Jack O'Lantern Stew

Serves: 4

Lelia Marks

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

48

Spice

57

Sweetness

46

Sourness

45

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 large

Onion (chopped)

2 cloves

Garlic (crushed)

Directions:

1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F

2

Cut the top off the pumpkin and scoop out the insides

3

Rinse well

4

Carve a spooky face onto the pumpkin, without going all the way through the flesh

5

Rinse well, oil outside of pumpkin

6

Bake the pumpkin shell for 30 minutes

7

While shell is baking: saute the onion, green and red peppers, carrots, celery, and garlic until the vegetables begin to soften, about 8 minutes

8

Remove from pan and set aside

9

Brown ground beef and chicken

10

Add the veggies and cooked rice and cook over low heat, stirring often, for 10 to 15 minutes to let the flavors meld

11

Remove pumpkin from oven and let stand 15 minutes

12

Stir the tomatoes and soup into the meat mixture

13

Place meat mixture into pumpkin

14

Put back in oven for 20 minutes

15

Serve on a platter with cheesy biscuits- -very yummy