DINNER-IN-A-PUMPKIN Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 (8-10 lb.) pumpkin
- 1 1/2 lbs. ground beef
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 tsp. sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp. mixed Italian herbs
- 1 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/8 tsp. pepper
- 4 cups tomato juice
- 3 cups cabbage, shredded
- 1/2 lb. green beans
- 1 cup rice, uncooked
Directions:
- Wash pumpkin, cut off top, and scrape out seeds and discard. Cook ground beef slightly, drain off grease. Add onion and garlic, sauté slightly. Add seasonings and tomato juice; heat. Mix with uncooked rice. Shred cabbage and cut green beans. Layer 1/3 each of the cabbage, green beans, rice, and meat mixture in pumpkin. Repeat layers and replace lid. Bake at 350 degrees for
- 2 1/2-3 hours or until done. Pumpkin is done when it is soft when pierced with a fork. Serve with tossed green salad and cornbread.
- This is a fun dish to serve before the kids go trick or treating!