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Dinner in a Pumpkin




Source of Recipe


Gooseberry Patch's "Welcome Home for the Holidays"


List of Ingredients




8 pounds pumpkin (8 to 10)
1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
4 cups tomato juice
3 cups cabbage, shredded
1/2 pound green beans, sliced
1 cup instant rice, uncooked

Recipe



Wash pumpkin and cut off top; scrape out seeds and discard. Cook ground beef slightly; drain off fat. Add onion and garlic; saute slightly. Mix in seasonings and tomato juice. Layer 1/3 each of the cabbage, green beans, rice and meat mixture in pumpkin. Repeat layers and replace lid. Bake at 350 degrees for 2-1/2 to 3 hours or until pumpkin is soft when pierced with a fork. Serves 6 to 8.