Grandmother's Kitchen

Baked Stuffed Pumpkin

This baked stuffed pumpkin is a hearty and healthy meal idea.

Baked Stuffed Pumpkin

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons melted butter
  • 1 medium fresh pumpkin
  • 2-3 potatoes, peeled and cubed
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, divided
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 large bell pepper, chopped
  • 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Cut top from pumpkin and clean.
  3. Coat inside with butter and 1/4 cup brown sugar.
  4. Saute ground beef until browned, drain fat.
  5. Add onion, potatoes, peppers, and parsley then stuff mix into pumpkin.
  6. Drizzle oil over top.
  7. Add remaining brown sugar on top. Put on pumpkin top.
  8. Place pumpkin in a baking dish with 2" of hot water.
  9. Bake for 1 1/2 hours or until tender.