Dutch Oven Dinner in a Pumpkin
Dutch Oven Dinner in a Pumpkin
Dinner in a pumpkin is made with rice, beef and vegetables cooked in a yummy sauce – a fun way to celebrate Halloween.
2 tbs. Oil
2 1/2 tsp Salt
2 1/2 tbs. Diced Onion
2 tsp. Oregano
2 tsp. Garlic
1 tsp. Vinegar
1/3 cup Chopped Green Olive
1 can Tomato Sauce
1 tsp. Pepper
2 lb. Hamburger
1/2 cup Chopped Ham
1 Chopped Green Pepper
1/2 cup Cooked Rice
Combine all ingredients and cook until tender in a fry pan.
Cut lid off a 10″ pumpkin, or in a pumpkin that will fit inside your dutch oven, and clean out. You can do 4 or 5 small pumpkins too. Place meat mixture inside pumpkin. Bake for about 1 hour or until you smell it. Serve the meal from the pumpkin. Scooping out some of the baked pumpkin gives you a vegetable with your meal. You can use the small pumpkins in you regular 12″ Dutch Oven or if you want to stack them use your 12″ deep or your 14″ deep dutch oven.
From the Log Cabin Holidays and Traditions page 90
Serves:4
The pumpkin acts as its own cooking vessel, creating a flavorful dish where the cooked pulp can be scooped out and served with the main meal, perfect for camping or autumn gatherings