Pumpkin Stuffing

Pumpkin Stuffing large icon This stuffing recipe comes in very handy when one is faced with the ubiquitous carved halloween pumpkin after the celebrations. Not only is this a great accompaniment to meat dishes but it can also be a great vegetarian main course.

Ingredients

  • 170g Onion (1¼)
  • 1 clove of Garlic (about 4g)
  • About 3 sprigs of Fresh Thyme
  • 1 small bunch of Fresh Parsley
  • 150g Pumpkin
  • 80g Breadcrumbs
  • 1 Large Egg (about 56g)
  • 40g Pine Nuts
  • 50g Unsalted Butter
  • ¼ teaspoon Grated Nutmeg
  • Preparation Time: 15 minutes
  • Cooking Time: 45 minutes
  • Serves: 4 - 6

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 180°c.
  2. Cut the top and bottom off the pumpkin and peel it completely. Grate the flesh with a hand held grater or the attachment on your food processor.
  3. Finely chop the onion, thyme, parsley and garlic.
    the pumpkin stuffing ingredients
  4. Place all the ingredients into a large mixing bowl, stir it all together and season it with salt & pepper. Pile the stuffing mix into a suitably sized dish.
    the raw stuffing mix
  5. Put the dish into the oven and cook it for 45 minutes.
  6. After the time remove the dish from the oven and let it rest for 5 minutes to let it settle.
    the cooked pumpkin stuffing
  7. Serve.
    a portion of the finished pumpkin stuffing

Useful Information

Can it be Frozen? Yes, for 3 months, at stage 2.

Can it be prepared in advance? No.

Will leftovers be nice? Yes, for 2 days.