On Mon, 20 Oct 2014 15:22:11 -0500, Moe DeLoughan >
wrote:

> 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).

I like your idea with chicken!

Didn't people fill pumpkins with stew 10-20 years ago? I never tried
making it and it wasn't ever served to me, but one of my friends
mentioned going to dinner somewhere when it was done and she said it
was a festive way to celebrate the season.
http://southamericanfood.about.com/o...nadazapall.htm
http://www.splendidtable.org/recipes...le-cream-sauce
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/fo...le-Stew-240601


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