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Dinner In A Pumpkin

Dinner In A Pumpkin

Looking for some Halloween dinner inspiration?  Why bake a casserole in a regular-ol’ baking dish when you can use a pumpkin.  These simple recipes are fun and delicious for Halloween entertaining or family dinner.

Dinner In A Pumpkin Casserole

Dinner In A Pumpkin Casserole

Spiderweb placemats from HomeGoods.

For a quick cooking demonstration, check out this video from Toni Spilsbury, The Organized Cook.

 

Chicken and Brown Rice Dinner In A Pumpkin Recipe

Chicken and Brown Rice Dinner In A Pumpkin

Chicken and Brown Rice Dinner In A Pumpkin

Ingredients

  • small to medium pumpkin- 1
  • celery- 2-3 stalks, trimmed and diced
  • fresh sliced mushrooms- 1 container
  • vegetable oil- a few tablespoons
  • rotisserie chicken- (chicken pulled from one store-bought cooked rotisserie chicken)
  • dried rosemary and dried thyme- 1 teaspoon each (or a tablespoon of poultry seasoning)
  • cream of chicken soup- 1 can
  • cream of celery soup- 1 can
  • cooked brown rice- 2 cups

Instructions

  1. Wash off outside of the pumpkin.
  2. Cut off top of the pumpkin and save, and thoroughly clean out seeds and pulp.
  3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  4. In a large skillet, saute celery and mushrooms in oil until tender.
  5. Add chicken and season with rosemary, thyme and a little salt & pepper.
  6. Stir in soup.
  7. Simmer for just a few minutes, stirring occasionally.
  8. Add cooked rice.
  9. Spoon mixture into clean pumpkin shell.
  10. Replace pumpkin’s top.
  11. Place filled pumpkin onto a baking sheet.
  12. Bake one hour or until meat of the pumpkin is tender.
  13. Put pumpkin onto a serving plate, remove pumpkin “lid” and serve casserole!
  14. Make sure to scoop out and eat the cooked pumpkin – Enjoy!
https://tonispilsbury.com/dinner-in-a-pumpkin/

Dinner In Pumpkin Recipe

Chicken and Mushroom Dinner In A Pumpkin Casserole

 

 

 

Mushroom Beef Dinner In A Pumpkin Recipe

Mushroom Beef Dinner In A Pumpkin

Mushroom Beef Dinner In A Pumpkin

Ingredients

  • small to medium pumpkin- 1
  • onion- 1/2, chopped
  • fresh sliced mushrooms- 1 container
  • vegetable oil- a few tablespoons
  • ground beef- 1 1/2 to 2 lbs.
  • ginger- 1 teaspoon
  • soy sauce- 3 tablespoons
  • brown sugar- 2 tablespoons
  • cream of mushroom soup- 1 can
  • sliced water chestnuts- 1 can, drained
  • cooked long grain rice- 1 1/2 – 2 cups

Instructions

  1. Wash off outside of the pumpkin.
  2. Cut off top of the pumpkin and save, and thoroughly clean out seeds and pulp.
  3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  4. In a large skillet, saute onion and mushrooms in oil until tender.
  5. Add meat and brown with a little salt & pepper- drain drippings from skillet.
  6. Stir in ginger, soy sauce, brown sugar and soup.
  7. Simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  8. Add cooked rice and water chestnuts.
  9. Spoon mixture into clean pumpkin shell.
  10. Replace pumpkin’s top.
  11. Place filled pumpkin onto a baking sheet.
  12. Bake one hour or until meat of the pumpkin is tender.
  13. Put pumpkin onto a serving plate, remove pumpkin “lid” and serve casserole!
  14. Make sure to scoop out and eat the cooked pumpkin – DELICIOUS! Enjoy!
https://tonispilsbury.com/dinner-in-a-pumpkin/

Dinner In A Pumpkin Recipe

Mushroom Beef Dinner In A Pumpkin

 

Dinner In A Pumpkin Recipe Photo Tutorial:

Dinner In A Pumpkin

thoroughly clean out seeds and pulp

Dinner In A Pumpkin Casserole

brown meat with sauteed onions and mushrooms

Dinner In A Pumpkin Casserole

transfer beef mixture to clean hallow pumpkin

Dinner In A Pumpkin Casserole

bake on 350 for about an hour

Dinner In A Pumpkin Casserole

place chicken mixture in clean hallow pumpkin

Dinner In A Pumpkin Casserole

Chicken and Mushroom Dinner In A Pumpkin

Dinner In A Pumpkin Casserole

Chicken and Brown Rice Dinner In A Pumpkin

Dinner In A Pumpkin Casserole

Mushroom Beef Dinner In A Pumpkin

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What’s For Dinner This Week- Simply Delicious Family Dinners

Meal Planning For Busy Families

This is the perfect menu for Spring or Summer with ingredients like lemons, zucchini, squash and carrots.  If you’re a subscriber to The Organized Cook Weekly Meal Plan System, here’s what’s for dinner this week.

 

Simple Family Dinner Recipe

Day 1: Lemon Pepper Pork Chops with Basic Rice Pilaf &Spring Vegetable Sauté

 

Swedish Meatballs Recipe

Day 2: Swedish Meatballs over Spinach Pasta with Buttery Garlic Rolls

 

Meal Planning recipes

Day 3: Pork Fried Rice with Thai Shrimp Pizza and Crispy Asian Cucumber Salad

 

Meatball subs recipe

Day 4: Hot Meatball Subs with Green Onion Garlic Chips

 

penne pasta recipe

Day 5: Shrimp Penne with Garlicky Garlic Bread

 

 

Get our Weekly Meal Plan here from The Organized Cook:

Meal Plan Simply Delicious

The Organized Cook Weekly Meal Plan

 

 

 

 

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Chicken Parmesan

Reincarnate The Leftover

This Chicken Parmesan Recipe is perfect to make with leftover Homemade Chicken Tenders.

Chicken Parmesan

Chicken Parmesan

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F
  2. Place Chicken Tenders in long baking dish
  3. Cover with marinara sauce
  4. Top with Parmesan cheese
  5. Sprinkle with dried parsley
  6. Bake until hot, approximately 25 minutes
  7. Serve with pasta
  8. Check out more recipes to make with leftover Homemade Chicken Tenders
https://tonispilsbury.com/chicken-parmesan-2/

 

 

Homemade Chicken Tenders Recipe

Homemade Chicken Tenders Recipe

 

Picky Eaters recipes

Picky Eaters Weekly Meal Plan

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Go Retro! Peggy Sue Enchiladas

I have an aunt named Peggy Sue.  Really.

Peggy Sue Enchiladas by The Organized Cook

Peggy Sue Enchiladas by The Organized Cook

One time she made enchiladas for me and it was- ideally- the most American 1960’s way to make enchiladas that I could imagine.  She actually mixes together red and green enchilada sauce.  They were unique; and they were delicious.

I used her simple enchiladas recipe, titled “Peggy Sue Enchiladas” in one of my family-favorite Weekly Meal Plans- on the menu last week for subscribers to The Organized Cook.

If you’re not a subscriber to The Organized Cook, the good news is that this meal plan can be purchased individually now in our Store, with no subscription obligation.  This is a perfect opportunity to sample The Organized Cook and this simple dish straight from Peggy Sue’s kitchen at the same time.

Both Peggy Sue and her enchiladas inspired me to create a new Pinterest board just for them.  I love Pinterest and we love you Peggy Sue!

 

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