Stuffed baked Pumpkin 1-3 pound pumpkin salt and pepper 1 baguette, better if its day old 1/4 pound Gruyere cheese, cut into small cubes 1/4 pound Fontina cheese, cut into small cubes 6 slices bacon, crispy cooked and chopped 6 green onions, white and green part, chopped 1 TBS butter 2 garlic cloves, pressed or finely diced 1/4 cup fresh chives, snipped 1 TBS fresh thyme, pulled from stems 1/2 cup (or a little more) heavy cream. Instructions Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut the top off of the pumpkin and scoop out the fibrous stands and seeds.Salt and pepper the inside of the pumpkin liberally. Mix the bread, cheeses and bacon in a large bowl. In a small pan heat butter over medium low heat and when it melts add the green onions. Cook until soft, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and stir for 1 minute. Remove from heat and add to the bread mixture. Add snipped chives and thyme. Add cream and mix all the ingredients. The mixture should be wet, but not dripping. Adjust if needed. Fill the pumpkin to the top with the stuffing. Put the lid on the pumpkin and put it in an 8x8 baker lined with NO STICK REYNOLDS WRAP. Bake for 2 hours in the center of the oven. 30 minutes before the pumpkin is done, take off the lid to let the stuffing brown. To serve, lift the pumpkin with the Reynolds Wrap on to a serving plate. Wiggle the Reynolds Wrap from under the pumpkin. Serve immediately.
Posted on: Sun, 23 Nov 2014 09:29:47 +0000