Stuffed Pumpkin with Chicken Recipe

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Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 35 mins

Total: 55 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Stuffed Pumpkin with Chicken Recipe

Ingredients

1 medium pumpkin

3 tablespoons olive oil

divided

salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

1 onion

chopped

1 pound boneless

skinless chicken breast

cubed

¼ cup butter

⅓ cup milk

2 tablespoons whole wheat flour

Meat and Poultry

Directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).

Step 2

Cut off a 'lid' off the pumpkin. Scrape out all pumpkin seeds and threads with a spoon. Brush the inside of the pumpkin with olive oil and season with salt. Wrap in aluminum foil.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until pumpkin is soft about 20 minutes. Remove from oven and carefully spoon out pumpkin flesh without breaking the outer shell. Set hollowed pumpkin aside.

Step 4

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat and cook onion until soft and translucent about 5 minutes. Add chicken butter and pumpkin flesh and cook until chicken is browned on the outside about 5 minutes.

Step 5

Stir together milk and flour until no lumps remain and pour into skillet. Simmer until sauce thickens and chicken is cooked through about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Step 6

Pour creamy pumpkin mixture into hollowed pumpkin to serve.

Nutritional Information

Stuffed Pumpkin with Chicken Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 539.3

% Daily Value *

Protein: 24.8g 50%

Carbohydrates: 41.6g 13%

Dietary Fiber: 3.6g 15%

Sugars: 8.8g

Fat: 32.6g 50%

Saturated Fat: 11.9g 59%

Cholesterol: 96.7mg 32%

Vitamin A Iu: 29778.3IU 596%

Niacin Equivalents: 15.5mg 120%

Vitamin B6: 0.7mg 41%

Vitamin C: 40mg 67%

Folate: 88.8mcg 22%

Calcium: 140.2mg 14%

Iron: 4.4mg 25%

Magnesium: 79.3mg 28%

Potassium: 1635.4mg 46%

Sodium: 344.2mg 14%

Thiamin: 0.3mg 34%

Calories From Fat: 293.3

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.