Made this for my husband's monthy 'Boy's Night' I did it in a 25 lb pumpkin (doubled) and he barely managed to save me one bowl because they all loved it so much.

Excellent stew. Had to almost triple the amount of water, but I used beef broth instead for a lovely rich taste. Omitted the beef granules too. Omitted the tomato for personal tastes. Husband said it was the best stew I ever made. The pumpkin adds a great offset flavor.

Made this for the first time and it's delicious. I used smaller red and orange peppers rather than green bell to make it more festive and add spice. I also added portabella mushrooms. I've found it a safe bet, based on other reviews, to not scrape very hard on the bottom of the pumpkin. This way it is less likely to crack. Also, I sat the pumpkin atop the stove as it warmed up, so that it wasn't such a drastic change in temperature (so to avoid the pumpkin potentially splitting.) I also added some canned apricots, diced. Yum!!!

This recipe was easy and very impressive! I took it a church social and it looked and tasted great. I plan on making again.

i have made this recipe multiple times just as the recipe states. turns out great everytime.

Spectacular presentation. I was rushed so I chopped my ingredients small to speed the initial cooking to an hour. I used beef stock instead of water and bouillion, omitted the bell pepper and added about 1.5 tsp. of Herbes de Provence, which were delicious in this recipe. I also uppped the salt, since my stock was low in salt. Tried the suggestion to wrap the stem in foil, which worked perfectly. My family is demanding this for Halloween dinner!

My kids and I love this recipe. It is a fall classic! Very festive and it is more than just beef stew...it has a little something extra :) dj

i have used this recipes a few times and im always asked for the recipes. the only thing i changed is i used organic baby carets. your amazing thank you.

Yummy! Perfect for a cool Fall day! I made this last year & will make again this year. Try it!!!

This is such a unique recipe, presentation is gorgeous, and I believe that the pumpkin itself adds to the flavours of the stew and enriches the beef taste quite well. Very original, and delicious in the fall months. For a summer variation, try making a cold soup inside a hollowed out summer squash.

Found what the store called a Jamacia pumpkin for Thanksgivng dinner. Used ground sirloin instread of stew beef and added three cans of different beans & one of corn to make it more veggie friendly. Microwaved pumpkin while cooking filling. Put cooked filling in pumpkin and baked a couple hours to blend flavors. DELICIOUS and impressed in-laws.

This dinner was a perfect meal for guests to have during the fall season. I used two pumpkins and placed each on a small dish, then placed slices of apples around the pumpkin to make it a little more festive. We passed the pumpkins around and I received rave reviews...thanks!!!

Spare the poor pumkin! Added so many things to this stew to try and give it some flavor that it no longer had any relationship to this recipe. Cooked the pumpkin exactly as directed. The bottom split open and some of the stew leaked out preventing any thought of moving the ensemble to an attractive serving dish. The pumpkin looked pretty however. Will try again cooking the pumpkin empty for a shorter time and than filling it with something else - possibly pumpkin soup or mashed sweet potatoes. Or maybe I'll forget it all together!

We thought that this had a very pretty presentation. The idea is wonderful. The stew....not so great. It lacked in flavor and seasonings. May try this again another time, but first time was not a hit.

this was great! stew tasted yummy and it looked awesome:) i didn't quite fill the pumpkin to the top with the stew, when i took it out of the oven it was full - must be it filled the rest of the way with the pumpkin juice. very good recipe! thank you!

While I didn't follow the stew recipie at all (I am a stew pro) the idea of making it in a pumpkin intigued me. My husband and I went to a fall festival, picked out a pumpkin and made this dish. We LOVED it! I'm sure this will become a family tradition.

I made this last fall... several times!! It is soooooooo yummy. It makes an amazing presentation. And is full of Fiber!! I did add a handful of mushrooms just because I love mushrooms. Oh how I wish there were pumpkins right now!

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