1 med. pumpkin (about 5 lbs.)                         
2 T. vegetable oil                                                         
1 ½ lb. lean ground beef                                              
1 lg. onion, chopped                                                    
1 (4 oz.) sliced mushrooms, drained                             
2 T. brown sugar
1 can cr. of chicken soup
2 c. cooked rice
1 sm. can sliced water chestnuts, drain
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Cut off pumpkin top; thoroughly clean out seeds & pulp.  In large skillet, heat oil.  Add onion & sauté until translucent.  Add meat; brown.  Drain drippings; add to meat mixture the soy sauce, br. Sugar, mushrooms, & soup.  Simmer 
10 min. stirring often. Add cooked rice & water chestnuts. Spoon mixture into pumpkin shell. Replace pumpkin top. Place pumpkin with filling on baking sheet. Bake 1 hr. or until pumpkin meat is tender. For vegetable, scoop-out pumpkin & serve as a side dish. Make a face on pumpkin with magic marker before baking, if desired.
Yield: 6 servings
                                                                                    Linda Jensen
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