Teri's Dinner in a Pumpkin

Recipesfull introduces to you: Halloween Recipes. (Teri's Dinner in a Pumpkin). I make this for my family every year around this time...and I feel you might like it as well. It also makes a wonderful addition to regular Thanksgiving day fare! Try serving it on a platter surrounded by small ornamental squash for a dramatic presentation.

Brief

Prep 45 mins

Cook: 1hr

Total: 1hr45 mins

Servings: 10

Yield: 10 servings

Teri's Dinner in a Pumpkin

Ingredients

1 ½ pounds ground beef

1 pound ground pork sausage

salt and pepper to taste

2 tablespoons pumpkin pie spice

2 tablespoons brown sugar

2 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken stock

1 ½ cups long grain and wild rice mix

1 sugar pumpkin

1 (10.75 ounce) cancondensed cream of celery soup

1 (10.75 ounce) cancondensed cream of mushroom soup

2 (4 ounce) cans mushroom stems and pieces

drained

2 (14.5 ounce) cans French cut green beans

Meringue Bones

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Directions

Step 1

In a large skillet over medium heat mix ground beef and sausage. Cook and stir until evenly browned. Mix in salt and pepper pumpkin pie spice and brown sugar.

Step 2

Drain meats and mix in chicken stock and rice. Cover and cook 25 to 30 minutes until rice is tender.

Step 3

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Remove and reserve top of pumpkin. Scoop out seeds and stringy pulp.

Step 4

Mix cream of celery soup cream of mushroom soup mushroom stems and pieces and green beans into the beef and sausage mixture. Spoon mixture into the pumpkin and replace pumpkin top.

Step 5

Place pumpkin on a large baking sheet and bake 1 hour in the preheated oven or until pumpkin is tender. Scoop out portions of filling and parts of the cooked pulp to serve.

Nutritional Information

Teri's Dinner in a Pumpkin

Servings Per Recipe:10

Calories: 629

% Daily Value *

Protein: 23.9g 48%

Carbohydrates: 46.2g 15%

Dietary Fiber: 4.3g 17%

Sugars: 11.1g

Fat: 40.4g 62%

Saturated Fat: 14.9g 75%

Cholesterol: 93.9mg 31%

Vitamin A Iu: 27119.5IU 542%

Niacin Equivalents: 10.9mg 84%

Vitamin B6: 0.5mg 33%

Vitamin C: 36.4mg 61%

Folate: 69.2mcg 17%

Calcium: 133.4mg 13%

Iron: 6.3mg 35%

Magnesium: 67.4mg 24%

Potassium: 1591.5mg 45%

Sodium: 1652.5mg 66%

Thiamin: 0.5mg 49%

Calories From Fat: 363.5

*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.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.