"Moe DeLoughan" > wrote in message
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> On 10/20/2014 1:18 PM, Cheri wrote:
>>
>>
>> I just saw this on My Spice Sage and think it looks like kids would
>> like it too.
>>
>> Ingredients
>>
>> 1 small pumpkin, about 5 lbs.
>>
>> 1/2 lb.
>> ground beef
>>
>> 2 Tablespoons
>> olive oil
>>
>> 1 Tablespoon
>> flour
>>
>> 3/4 cup
>> beef broth
>>
>> 1 teaspoon
>> ground ginger
>>
>> 1 teaspoon
>> Greek oregano
>>
>> 1 cup
>> mixed frozen veggies
>>
>> 2 cups
>> cooked wild rice
>>
>> 3 slices
>> crisped bacon, crumbled
>>
>>
>> Directions
>>
>> Method:
>>
>> Preheat the oven to 400-degrees. Slice the pumpkin open, reserving the
>> top. Scoop out the seeds and guts (save those seeds to roast later!).
>> Wash inside and out, set aside.
>>
>> Brown the hamburger, drain the grease and rinse the beef. Add back to
>> the pot and add the olive oil over medium heat. Sprinkle in the flour,
>> cook for about 3 minutes. Stir in the beef broth.
>>
>> Add the ginger, oregano, veggies, and wild rice. Stir to combine, then
>> add the bacon.
>>
>> Pour the hot mix into the empty pumpkin. Replace the top, bake at
>> 400-degrees for 45 minutes.
>>
>> Serve immediately!
>>
>
> Cheri, a fun twist on this recipe is to replace the single larger pumpkin
> with several of the little mini pumpkins for single-serve portions.
> Everybody gets a little stuffed pumpkin on their plate. Also, adding a
> small amount of cranberries to the filling mixture is tasty, as is
> replacing the ground beef with cubed chicken (and the beef broth with
> chicken stock or cream sauce).

Thanks for the great suggestion. I want to make them with grandchildren
during the holidays. Your suggestions sound tasty, and since the pumpkin is
just the vessel, I imagine they would all like them and could pick which
they would like in theirs. :-)

Cheri