"Cheri" > wrote in message
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>
>
> 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!

Wow. That just does not sound tasty to me at all. I wouldn't have eaten it
as a kid as I didn't like pumpkin or wild rice. But maybe some kids would.