Dinner in a Pumpkin Recipe

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Dinner in a Pumpkin
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Directions:

  1. Cut off the top of the pumpkin and thoroughly clean out seeds. Paint an appropriate face on the front of the pumpkin with a permanent marking pen or acrylic paint. Set pumpkin shell aside.
  2. Saute onion in oil in a large skillet until tender. Add beef; cook until browned. Drain and discard grease from skillet. Stir the soy sauce, brown sugar, mushrooms and soup into the meat mixture.
  3. Simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add cooked rice and water chestnuts. Spoon mixture into the cleaned pumpkin shell; replace pumpkin top.
  4. Place entire pumpkin, with meat mixture inside, on a baking sheet. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven 1 hour, or until inside flesh of pumpkin is tender.
  5. Put pumpkin on a serving plate, remove top and serve meal from pumpkin. For the begetable, scoop out cooked pumpkin and serve.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 48.82 Kcal (204 kJ)
Calories from fat 26.43 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.94g 5%
Cholesterol 11.29mg 4%
Sodium 56.96mg 2%
Potassium 73.5mg 2%
Total Carbs 1.95g 1%
Sugars 0.62g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0.2g 1%
Protein 3.8g 8%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 1%
Iron 0.5mg 3%
Calcium 3.9mg 0%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 157.83 Kcal (661 kJ)
Calories from fat 85.44 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.49g 5%
Cholesterol 36.51mg 4%
Sodium 184.16mg 2%
Potassium 237.63mg 2%
Total Carbs 6.3g 1%
Sugars 2.01g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0.65g 1%
Protein 12.27g 8%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 1%
Iron 1.5mg 3%
Calcium 12.6mg 0%

* 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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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 1.2
    Points
  • 1
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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