Recipe needed for cooking a whole pumpkin - does it cook whole OK in the oven?

Question

I am having a luncheon the weekend and want to cook only healthy foods because some people have food intolerances/allergies. If I put a whole "Jap" pumpkin in the over how long does it take to cook (on medium heat). I would like cut the top section out and add something interesting to the top like other vegetables and/or sauce. Do you have any ideas? This type of presentation was popular in the "60-70s" I think but I haven't seen it for a while. I do not like to use e.g. cream and bacon (heavy and not healthy). I'm also looking for a recipe for wheat free and/or gluten free cake. Thanks for ideas and inspiration! Marcelle.

Answer 1

My birthday is in October and every year my Mother would make me stuffed pumpkin. It is SO good- if you want something healthier, you could replace the ground beef with ground turkey or decrease the beef to 1/2 pound and increase the rice by 2 cups.

BEEF STUFFED PUMPKIN
Yield: 8 servings

1 (5-6 pounds) pumpkin or (2-3 pounds) pumpkins
2 teaspoons salt, divided use
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 cloves garllic, minced
1 onion, chopped
1 pound ground beef
3 eggs
2 teaspoons crushed dried sage
1 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
2 cups cooked rice, preferably a mixture of white & wild rice
2/3 cup raisins
1/2 cup pine nuts

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut top from pumpkin and remove seeds and strings. Prick cavity with fork and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of the salt. Heat pot or large skillet.

2. Add oil to pot or skillet. When hot, add garlic and onion and saute until onion is transparent. Add beef and continue sauteeing until browned. Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients.

3. Stuff pumpkin with mixture. Place 1/2- inch water in bottom of a shallow baking pan large enough to hold the pumpkin.

4. Put pumpkin in the pan and bake 1 to 1- 1/2 hours. Cut pumpkin into wedges (or if small pumpkins used, into halves) and serve, giving each person both pumpkin and stuffing.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Cooking Whole Pumpkin In Oven

Answer 4

I love this recipe! It is awesome and you can just bake it in a regular oven if you want!

Meatloaf Stuffed Pumpkin
“Log Cabin Campfire Cookin’” by Coleen Sloan

1 small pumpkin, cleaned, will fit inside a 12”, deep, Dutch oven.
Oil
1 ½ lb hamburger
1 medium onion, chopped
½ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. pepper
1 Tbs. Log Cabin seasoning (your favorite seasoning salt)
2 ½ c. Corn Flakes, Wheaties, Cherrio’s, or Shredded Wheat
2 eggs
1 can cream of celery soup
¼ tsp. granulated or powdered garlic
1 can tomato sauce

Mix all ingredients in a bowl, except tomato sauce. Warm
and oil a 12”, deep, Dutch oven. Fill pumpkin with meat mixture and place filled pumpkin inside oven. Pour about 1 ½ c. water in oven and cover. Bake about 1 to 1 ½ hours until done. You can smell the flavors when done.
Serves 6 to 8

Answer 5

I'm not sure what you want, but try these recipes below. They sound good and healthy to me. Also, don't bake anything like this whole. It will explode and possibly hurt someone or at the least make a real mess. Plus there are seeds and fiber that need to be removed from the inside.

Answer 6

The pumpkin I have no idea!! But u can find tons of gluten free cake recipes online. I also LOVE mixes bc Im a lazy baker--which u obviously are not!! :) Try these sites for cake recipes:

www.csaceliacs.org
www.celiac.com
www.celiac.org
www.glutenfreegirl.blogspot.com

Also Yahoo Health Group SillyYaks has TONS of recipes on their forum.

Answer 7

almost the same as acabingirl,minus the raisins and rice-replace rice with pearl barley and replace herbs with bay leaves-(this is an aussie version)

Answer 8

Can I comeeeeeeeeeee?? puleaseeeeeeee?

Answer 9

yummy!

Answer 10

yes, yes you can.t