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DINNER-IN-A-PUMPKIN
1 (8-10 lb.)
pumpkin
1 1/2 lbs. ground beef
1 small onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 1/2 tsp. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. mixed
Italian herbs
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
4 cups tomato juice
3 cups cabbage, shredded
1/2 lb. green beans
1
cup rice, uncooked
Wash pumpkin, cut off top, and scrape out seeds and discard. Cook ground beef slightly, drain off
grease. Add onion and garlic, sauté slightly. Add seasonings and tomato juice; heat. Mix with uncooked rice. Shred cabbage
and cut green beans. 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 1/2-3 hours or until done. Pumpkin is done when it is soft when pierced with a fork. Serve
with tossed green salad and cornbread.
This is a fun dish to serve before the kids go trick or treating
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