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Dinner in a Pumpkin II

By: Joan  
"The beef, rice and vegetables will be a dinner surprise when this pumpkin dish is placed on your table!"

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Wine Syrah
 

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Original Recipe Yield 6 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 small sugar pumpkin
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  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 2 cups diced celery
  • 1/4 cup shortening
  • 5 pounds lean ground beef
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 (20 ounce) bottle ketchup
  • 3 cloves crushed garlic
  • 5 teaspoons salt
  • 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
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  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1 (4.5 ounce) can mushrooms, drained
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of celery soup
  • 2 cups cooked white rice

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 Degrees C). Cut off top of pumpkin, scrape out seeds and pith.
  2. In a large deep skillet, saute vegetables in 1/4 cup shortening until soft. Add beef; cook and crumble until evenly brown. Add the pepper, ketchup, garlic, salt, Worcestershire sauce and tomato sauce. Simmer 15-20 minutes.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, combine 2 cups of the beef mixture, soy sauce, mushrooms, brown sugar, soup and rice. Mix well, pour into pumpkin and replace lid. Cover and freeze remaining beef mixture.
  4. Place filled pumpkin on a baking sheet and bake for one hour or until pumpkin is tender. As you serve dinner, be sure to scoop out a little of the cooked pumpkin too.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 1395 | Total Fat: 90g | Cholesterol: 289mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 6, 2003 by EVEAPPLE 
The recipe calls for uncooked rice. . . cook it! MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 30, 2003 by MNMSMOM 
I made this recipe for a potluck at work and everyone loved it! MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 16, 2003 by KIMBODINA 
This took a long time to make, and why would you use that much ground beef only to freeze over... MORE

 
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