Sunday, October 17, 2010

Chicken apple butternut squash filled pumpkin

 The culprits - my beautiful pumpkins  
Last week i stopped at the pumpkin patch (no cameras allowed because g-d forbid we see someone famous without their hair and makeup done this is Beverly Hills) and found the prettiest little pumpkins.  I wasn't sure what i'd do with them, but i knew i would find something.  These pumpkins were larger than those baby pumpkins that you see in markets, but not as big as the good, carving pumpkins.  

I decided to bake the pumpkins and save the pumpkin meat for something i'll use later, but i'll use the pumpkin shell to stuff with my own concoction.  It turned out yummy!  Healthy, yummy, and easy.  What more could you ask for?



Ingredients
  •  4 small pumpkin to your liking
  • 1 red apple, chopped
  • 1 onion, chopped 
  • 1 butternut squash, chopped
  • 1 cup of sliced mushrooms
  • 1 package (4 or 5) of chicken-apple sausages, chopped
  • 1/4 cup of golden raisins and/or cranberries
  • 1/2 cup of chicken stock or apple juice
Slice off the top of the pumpkin and scrape out the seeds.  (I later roasted my seeds and they were delicious - not very meaty, but had good crunch.)
Bake the pumpkin bowl, lid and butternut squash in a 350°F. oven until it's al dente, or just tender.  The butternut squash should be easy to slice, but not too easy otherwise it will not hold it's shape when you chop it.  When finished baking, allow to cool overnight in the refrigerator.

Spray a pan with olive oil and saute the chopped apple and chopped onion, gradually adding some of the liquid stock or juice.  
When the onions are starting to brown, add the mushrooms, chopped sausages and butternut squash. (I tried chopping all of the ingredients to be pretty much the same size.)
Add more of the liquid, if necessary.
Add the raisins and/or crandberries.
Continue cooking until you can't take it any more.


 Bon appetito!





4 comments:

  1. ohhh...This autumn recipe sounds devine and healthy too!

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  2. That's such a great invention! Looks very yummy.

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  3. This looks so pretty and healthy too. I can't wait to try it!

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  4. I love to make Halloween foods for the kids, they will like this idea!

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