, drained
1 (10 3/4 oz.) can cream of chicken soup
1 (8oz.) can sliced water chestnuts, drained
1 onion, chopped
1 1/2 - 2 lbs. ground beef
2 tbsp brown sugar

Cut off the top of the pumpkin and thoroughly clean out
seeds and pulp. Paint an appropriate face on the front
with a permanent marker. Preheat oven to 350. In a
large skillet, sauté onions in oil till tender. Add meat
and brown. Drain drippings, add soy sauce, brown
sugar, mushrooms and soup. Simmer 10 minutes,
stirring occasionally. Add cooked rice and water
chestnuts. Spoon mixture into the cleaned pumpkin
shells. Replace top and place entire pumpkin with
filling on a baking sheet. Bake 1 hour or until inside of
pumpkin is tender. Cooking time may vary up to 2
hours, depending on size of pumpkin. Place entire
pumpkin on serving platter, remove lid and serve
mixture plus meat of the pumpkin.