Recipe: stuffed pumpkin with meat, with vegetables, with dried fruits

Stuffed pumpkin, served on the table entirely, will be the main decoration of the festive table. And you can prepare such a treat using one of the following recipes.

The recipe for a stuffed pumpkin with meat

In order to bake a pumpkin in the oven, you will need:

• Large pumpkin - 1 piece;
• Lamb (pulp) weighing 500 grams;
• A piece (gram for 50) of butter;
• Onion red onions - 1 piece;
• Sugar, salt, zira;
• Several pieces (4-6) of canned tomatoes;
• Greens if desired.

The recipe "Stuffed pumpkin with meat": technology prepared

First you need to wash a large ripe pumpkin. Cut the tip so that it is possible to remove the seeds and lay the mince. Inside, clean the pumpkin with oil, cover with a lid and put it on the oven for half an hour. Set the temperature within 200 degrees. During this time, prepare the filling. Cut lamb into small pieces. In the saucepan, melt the butter and fry the meat in it. Sprinkle with zira, put the chopped onion and cook for 15 minutes. Then remove the peel from the tomatoes, chop them and add to the meat. Add salt, add a little sugar, if the taste of the dish has turned sour. Stew the meat for another half hour, then pour the greens. By this time the pumpkin should be ready. Put the stuffing in it and put the dish back in the oven. Time is 20 minutes. The recipe "Stuffed pumpkin with meat" guarantees an excellent result, and a spectacular serving of the dish will make a special impression on your guests. Lay out the treat with a large spoon, grasping the flesh from the walls.

The recipe "Stuffed pumpkin with vegetables"

You can prepare a pumpkin with vegetables by having the following products:

• One large ripe pumpkin;
• Chicken breasts - 1-2 pieces;
• Fresh / frozen mushrooms weighing 250 grams;
• A couple of potato tubers;
• One young zucchini;
• Small onion head;
• Bulgarian pepper;
• A piece of hard cheese weighing 100 grams;
• Cream with a volume of 100 ml;
• Milk with a volume of 150 ml;
• Garlic cloves - 3 pieces;
• Vegetable oil;
• Spices, salt.

Technology of preparation

The recipe "Stuffed pumpkin with vegetables" is simple. Cut the top of the pumpkin. Take out all the seeds with a spoon, then the flesh from the sides. The walls should be about 2 cm. Lubricate the pumpkin inside with butter, rub garlic, pour a little water and put the bake at 180 degrees in the oven. Pumpkin pulp, mushrooms, potatoes, onion, zucchini and chicken are cut into cubes. Fry each product separately in a frying pan with the addition of oil. All the mix, salt, sprinkle with pepper, spices. Pour in the milk, cream and simmer for a slow fire for 10 minutes. The lid must be closed. Cooked stuffing should stuff a pumpkin and put it back in the oven for 20 minutes. At the end, sprinkle with cheese, wait for it to melt and serve the dish to the table.

Recipe "Pumpkin stuffed with dried fruits"

This method of preparation differs from the previous one only in filling. First you need to bake a pumpkin in the same way. Minced meat is prepared from the following products: half a glass of rice, two apples, raisins, dried apricots, prunes, butter (a piece of about 50 grams), nuts, sugar (to taste). All ingredients need to be washed, dried fruits and rice soak for half an hour. Then combine the products, mix with butter, add sugar and stuff the baked pumpkin. Put in the oven for 20 minutes. The dish is ready!