Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Brown ground beef and drain.
- While beef is cooking, cut a 3-inch opening in the stem end of a pumpkin, like you would a jack-o-lantern, reserving the top piece. Remove and discard seeds and pulp.
- Add celery and onion to beef; cook until tender.
- Stir in remaining ingredients and spoon into the pumpkin or squash.
- Place the top of the pumpkin to fit over the filling on top of the pumpkin.
- Lightly grease a 10-inch circle in the center of a baking sheet.
- Place filled pumpkin on greased pan. Because of the stem, you may need to lower your oven rack.
- Bake 1 to 2 hours or until pumpkin is tender and filling is bubbly and hot throughout.
- To serve, spoon some of the cooked pumpkin along with the meat filling onto plates.
- Serves 6 to 8.
- Note: If using squash, you may need two, depending on the size. Or, any leftover filling can be baked in a greased and covered baking dish.
- Note: This most often takes the entire two hours to bake completely if the filling is not divided into smaller squash.
- Note: When I made this to take the pictures, I used a 7 lb. pumpkin and also picked up a smaller squash for the rest of the filling. It came out perfect with less than a cup of filling left over.
- Note: I add more than double of the onions and celery, plus a liberal amount of garlic. I also like to use brown or wild rice. In the pictures I used brown.
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per 1 Serving | |||
| Calories | 367.38 Kcal (1538 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 52.93 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 5.88g | 9% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 70.58mg | 24% | |
| Sodium | 773.73mg | 32% | |
| Potassium | 2415.09mg | 51% | |
| Total Carbs | 52.63g | 18% | |
| Sugars | 20.52g | 82% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 6.93g | 28% | |
| Protein | 32.39g | 65% | |
| Vitamin C | 51.8mg | 86% | |
| Iron | 8.6mg | 48% | |
| Calcium | 139.2mg | 14% | |
| Amount Per 100 g | |||
| Calories | 48.71 Kcal (204 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 7.02 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 0.78g | 9% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 9.36mg | 24% | |
| Sodium | 102.58mg | 32% | |
| Potassium | 320.19mg | 51% | |
| Total Carbs | 6.98g | 18% | |
| Sugars | 2.72g | 82% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 0.92g | 28% | |
| Protein | 4.29g | 65% | |
| Vitamin C | 6.9mg | 86% | |
| Iron | 1.1mg | 48% | |
| Calcium | 18.5mg | 14% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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