INGREDIENTS

  • 1 medium pumpkin
  • 1 lb ground beef (may be sauted with onions, celery and pepper)
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 4 ounces mushrooms (fresh or canned, sliced and drained)
  • 1 (10 1/2ounce)can cream of chicken soup
  • 2 cups hot cooked rice

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F
  2. Lightly grease a 10" circle in center of a baking sheet; set aside.
  3. Place pumpkin on a firm surface. Using a sharp knife, cut out stem end and about 3 inches around stem. Cut on a diagonal by slanting knife from outer edge of pumpkin in toward center. Reserve top. Remove seeds and pulp; discard.
  4. In a medium bowl, combine the rest of the ingredients. Spoon mixture into pumpkin. Replace top.
  5. Place pumpkin on greased baking sheet. Bake about 1 hour in preheated oven until pumpkin is tender.
  6. Serve cooked pumpkin along with meat filling.