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Stuffed Pumpkin I

By: ONEMINA  
"This is a beautiful dish to serve as a centerpiece to your holiday celebration. A whole pumpkin is stuffed with a savory meat mixture. The recipe calls for venison, but ground beef may be substituted."

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Prep Time:
15 Min
Cook Time:
2 Hrs
Ready In:
2 Hrs 15 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 1 --stuffed pumpkin
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup wild rice
  • 1 medium sugar pumpkin
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
  • 2 tablespoons bacon grease
  • 1 pound ground venison
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • 1 teaspoon dried sage
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions

  1. In a saucepan, bring 4 cups water to a boil. Add wild rice and stir. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 1 hour, or until tender.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  3. Remove the top of the pumpkin and scoop out pulp and seeds. Prick the pumpkin interior with a fork and rub with 1 teaspoon salt and dry mustard.
  4. Heat bacon grease in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in the ground venison and onion. Slowly cook and stir until evenly brown. Remove from heat. Mix in the wild rice, remaining salt, eggs, sage and pepper. Stuff the pumpkin with the venison mixture. Place pumpkin in a shallow baking pan with 1/2 inch water.
  5. Bake the pumpkin in the preheated oven 1 1/2 hours, or until tender. Add more water to the pan as necessary to avoid sticking.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 256 | Total Fat: 7.2g | Cholesterol: 131mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 10, 2003 by RENEE1979 
Those of you that have not tried this recipe, you are really missing a fabulous side dish. ... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 18, 2006 by SEANZILLA 
I've not used this recipe. However I've had this many times since childhood. In my family... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 1, 2006 by Marj L 
This recipe was easy and very tasty. I did add a little mixed spice, tabasco sauce and... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 1, 2005 by soupiecore 
My family found this recipe quite dry. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 19, 2007 by Kelly 
Awful, not at all what I expected. MORE

 
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