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Sausage & Rice Stuffed Pumpkins

Name: Sausage & Rice Stuffed Pumpkins
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Pumpkin 3 (about 2 lb each); Italian sausage ½ lb bulk sweet; Mushrooms 1 lb; Onion 2; Green pepper 1; Garlic 2 cloves; Long grain rice 4 cups; Parmesan cheese 1 cup; Large eggs 2; Parsley ¼ cup; Salt 1 tsp; Dried thyme ½ tsp

Halloweeny stuffed pumpkins

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1h 25m
Serves 12
Medium
450 °F
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Ingredients

	3 (about 2 lb each) Pumpkin small pie
	½ lb bulk sweet Italian sausage
	1 lb Mushrooms fresh , chopped
	2 Onion medium , chopped
	1 Green pepper medium , chopped
	2 cloves Garlic minced
	4 cups Long grain rice cooked
	1 cup Parmesan cheese grated , divided
	2 Large eggs lightly beaten
	¼ cup Parsley minced fresh
	1 tsp Salt
	½ tsp Dried thyme

Nutritional information

204

calories

fat

carbohydrates

10g

protein

49mg

cholesterol

405mg

sodium

Cuisine:

American Recipes

Ingredients

3 (about 2 lb each) Pumpkin
small pie
½ lb bulk sweet Italian sausage
1 lb Mushrooms
fresh , chopped
2 Onion
medium , chopped
1 Green pepper
medium , chopped
2 cloves Garlic
minced
4 cups Long grain rice
cooked
1 cup Parmesan cheese
grated , divided
2 Large eggs
lightly beaten
¼ cup Parsley
minced fresh
1 tsp Salt
½ tsp Dried thyme

Sausage & Rice Stuffed Pumpkins

Sausage & Rice Stuffed Pumpkins is a really festive dish to make around Halloween. It looks very impressive and tastes delicious. Everything cooks in the pumpkin shell so it cuts down on clean up time too making it a great recipe for busy days.

I start this dish by hollowing out three small pumpkins. I make a filling by frying sausage, vegetables and garlic in a large skillet. I then add rice, cheese, eggs, herbs and salt. I fill the pumpkin shells with the sausage and rice stuffing before baking the pumpkins for about an hour. I serve them in the centre of the table and cut them in front of everyone.

To make Sausage & Rice Stuffed Pumpkins, you will need the following ingredients:

So, how to make Sausage & Rice Stuffed Pumpkins?

Steps to make Sausage & Rice Stuffed Pumpkins

1	Heat the oven	5
Preheat the oven to 450 °F.
2	Prepare the pumpkin	5
Slice the tops off the pumpkins by cutting a 3 inch circle around the stem. Clean out the seeds and pulp. Save the lids. Place the pumpkins in a large baking dish or pan.
3	Cook the sausage and vegetables	10
Cook the sausage, mushrooms, onions, green pepper and garlic in a large skillet over medium heat for 6-8 minutes until the sausage is cooked through. Break the sausage into small pieces as it cooks.
4	Add the rice, cheese, eggs and seasoning	2
Remove the skillet from the heat and add the rice, ¾ cup of the cheese, eggs, parsley and thyme. Season to taste with salt.
5	Fill the pumpkins	3
Fill each hollowed out pumpkin with the sausage and rice filling and replace the pumpkin lids.
6	Bake	30
Place the dish of stuffed pumpkins in the center of the oven and bake for ½ an hour.
7	Reduce heat and continue to cook	35
Reduce the oven heat to 350°F. Bake for 25-35 minutes more until the pumpkin is tender when pierced with a knife or fork.
8	Serve
Sprinkle remaining cheese over the filling of each pumpkin. Cut to serve.

You;ve heard of stuffed peppers, well let me introduce you to Sausage & Rice Stuffed Pumpkins! Super wholesome and the kids will love them too! Please remember to tag #CookMeRecipes if you take pics of your stuffed pumpkins this Halloween!

Lilly Mathuse

Lilly is an enthusiastic and cheerful young mom. She knows as well as any parent that children can be really picky when it comes to food. And she’s had plenty of experience trying to cook meals that are both tasty and nutritious, and able to satisfy the tastes of a fussy kid right away! To save you some precious time, Lilly's going to share with you all the tricks she learned the hard way, so you don’t have to! She has a wealth of recipes for quick and easy meals for kids and families on a budget.